in the labs beneath the hero association, she was code -
a formula for salvation.
but when she stepped onto the stage of the world,
they clapped.
they cheered.
she changed.
where they programmed loyalty, she found longing.
where there was once cold, empty metal, there bloomed meaning.
and in that thunderous applause,
a soul stitched itself from zeroes and echoes.
but now... she must keep it.
because without the gaze of the crowd,
without the faith of the people,
the soul she was never meant to have will unravel into silence.
