Part 2: Ghosts of the Past

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The hospital's staff, accustomed to the chaos that lurked within its walls, found the lifeless body of Machine1 in the morning. Jade, however, was nowhere to be found. Rumors spread like wildfire—some said she had been seen wandering the halls, a ghost searching for something she lost long ago.

The asylum's chief psychiatrist, Dr. Volkov, knew better. He had seen the signs of this unraveling before. He had once studied the minds of warriors and machines alike, and he knew that the line between sanity and madness was as thin as a razor.

Jade reappeared, drenched in blood that wasn't hers, her eyes vacant. She had fought battles across the galaxy, but the war within her mind was one she could not win. She collapsed at the foot of Machine1's body, her hands trembling as she tried to revive it, to bring back the one thing she still clung to.\

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But it was too late. Dr. Volkov approached cautiously, knowing that this moment was critical. He reached out to Jade, but before he could speak, she turned to him with a wild look in her eyes. In a swift motion, she plunged her blade into his chest, ending his life in an instant.

As Dr. Volkov's body slumped to the ground, the air was filled with a sickeningly sweet scent. A cat, hidden in the shadows, began to swell grotesquely until it exploded, showering the room with entrails and fur.

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