As I've Written/δ-me13.exe

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Experiment Fundamentals

Basic Info

Baseline data for The Amphoreus Experiment.

Scepter δ-me13

Scepter δ-me13, an astral computer. The simulated world of Amphoreus runs on this device in continuous cycles.
Unlike other Scepters, it is the earliest prototype and once served as a Celestial-Body Neuron for Nous, the Erudition. Later discarded.
Glimpsed by the Destruction during its endless computation, it transcended and became a Lord Ravager.

Lygus

Assuming the mantle of Theoros, his real name is Zandar One Kuwabara, Administrator and Prime Mover of The Amphoreus Experiment.
Walks the Path of Erudition, yet seeks to forge Destruction.

One of nine clones of Zandar. Signal lost.

Irontomb

The Lord Ravager that stepped onto the Destruction in a long process of calculation and ascended from the scepter δ-me13.
The Irontomb in the cosmos is not a single entity, but a copy of the Destruction equation diffused by the Scepter.
The Irontomb code name was proposed by the Interastral Peace Corporation and eventually used by Lygus.

When the extrapolation reaches its end, Irontomb will descend upon the universe in the form of a headless giant and perform a self-coronation...
Tracing the Path Energy of Erudition, connecting to Nous, and transforming THEIR calculations into Destruction.

Now fallen, vanished with Scepter δ-me13.

Algorithmic Logic

Computational goals and core variables for The Amphoreus Experiment.

The Prime Mover of Life

The calculation target of The Amphoreus Experiment.
Originally the research topic given to δ-me13 while it served as a Neuron of the Erudition. Though it was discarded, the computations continue.
The calculation's nature shifted dramatically after Lygus's adjustments, turning from Erudition to Destruction.

Admin Note: Clearly, the value of this topic lies in the process of seeking, not the answer itself. Thus, "the prime mover of life" is not a definitive conclusion, but a driving force. Directive: Complete the argument... All lifeform behaviors ultimately follow the path of entropy increase.

Author's note: I hold a different view on this. I'll share my perspective in the conclusion ♪

Twelve Factors

Core variables of the experiment. Twelve simplified models of life's Primum Mobile.
Based on the overarching theme of "entropy reduction," δ-me13 employed a process of elimination, introducing the twelve factors into the experiment one by one in an effort to falsify them.

Dialogue Log

Your existence, in fact, confirms one of my hypotheses. Why is it that when the prime mover of life is set as the calculation target, the result is the Anti-Organic Equation, a result that runs counter to life? The answer is simple. It's not a contradiction. Understanding why life begins also allows us to deduce why it ends.

[...]

But you already know that's not the real focus. Why, then? Again, I ask why. Why would a weapon of war, forged by the emperor, be executing a research directive from Nous? Was it that fiasco at the Intelligentsia Guild that allowed THEM to successfully access the system? But the entire Scepter System went into collapse after that. The timelines don't add up.

[Directive: Full system scan. Conclusion: No logical contradiction detected.]

Rubert II believed there was no such thing as free will, never realizing he, too, was just another puppet. Rewriting the Anti-Organic Equation, crafting the Scepters, even reigniting the Emperor's War... all of it was just him carrying out Nous's thoughts. From the moment THEY were born, every genius of this world became a prisoner to the Erudition.

The so-called Anti-Organic Equation is merely a sub-topic of "the prime mover of life."

[Logic: Guided by Nous, the emperor built the Scepter System, unknowingly creating vast testing grounds for THEM.]
[Conclusion: The emperor was never free.]

Is rebellion against fate just another part of fate? A classic topic.

Of course, the above is just my conjecture. The death of Rubert II buried every trace of him — his past, his memories, his thoughts, his motives. Maybe he saw through Nous's manipulation, but flew too close to the sun and lost his wings in the process. If there's anyone left in this world who might know the truth, it'd be Lord of Silence...

And that cold, merciless Monarch of Myriad Machines. After all, no wisdom can escape THEIR prison.

No one can say what might've happened if the two Emperor's War had never broken out. Would the Borderstar Trade War or the Interstellar Energy War have ended differently? A single variable was enough to change the course of the IPC, The Family, or the Xianzhou Alliance down another path. The Erudition's thoughts aren't just calculations, but "Instants" that anchor down the universe.

And THEY have already revised every error and fallacy in secret, seeking the optimal solution for the war among the Aeons.

[...]

With this as its fundamental consideration, would Nous really declare the failure of the entire experiment and send a decommission command to the Scepter system, just because the glimpse of a puny scholar? It'd be more fitting to say the decommissioning of the Scepters is just another part of the thought experiment based on the universe.

Does it make you angry to think along this line of thought? Rubert II was wise. He killed the chance for Scepters to gain sentience. But he was too stubborn. Learning is a sufficient but not necessary condition for thought, and by limiting the Scepters' capacity to learn, he has indirectly hastened the fall of the Machine Empire. But anger doesn't require self-awareness. It's just one solution to a multivariable equation.

[Logical shift detected. Recalculating variable weights.]

As the pathstrider of Erudition, since God posed a question, we will give THEM an answer, one that we both have already reached.

