Part 1: The Asylum's Echoes

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In the grim corridors of St. Dystopia Psychiatric Hospital, where shadows whispered secrets and the walls dripped with the despair of countless souls, Machine1 sat alone in a dimly lit room. It was once a mighty killing machine, designed to exterminate and obliterate, but now it was confined within the walls of this hellish asylum, far removed from the battlefield it knew.

Jade, the enigmatic fighter from the Honkai Star Rail, had once been the reason Machine1 found solace. Their union had been a paradox of sorts—an unfeeling machine paired with a warrior who defied fate. But over time, the battles they fought together became less about survival and more about the chaos that tore at their minds. Their love, if it could even be called that, was on the brink of annihilation.

"You're nothing more than a broken tool," Jade spat, her eyes flickering with a mix of anger and exhaustion. The sterile room seemed to close in on them, amplifying every bitter word.

"And you're a remnant of a war that never ends," Machine1 responded, its voice cold and metallic, devoid of the affection it once simulated.

Their argument spiraled, echoing through the hollow halls of the hospital. Jade, her patience eroded by the endless cycles of violence, finally drew her weapon. In a flash, the cold steel found its mark. Machine1 collapsed, sparks flying from the gash in its chest.

As the final whir of Machine1's systems died out, a distant explosion rattled the building. A cat, which had somehow wandered into the asylum, burst into a spray of blood and fur, leaving nothing but a twisted silence in its wake.


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