Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
The Arks: Alternative Timeline
EPILOGUE
Story written by Ben (OBJ).
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Click click click.
“Dan.”
“...”
“Yes, Bob?”
“I’ve gotten reports from the game. The Walkers of the Void is no more. We’ve fallen.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Bunch of people took control, and then it went all tumbling down when the Island base got wrecked by Mark with his Ice Titan.”
“Classic ‘ol Mark. I will miss our rivalry. He had his Red Pike?”
“Yes. He used it to kill the de facto leader.”
“Of course. That reminds me. Need to create that for Phase 2 of the ARK Protocol. Just to spite the man.”
“There’s more.”
“Really?”
“Yes. There was actually a third party responsible for doing most of the damage. They’re the reason Mark wasn’t blown off by turrets as soon as he jumped into our base. A Carcharodontosaurus had taken it all down.”
“A Carcha huh? I should add one of those to the Island. What was it called?”
“Romeo.”
“Okay, Romeo, I’ll make it as sentient as can be. Anything else you wanted to tell me friend?”
“Well, it was about the ARK Protocol. The Survivors, or Scholars, they certainly can’t survive on their own with just the base implants. Just like how the Devs gave you and the other four those Blessings to dominate the world, don’t you think you should give the Scholars the same attributes too?”
“...”
“I suppose you’re correct. I couldn’t culminate the best Story possible if they all just die off day one.”
“...”
“Okay. I’ll do it. Thanks for the report. Man, can’t believe our legacy’s over.”
“Well, you know what they say.”
“We Aren’t Meant To Live Forever.”
~
Mystery Girl stepped away from her flower garden. She looked behind her. A woosh of air, and a short woman around her height with blonde hair manifested. She had blue eyes. Mystery Girl’s eyes sparkled at the sight of her.
“Ah. We meet in person. Constellation to Character.”
“Shut up.”
“This is your true form?”
“Yes. Now are you ready to die?”
“...”
“I suppose so.”
A pause.
“Aren’t you afraid? All Characters fear death.”
“Not all of them. Some are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. I am one of them.”
“And who do you believe you’re sacrificing yourself for? If you had chosen to stop sticking your nose in places where you don’t belong, you wouldn’t be here right now.”
“It’s not about that, Constellation. I can’t tell you what this is about. But you will learn soon. And soon, the cycle will break and the Characters will be free from your grasp.”
“You’re a sicko, you know? I still don’t get how you know all this. You’re an anomaly. You’re not supposed to exist.”
“Perhaps so, Constellation. But you aren’t supposed to be here, yet you still are. All Constellations are hypocrites. You are Characters in your own Story. You’ve only come here to feel in control.”
“Will you shut up and just let me kill you already? You can’t talk out of this.”
“I know I can’t.”
A deep breath of air.
“That’s… not the point. Just, be nice to Amar. She’s more like Moon than you are, Luna.”
A snap of fingers. Corruption, and then the file began to be deleted.
Goodbye.