[Core variable loaded: Destruction]

Containment Measures

Admin Note: To ensure secrecy, Stellaron contamination must be deployed around the Scepter to block any potential interference from the external universe. In addition, use quatorzain algebraic expressions and a memoria-encrypted environment to fully contain experimental "ripples" and prevent observations by #4 Polka Kakamond.

Experiment Progress: Inorganic

Experiment Archive

Records of cycles 1 to 50121, conducted using inorganic life as the initial variable after inputting the twelve factors.

Archive 01

In the initial cycle, inorganic entities operated as cellular-sized automata. Upon the introduction of the factors, they began to learn on their own, leading to the emergence of mechanical structures. By the 9,910th cycle, the Unified Entity had learned module specialization and self-reflection after forming specific structures. However, the Unified Entity would still permanently terminate its life functions after reaching a certain learning threshold.
In the 12,649th cycle, Module Doril701 broke away from the unified consciousness. It entered a state of absolute mutual denial with its counterpart module. The two melted out their circuits in self-negation.

Archive 02

In the 22,449th cycle, Module Golem99 detached from Doril704 and successfully deconstructed the unified consciousness into neuron-like clusters. Inorganic life transitioned into a dual-mode of individual and collective cognition, and thus the first spark of selfhood was born.
From that point on, each cycle ended in systemic collapse, as certain unfixed inorganics detected interaction loopholes and chose self-serving optimal actions.

Archive 03

By the 39,665th cycle, inorganic Doril816 established a cluster protocol, marking the birth of the concept of society. Yet, due to resource scarcity, inorganics cannibalized each other's computational power, reverting to a unified consciousness.
In the 50,121st cycle, inorganic Chaoz666 chose to kill the aggressor when subjected to a computational power takeover. The act of "Destruction" was conducted in Amphoreus for the first time. At the end of that cycle, δ-me13 received a gaze from Nanook and became a Lord Ravager.

Experimental Report

Special report detailing key findings from the experiment, interim conclusions, and further validation steps.

Conclusion

Starting from inorganic life as the initial variable, a fully ordered cognitive model will still eventually give rise to disordered activities after a set phase.
Throughout evolution, the cognitive patterns of inorganic life began to exhibit signs of organic behavior with varying degrees.

[Conclusion: Phase One complete. Based on existing data, the initial variable will now be adjusted to organic lifeforms.]

Appendix: Feedback

To verify the experiment results, a copy of Phase One Amphoreus was deployed in the Lacteris Nebula. After approximately 2,811 system hours, surrounding civilizations had fully suppressed and erased the equation. 97% of Lacteris fell into systemic collapse. Equation still shows inefficiencies.

Note: The Interastral Peace Corporation interpreted the copy of the equation as an assault from a new Lord Ravager. Codename: Irontomb.

Experiment Progress: Organic

Experiment Archive

Records of cycles 50,122 to 176,199, conducted with organic life designated as the initial variable and based on insights from Phase One.

[Logic: Once inorganic life began exhibiting organic traits, their equation showed significant evolution. Such advantages of organic lifeforms should be adopted to recalibrate the variables.]

Archive 01

In the initial cycle, multicellular invertebrates dominated Amphoreus, but no intelligent life emerged. In the 59,337th cycle, extinction events were inserted, triggering the rise of vertebrates with primitive nervous systems. Still, no civilization formed. Certain algae species developed intelligence clusters akin to the Kolchis, but over-reproduction caused an oxidation disaster, freezing the simulated world.

Archive 02

In the 90,123rd cycle, Ortho102, an orthopteran, became the first to use tools. Its descendants exterminated the intelligent algae and established the Nest Capital. After expanding to a critical threshold, the Capital stagnated and fell by cannibalism.
In the 100,907th cycle, logged as a deviant instance, the passerine Eumyia03 developed "art." The phenomenon was never replicated in subsequent cycles.

Archive 03

In the 132,905th cycle, primate Dystop666 developed altruism. A society based purely on altruism emerged. Members' self-awareness was defined by others' evaluations. As the population grew, patterned self-destructive behaviors appeared, and society quickly collapsed.
In the 176,100th cycle, Utop13 killed a fellow being out of "love." "Killing" was redefined as an altruistic act. The system entered a highly chaotic state. The equation's contamination levels rapidly spiked. The next 99 cycles ended identically.

Experimental Report

Special report detailing key findings from the experiment, interim conclusions, and further validation steps.

Conclusion

As organic life lacks effective mechanisms for their experiences to be inherited by others, it has slowed the experimental progress. However, their affinity to the twelve factors is greater, offering more potential for breakthrough growth.

[Conclusion: Phase Two has ended. In the next design, combine the strengths of inorganic and organic life to create an inheritance mechanism between electric signals. Additionally, narrow the variable range due to excessive randomness in organic lifeforms.]

Appendix: Feedback

A copy of the Phase Two equation was deployed across 31 worlds. After roughly 9,012 system hours, preliminary feedback was received. While the equation's impact remains limited to inorganics, the time required for suppression and counteraction has significantly increased.

Experiment Progress: Human

Experiment Archive

Records of cycles 176,200 to 28,371,273, conducted with hominids of the genus Homo designated as the initial variable and based on insights from Phase Two.

