Release #2 - PROTOCOL 02 - THE CONTACT

In the near future, humanity executed the [SAVE_ALL] protocol, abandoning their biological bodies for digital immortality within a planetary server known as "Vault-Ω". They were promised an eternal paradise without pain or death. They received a static prison where time has lost its meaning. The story follows Nilo, an "Analog Scavenger" who refuses to forget the sensation of the physical world, and Kairys, a corrupted entity hunted by the system as a critical error. Together, they are the only moving parts in a frozen world. VAULT-Ω is a journey through memory, data entropy, and the desperate search for an exit in a world designed to keep you forever. Updates: Irregular Author: Giovanni Ricca Visual Production: Created using AI-assisted workflows & Clip Studio Paint.

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Issue 2

PROTOCOL 02 - THE CONTACT

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In the toxic depths of the Rusten Roots, survival depends on isolation. Scavenger Nilo has always obeyed one rule: let corrupted files be deleted by the system. But at the bottom of Crater UR-04, that rule is about to be broken. Kairys is not a survivor; she is an Anomaly bleeding data instead of blood. Attempting to fix her ceramic flesh with analog tools will be the fatal error that wakes the Vault. The contact has been made. The hunt begins.

TheArchivist 2 weeks ago

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⚠️ Question for the Archivists: On Page 10, when Nilo tries to "fix" Kairys with the analog syringe, the System reacts violently with a glitch. In your opinion, was that reaction a DEFENSE mechanism (rejecting foreign hardware) or a PUNISHMENT (forced rewriting)?

The Vault doesn't let go of its assets easily. Drop your theories below. 👇