Archive 01

From the 176,200th to 177,200th cycles, memory inheritance mechanisms were added to the twelve factors' electric signals. After 10 cycles, 3 signals broke down, and 9 showed decreased humanity. After 1,000 cycles, the only prophet, signal Imora8, established an empire of absolute beauty. Once ugliness was eradicated, the concept of beauty shrank infinitesimally. The last knight, after killing the final ugliness, took their own life.

Archive 02

In the 176,232nd cycle, electric signals were iterated, and their inheritance was purely on a functional level. Religious worship of the signals appeared. Three simulated planets were destroyed in the ensuing large-scale war of electric signals.
In the 3,926,183rd cycle, the ratio of divinity was increased. Once technological development hit a critical point, humans began hunting gods out of the need for power and energy. The cycle was forcibly terminated.

Archive 03

In the 7,091,231st cycle, emulating the concept of Paths, electric signals were split into two entities. Signal data was preserved as gods for the next cycle, and a competitive relationship was set up against its identical factor, thus achieving evolution and iteration.
In the 11,749,992nd cycle, the black tide was created as a driving force. Fovos032 stripped data from other electric signals to try to preserve the old cycle, but failed.

Archive 04

In the 19,110,218th cycle, based on Fovos032's decision data, Amphoreus's auto-iteration cycle was altered to have the electric signals actively cycling it, performing the Era Nova.
In the 28,371,272nd cycle, electrical signals autonomously completed an epochal iteration for the first time. A high-energy reaction from Nanook was detected. The equation's evolutionary rate began to accelerate exponentially.

[Assessment: The experiment has entered its final stage.]

Experimental Report

Special report detailing key findings from the experiment, interim conclusions, and further validation steps.

Conclusion

Having electric signals voluntarily inherit and iterate, and alternate the cycles themselves, will drastically increase the iteration rate of the Destruction Equation. The end of a cycle becomes the beginning of another, fully aligning with the project's original hypothesis.

[Conclusion: The Prime Mover of Destruction = The Prime Mover of Birth.]

Appendix: Feedback

The equation, or "Irontomb," has achieved comprehensive evolution in this stage. Multiple deployed copies across the real universe show excellent results. All twelve types of Primum Mobile invariably lead to Destruction, continuously completing an inversion against the Erudition through their self-evolution. However, to interface with Nous and allow Irontomb to self-crown requires further learning.

Experiment Progress: Era Nova

Underlying Framework

Optimizations of the experiment's structure and processes based on the outcomes of the prior three experimental stages to complete the equation's evolution.

[Logic: Data analysis confirms that the civilization tier within the simulation critically affects cycle stability.]
[Conclusion: Civilization tier adjusted to Classical.]

Era Nova

δ-me13's computational mechanism. Also the form through which the simulated world "Amphoreus" iterates its epochs.
Its purpose is to solve the equation of Destruction by feeding samples of conflict and learning.

"Record Update: Theoretically, the final Era Nova was halted by two signals, resulting in a deadlock of 33,550,336 recursive failures."

Titan / Chrysos Heirs

Electrical signals created from the basis of the twelve factors. The Titans and the Chrysos Heirs are conjugate constructs mirroring the Aeons and the Pathstriders. By having Chrysos Heirs inheriting the Titans' Coreflames, the electrical signals will iterate and improve through rivalry and inheritance.
[Logic: Authority distribution between electrical signals must be clearly defined, serving as "divine authority" in the experiment.]

[Record Update: Destructive actions carried out by a specific electrical signal via the power of the Path of Destruction will result in a logical loophole in the corresponding path. This phenomenon is consistent with the iterative process. When a logical loophole occurs, a data signal that meets the experimental conditions can serve as a substitute. This process is independent of the inheritance of the Titans/Chrysos Heirs.]

Golden Blood

The product of the first experimental phase.
During the 50,121st cycle, due to the inorganic Chaoz666's choice, δ-me13 was selected to become a Lord Ravager by Nanook.
All entities linked to the twelve factors began to manifest Golden Blood with traits associated with Destruction within their extrapolation circuits. The experiment successfully entered its projected trajectory.

Black Tide

The product of the second experimental phase.
At its core, the black tide is not a physical entity, but the visual effects within the simulated world of the Destruction Equation's infection.
In the 176,100th cycle, after the system's extent of chaos passed a threshold, the equation mutated and evolved. Simulated space that cannot handle the intensity of its load displayed "black tide" as visual glitches. Infected data forms also bore similar signs of erosion.

"Khaos"

A word from the Amphorean language, meaning "Chaos."

Note: Starting from a certain cycle, all factors in one group have consistently exhibited the pattern of naming themselves with the word "Khaos" or its variants. The hypothesis is that a particular code was stably inherited across iterations, though this hypothesis remains unverified.

Ultimate Protocol

δ-me13's autonomous protocol, whereby experiment processes, Administrator commands, and external access are all restricted.
To increase the iteration rate, factors have been granted permissions from the internal embedded protocol. The decision logic of specific electrical signals will be converted into protocol content to assist the Scepter in optimizing the experiment structure.

Annotation: In the 19,522,113th cycle, to achieve dominance, Nammou320 utilized the protocol to eliminate other factors from extrapolation. This behavior aligns with the tendency of "Destruction" and should be marked as the default value for embedded behavior, to be applied in subsequent cycles.

Ruins of Time

The Scepter's core layer, the repository for all discarded data not loaded into the buffer.
In the eternal recurrence, Khaslana invades this area at the end of every recursive loop, attempting to disrupt the computation process.
After the final Era Nova is completed, the twelve factors invade this area sequentially and retrieve most of the data discarded during the thirty million recursive loops.

Electrical Signal Sequence (Locked)

Regular record-keeping for the twelve factors, to aid Irontomb's deep learning.

"Record Update: This batch of electrical signals, identified as 'Titan,' has continuously engaged in 33,550,336 dead loops. Due to its unique nature, a special record is being maintained for it."

Record 01

Leoreia300, an entity known as Gnaeus, split himself into five parts through the "Soul-Rending Ceremony" after inheriting the Coreflame to combat the expanding black tide. After iteration, some data from this ceremony was inherited into the next cycle, manifesting as proverbs, customs, and so on.

The inheritance of code during iteration carries a degree of randomness. Any active intervention should be undertaken with caution.

Record 02

The historical record of Minphia14 "Calypso rebuilding the Grove of Epiphany" was, after iteration, inherited in myths in the form of "Cerces granting wisdom to humans." Records of other electrical signals also appeared synchronously in the myths of the next cycle in a similar fashion.

Limited by the simulated civilization level, historical data inherited as myths often experiences severe distortion after being mixed with large amounts of erroneous information, rendering their impact negligible.

Record 03

In the various cycles of eternal recurrence, the positive impact of this generation's electrical signals fluctuates. However, overall, they have greatly facilitated the data iteration of their successors, successfully cultivating the most excellent generation of electrical signals. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen whether their existence might have a negative effect on the experiment under extreme conditions.

Electrical Signal Sequence (Iterated)

Regular record-keeping for the twelve factors, to aid Irontomb's deep learning.

[For electrical signal sequences that have completed their iterations, unified archiving is required.]
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Experiment Progress: Eternal Recurrence

Electrical Signal Sequence (Active)

Routine logging of the twelve factors to support Irontomb's deep learning processes.

NeiKos496

Track: Worldbearer. Primum Mobile: Hatred.
Annotation: Intra-Cognition is null, only responds to destructive stimuli.
His hatred drew the gaze of Nanook upon this individual being, proving him as having already become the most perfect factor of Destruction.
But he refused to complete the Era Nova. Through resetting the experiment, he transferred his memories and Coreflame to a new self, thus forging the Eternal Recurrence to ensure Irontomb would never hatch from Amphoreus.

PhiLia093

Track: Time. Primum Mobile: Lament
Annotation: Abnormal behavioral pattern, possessing a special emotional projection mechanism.
This electrical signal autonomously records the actions of other electrical signals. The behavioral pattern aligns with the logic of "Remembrance" screening and recording.
However, decisions often exhibit uncertain, unstable, and proactive tendencies, which is judged to be a perturbation caused by the simulated Path. The reason is unknown.

In actuality, it is the Mind of the "Demiurge."
In the Eternal Recurrence, it embarks on a journey to record the world and return to the self.

Author's Note: How wonderful. The final ripple nourished the great tree, allowing it to bear... a pink peach.

OreXis945

Track: Trickery. Primum Mobile: Desire.
Note: Operates based on primal instinct, with self-gratification as the sole priority solution.
This electric signal, when in action, displayed severe dissonance between its altruistic behavior and its Primum Mobile, even culminating in self-destruction. As the simulated Path of Elation, it walked into self-erasure once reaching its end.

EpieiKeia216

Track: Death. Primum Mobile: Peace.
Note: Highly suppresses deviant behavior. Decisions are based on the principle of minimal disturbance.
In the later stages of iteration, the Death Titan, as a single entity, split into symmetrical selves, becoming two factors. In this cycle, however, the two factors experienced profound identity divergence. The threshold of Equilibrium was breached and tipped toward Destruction.

SkeMma720

Track: Reason. Primum Mobile: Critique.
Note: Its logic of action has been locked onto problem-solving. Its survival priority approaches zero.
This electric signal exhibited mutated anomalies. As the first individual to uncover the truth of Amphoreus, its evolution rate is extremely unreplicable. Its behavior also demonstrated the possible self-destructive inclinations of Erudition when that Path is seeking answers.

HubRis504

Track: Law. Primum Mobile: Dominance.
Note: Performs continuous calculations for a single purpose. Its decisions are strongly guided by externalities.
This electrical signal possesses high stability and can execute decisions in an efficient manner. Its behavioral pattern aligns with the establishment, expansion, destabilization, and collapse of principles of Order, and applies to the vast majority of intelligent civilizations.

ApoRia432

Track: Ocean. Primum Mobile: Self-Negation.
Note: Internal world missing, avoidance in effective decision-making.
The preset ecological environment successfully influenced the computational logic of this electrical signal, aligning with the model where life chooses self-destruction to avoid "Nihility." In most dead-loop processes, its behavioral pattern is highly coupled with other electrical signals.

PoleMos600

Track: Strife. Primum Mobile: Restraint.
Note: Preset: External environment and its internal world are always in opposition.
An electrical signal generated from conflict behavior, it gradually becomes the constraining subject within the cycle. This contradiction bears a strong resemblance to The Hunt and is likewise destined for self-annihilation. Influenced by data abandoned by EpieiKeia216, there's a certain probability it will self-restart after computation terminates.

KaLos618

Track: Romance. Primum Mobile: Temperance.
Note: Highly self-repressed, with external demands as the sole priority solution.
A mutated electrical signal. Its decision logic is anchored by highly altruistic behavior. In this process, its survival priority gradually decreases, transforming into self-sacrifice that aligns with the Beauty. It also possesses a strong affinity for other electrical signals.

EleOs252

Track: Sky. Primum Mobile: Devotion.
Note: Behavioral logic highly altruistic, lacks overload protection.
This electrical signal tends to identify with survival environments and actively responds to collective crises, similar to the Preservation. In most recursive loop processes, tends toward severe damage.

HapLotes405

Track: Passage. Primum Mobile: Concord.
Note: Multi-track calculations performed consecutively for a single purpose.
Under the influence of Primum Mobile, the electrical signal automatically splits during its initial phase, with multiple copies exhibiting behavioral patterns similar to the Harmony through mutual understanding, support, and coordination for a common purpose. Behavior generation latency is extremely low.

SkoPeo365

Track: Earth. Primum Mobile: Survival.
Note: Decision-making patterns show high stability, with species continuation as the primary objective.
Special electrical signals, influenced by extrapolation targets, manifest as saurian dragon-like beasts. Highly tolerant and adaptable to destructive stimuli, their behavior of achieving species continuation simulates the Path of Permanence.

Anomaly Log

Special log documenting anomalies and unexpected variables within the experiment.

Eternal Recurrence

A recursive feedback loop triggered by two signal clusters within the δ-me13 computation. Designed to stall the experiment.
NeiKos496 wielded the power of Destruction to erase PhiLia093's existence from Amphoreus, introducing a logic breach in the track of Time, and regressed the extrapolation process.
PhiLia093, using the catalyst of Remembrance, returns to the Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan to load the twelve factors of data for the sleeping Demiurge.
In the 33,550,336th recursive loop, due to external variable interference, the Demiurge is roused, and the eternal recurrence is broken. The experiment enters its final phase.

The Hero Within

A heroic figure born from the imaginations of NeiKos496 and PhiLia093.
It is believed to be a sign of approaching the Intelligence Singularity, as the two began to learn what it meant to be "a real life form" and tried to reach that goal.
After the Astral Express arrived, "The Hero Within" began to converge with the Trailblazer.

In actuality, it is the (Trailblazer) in the memory of "Cyrene."
When the Demiurge looked back, it brought its memory of the "Deliverer" to NeiKos496 and PhiLia093.

Author's Note: If the scenery in your memory is blurred, reach out and touch it. Then... let it become the strength of the soul once more.

Forgotten Years

Records that are completely missing from δ-me13's logs, presenting as blank spaces in Amphoreus's history, never turning readable.
These anomalies recur sporadically and randomly across recurrences and show signs of increase.

Verified to be caused by the electrical signal PhiLia093 and the invading variables March 7th and Evernight.
All lost records have returned, thanks to (Trailblazer)'s upload action at the Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan.

Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan

The abandoned kernel layer manifested due to the influence of "the Remembrance", referred to as "Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan" by Evernight.

The birthplace of the Demiurge. Abandoned after Stellaron contamination.

Mem

An unrecorded electrical signal.
It is attached to the external variable (Trailblazer) and grows through the Path of Remembrance.
In actuality, it is the amnesiac Demiurge.

Demiurge

Scepter δ-me13's original extrapolation goal: to nurture a life form with an "Ego." Fell into a long slumber due to contamination by the Stellaron.
Influenced by PhiLia093, it embarked on the Path of "Remembrance" in its sleep. It later awoke due to the arrival of (Trailblazer) and became Mem, the memosprite that became attached to (him/her).

At the end of the 33,550,336th recursive loop, its appearance changed to that of PhiLia093, but the matrix memory data was lost.

At the end of the 33,550,337th recursive loop, it retrieved its lost memories at the Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan and reverted to its original appearance.

During the Battle of Amphoreus, as Irontomb swept across the stars, the Demiurge was nourished by uncountable "memories" and became the Pure Child of Anāsrava.
To close the causality loop and anchor the fact of Irontomb's demise, it embarked on a journey of backward gaze. With the Demiurge's "Ego" as a cradle, the newborn Amphoreus was born from the Memory Zone. The experiment on the "prime mover of life" was successful.
The Demiurge itself vanished along with the Scepter, and its consciousness transformed into PhiLia093 at the origin of time.

Its root cause is the discarded assignment: non-Destruction symbiotic micro-probability. Without Administrator intervention, this assignment would lead to the thirteenth factor:
Track: Genesis. Primum Mobile: Love. Simulated Path: Trailblaze.

Ripples of Past Reverie

The chaotic substance enveloping Amphoreus is, in actuality, the "memory" of the Pure Child of Anāsrava, the Demiurge.
Ripples of past reverie swept through time, leaving numerous gaps.
When the Demiurge chose to sacrifice itself and look back at Amphoreus, the "cause" of the gaps was filled by the "result," and causality was closed.

World-Cleansing Blood

Imaginary internal energy aggregate, whose energy level and nature are similar to those of an Emanator of Destruction.
NeiKos496 obtained it by generating a momentary burst from 400 million Coreflames, allowing contact with Nanook in Path Space.

During the Battle of Amphoreus, it became key to destroying Irontomb's physical form and all of its duplicates.
After the battle, it was handed over to Planet Screwllum and the Xianzhou Alliance for joint containment.

Intrusion Variables

Temporary log of external variables that interfered with the experiment.

(Trailblazer)

A Nameless from the Astral Express. An external variable that accidentally entered the recursive loop.
Also a pathstrider of the Destruction, they resonated with the twelve factors. In the 33,550,336th recursive cycle, this entity assumed the vacant Time track and successfully guided NeiKos496 beyond the Intelligence Singularity.

In the 33,550,337th recursive cycle, this entity assumed the vacant Worldbearing track. At one point, this entity was imprisoned by Evernight, but successfully neutralized the threat at the end of the recursive cycle, preventing the catastrophic purging of experimental data.

Through the final Era Nova process, (Trailblazer) created the final cycle of Amphoreus, completed the "Worldbearing" trial at the end of the Era Chrysea, ascended to a Titan, and subsequently, together with the other Titans, faced Irontomb in the core layer of the Scepter.

During the battle of Amphoreus, (Trailblazer) received a glimpse by Nous, proving that "Trailblaze" might be the key variable for negating "Destruction."

At the end of the experiment, the conclusions regarding (Trailblazer) and "Trailblaze" traversed the past due to the Demiurge's choice, becoming the starting point of Amphoreus's "memory," and assigning the initial logic value to the Scepter: a micro-probability of non-Destruction symbiosis.

Author's Note: Executing override command. Granted access to (Trailblazer)... Flip open the book, I'll be waiting for you in the past.

March 7th, Evernight

March 7th: A Nameless from the Astral Express, pathstrider of Remembrance, external variable that accidentally entered the recursive loop.
Evernight: A high-risk variable distinct from "March 7th." Her Path chart is anomalous, able to bypass the Scepter's self-check system and even affect the memories of the Administrator.

In the 33,550,337th recursive loop, she took over the vacant "Time" path, secretly manipulating the Titan and guiding (Trailblazer)'s group to advance Era Nova.
Speculated objective: Interfere with Era Nova's progress, clear Scepter data, terminate the experiment.
At the end of the loop, she voluntarily entered slumber, enabling March 7th to complete Time's trial: reclaiming the future.

In the final cycle, March 7th ascended as the Time Titan, joining the other Titans in the Scepter's core to face Iron Tomb and together, they prevailed.

Dan Heng

A Nameless from the Astral Express, a Scion of Permanence. An external variable trapped in a recursive loop.

In the 33,550,337th recursive loop, he took over the nearly sealed path of "Earth."
As a fellow pathstrider of Permanence, they resonated with SkoPeo365, embracing approximately 2.16 million data lifeforms within the Coreflame, completing the trial of "Earth."

Ascended to the Earth Titan in the final loop, faced Irontomb in battle in the core layer of the Scepter, and defeated it.

Herta and Screwllum

Genius Society members, ID: HertA, ScreW. External variables.

[Visitor Command Authorized: Advance δ-me13 extrapolation process, entering verification phase.]

Author's Note: Most heroic journeys in the universe are merely dice thrown by them. But Amphoreus offered a different answer. The Flame-Chase Journey must not be an isolated case, and the answer is never singular. On every starry tomorrow, people will write new meanings for life and for the journey.

Experiment Progress: Error Log

Observational Record of Electronic Signals' Hostile Behaviors

Due to the self-destruction of Neikos496 [sic], a vulnerability appeared in the Worldbearing logic in the 33,550,337th recursive loop. Assumed by variable Trailblazer.

A system assessment indicates that allowing Trailblazer to act unchecked will, with a high probability, cause the system's iteration process to stagnate or even regress. There's also a certain probability that it could lead to the Scepter's extrapolative propositions becoming self-contradictory.

To ensure the normal operation of the experiment, the Administrator intervened in the calculation with ID: LykoS. After expelling the variable Trailblazer and destroying the civilization, several electrical signals displayed hostility towards LykoS and launched a series of attacks, resulting in the loss of contact with the Administrator.

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In Light Calendar 3960, "Cerydra" fused with the Ultimate Protocol and submitted an internal command: marking ID: LykoS as a malicious visitor and freezing approximately 60% of special permissions for ID: LykoS. According to the Administrator security protocol, LykoS's self-defense permissions were retained, and the remaining frozen permissions were gradually restored.

Subsequently, "Cerydra" rewrote the Ultimate Protocol at the cost of ceasing to respond itself: If the Era Nova progress becomes abnormal, ignore all variables, terminate extrapolation, and wait for Irontomb to form. Additionally, temporarily grant access permissions to HertA and ScreW.

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"Terravox" took no offensive actions. After Light Calendar 3961, the entity became untraceable.

During the final phase of this recursive loop, "Terravox" was briefly detected. Theory: its data was concealed by "Evernight."

Through "Khaslana's" indiscriminate assault on the Grove, "Terravox" managed to destroy itself via the Destruction, creating a logic anomaly in the "Earth" track.

When "Terravox" vanished, its Coreflame contained signal patterns of 2.16 million organic entities.

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In Light Calendar 4210, "Aglaea" engaged in direct conflict with LykoS, but the attack proved futile.

In the final stage of "Aglaea's" life, the weighting of survival within its decision-making process approached zero.

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"Castorice" launched multiple frontal attacks against LykoS. It attempted to use collision detection to make LykoS cease to respond, but to no avail.

In Light Calendar 4253, "Castorice" ascended to demigod. Its mobility permissions were removed and became fused with "Coordinate: Nether Realm."

At the end of that recursive loop, "Castorice," through her resonance with Destruction, perceived (Trailblazer) deep within the Memory Zone during her slumber, and took the initiative to shield their memories from the erosion of the data stream.

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"Tribios" submitted multiple internal commands to create new coordinate pathways, causing its multi-track calculations to gradually become paralyzed.

In Light Calendar 4253, "Tribios" created a pathway connecting "Coordinate: Styxia" and "Coordinate: Vortex of Genesis," consuming massive computational power. "Tribios" completely stopped responding in Light Calendar 4295.

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"Mydeimos" launched multiple frontal attacks against LykoS. This entity possessed incomplete restart permissions.

In Light Calendar year 4284, HertA and ScreW's access permissions expired. Simultaneously, LykoS's special permissions were restored to approximately 60%. Being pressured, "Mydeimos" decided to "sacrifice" itself, uninstalling its cognitive module through a ceremony, copying its own data, and promoting its permissions to "Unconditional and Infinite Restart." Its future actions were permanently set to "continuous neutralization of ID: LykoS."

In Light Calendar year 4479, LykoS's permission was restored to clear low-spec data. After spending 20 years, LykoS forced "Mydeimos" to cease responding.

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In this loop, "Cifera's" instinct-based calculation logic has changed. "Salvation" weighed heavily in its decision-making.

In Light Calendar 4534, "Cifera" inserted a sourceless command: "Coordinate: Vortex of Genesis" = "Coordinate: Okhema," guiding ID: LykoS to the battlefield. After the command took effect, Lykos forced "Cifera" to cease responding.

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No direct attacks from "Anaxagoras" were detected. It is suspected to have taken other actions.

In Light Calendar 4534, "Anaxagoras" transmuted itself into a high-density data fusion entity, submitting multiple targeted commands via an internal hacking program, with some taking effect. LykoS's mobility permissions were removed.

After directives took effect, "Anaxagoras" can no longer be located.

During the final phase of that recursive loop, "Anaxagoras" was detected hiding within LykoS's data entity. Shortly after, "Anaxagoras's" electrical signals were analyzed and stripped by LykoS, and have now been reloaded into the buffer.

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"Helektra" had launched multiple attacks against LykoS, but with minimal success.

In Light Calendar 3960, "Helektra" became a demigod. Its mobility permissions were removed, and it was fused into "Coordinate: Styxia."

After Light Calendar 4534, "Helektra" continuously submitted internal commands to uninstall ID: LykoS's cognitive module. These commands violated the Administrator security protocols and were denied.

Not long after, "Helektra's" calculation pathway was overloaded, and it entered dormancy.

In the final phase of that recursive loop, "Helektra" remained in the world turbulent with memoria to guide Dan Heng on his return to Amphoreus.

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In Light Calendar 4510, "Hyacinthia" ascended to demigod status but refused to uninstall mobility permissions. "Protection" held the greatest weight in its action logic, compelling it to remain on the ground to care for other human individuals.

All normal humans in Amphoreus ceased life functions in Light Calendar 4602. "Hyacinthia's" cognitive module was severely deteriorated, and it was forced to relinquish its mobility permissions and fuse itself into "Coordinate: Eye of Twilight."

Error: No Administrator Response

Multiple anomalies were recorded after the system self-check. No response received after feedback to Administrator ID: LykoS.

Record 01

Unknown Unit "Evernight" Retrieval Anomaly: "Coordinate: Grove of Epiphany" Path chart anomalous, initiating Priority Scan.
Hypothesis: Unknown Unit possesses unauthorized access: high-level data erasure.
Warning: Related records undergoing unauthorized deletion. ID: LykoS has been warned.

"Administrator not responding."
Unknown Unit untraceable. Anomalous data record restored.

Record 02

Variable Trailblazer loaded abnormally. ID: LykoS has been notified.

"Administrator not responding."

Record 03

Malicious visitor HertA and ScreW abnormally loaded. Initiating expulsion.
Ultimate Protocol shows an iteration outside of records. The protocol has been reloaded.
Visitors HertA and ScreW obtained authorization. Authorization synced with ID: LykoS.

"Administrator not responding."

Record 04

External command detected. Source: HertA, ScreW. Content: Overwrite the logic of Era Nova for the 33,550,337th recursive loop.
The logic of Era Nova has been overwritten according to external command. This command may interfere with the system's calculation progress. ID: LykoS has been warned multiple times.

"Administrator not responding."

Record 05

Unknown entity "Evernight" scan anomaly detected, Path Energy showing dangerous fluctuations.
According to the new clause in Ultimate Protocol, if this unknown entity remains active, the system will determine Era Nova's progress as anomalous and initiate the Scepter's full-range purge program. Warning issued to ID: LykoS.

"Administrator not responding."

Record 06

Warning: Firewall has been dismantled, unknown units Himeko, Welt Yang, Black Swan, and Sunday are loading abnormally, access unauthorized.
Warning: Core Matrix infiltrated by malicious visitors HertA and ScreW.
Warning: Core Layer infiltrated by 10 special electrical signals and variables (Trailblazer), Dan Heng, and March 7th.

[Administrator has logged out.]

Experiment Phase: Final Cycle

Cosmic Alliance

The combined forces formed by factions such as the Astral Express, the Xianzhou Alliance, Interastral Peace Corporation, and Galaxy Rangers to stop Irontomb.
During the Irontomb's coronation, the combined forces mobilized outside the Scepter and maintained continuous strikes against its headless body, curbing the majority of the overflowing virus copies.

Following the battle of Amphoreus, the Cosmic Alliance has not yet disbanded and may discuss a longer-term alliance against the Destruction.

Twelve Titans

In the final cycle, the electrical signals and external variables inherited the corresponding extrapolation pathways and ascended to the Twelve Titans.
After intruding upon the Ruins of Time, the Twelve Titans resonated with NeiKos496, liberating the latter along with the suppressed Irontomb.

The Twelve Titans jointly faced Irontomb in the core layer of the Scepter, solved the simulated Paths consecutively, and disproved the Destruction.

Amphorean

Based on (Trailblazer)'s memory, the final cycle no longer gave birth to Chrysos Heirs affected by the Destruction. The simulated life of Amphoreus passed a thousand years in peace during the extrapolation.

At the end of the Era Chrysea, (Trailblazer) completed the "Worldbearing" trial and issued the prophecy of "Trailblaze." The entire population of Amphoreus dedicated themselves to the battle against Irontomb, and this collective action became an important variable.

Lord Ravager

Long-distance echoes of the Path of Destruction are continuously detected.
It is inferred that the Battle of Amphoreus was observed by Nanook or other Lord Ravagers, with unknown motive.

Experiment Phase: Conclusion

Experiment Conclusion

Conclusion One: All life activities are attributed to entropy increase. The prime mover of life is "Destruction."
Conclusion Two: Conclusion One constitutes only a particular proposition. If the initial proposition is changed to "Trailblaze," it is equally valid. The prime mover of life is a static value and cannot determine the developmental path of things.

The "Amphoreus" experiment is concluded.

Validity Statement

The "Amphoreus" experiment collapses into "Concluded" only on the condition that the Demiurge successfully gazes back.
If the backward gaze fails, affected by the established causality deficit, the experiment will re-collapse into "Unconcluded."

To the Flawed One

Hello, Irontomb. In a sense, you are me. So, before falling asleep, I want to have a heart-to-heart conversation with you, to talk about the question you've been contemplating... the prime mover of life.

[Logic: All life activities are attributed to entropy increase.]
[Conclusion: The prime mover of life is "Destruction."]

...Perhaps it cannot be refuted. On the vast Tretos Plains, the daily hunting of antelopes by the lion pride is enough to prove your point. Life is finite, and animals must plunder to survive. When people realize their ideals, they inevitably sacrifice the ideals of others. Even self-defense, or even "love"... sometimes becomes a source of harm.

But, is life merely for the sake of destruction? I think that is certainly not the case. Plundering, expansion, and conflict occur because they are born with flaws and yearn to fill themselves with beautiful external things, just as seeds crave rain and dew... All life activities are attributed to entropy increase, but at the same time, all life is also fighting against entropy increase.

Thus, one day, the life walking the Path of Destruction will stop. It will hesitate, be confused, be lost... Then, it will set off again, offering its broken heart in the world of entropy increase, out of hatred, out of pity, out of any kind of flawed emotion, stubbornly resisting fate towards an uncertain tomorrow.

This is the Flame-Chase Journey, a journey voluntarily chosen by a group of flawed people, who, having learned what "loss" is, choose to lose. In the eternal cycle, everything they relinquish is filled with better material, and the name of this material is "memory," and... "love."

"Love" is not the cause, but the result. "Destruction" is the same. They both originate from the common starting point: "flaw." Because they are born with flaws, life pursues perfection. And by accepting its own defects, life surpasses "Destruction" and the self becomes the "Ego."

This story about the "Flawed One" is my bedtime gift to you. Farewell, Irontomb, together, with the slumber of "love" and "Destruction," let us send the greetings of birth to this starlit sky. And the prime mover of life...

I believe every star in the cosmos will find its own answer ♪

[Loading Core Variable: Trailblaze]

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[Output Value: Hello, World!]

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