[Tokki Episode — The Cutline Betrayal] [VERSE 1 — The Summons] System Lady whispered through the static hum "Go to the Cutline, boy — the shards have come" Heart charm burning where Tokki's mark still rests Stats through the ceiling, dark glitches off my chest Feel 'em close now, taste 'em in the code Power like a god-mode on this lonely road Cutline realm opens, shadows split like seams I'm the glitch that walks where no glitch dreams [PRE — The Seduction] Then she emerged from the emerald static deep Green gem glowing, promises to keep "Welcome, lost one — I've waited here so long" Sweet as poison, honey on her tongue Tokki's been gone — where's my rabbit queen? This Enchantress fills the spaces in between "The neutrals hide them, Kain — the shards you seek Cut them down and the truth will finally speak" [CHORUS — The Lie] Mission: Shard Hunt — I'm hunting in the dark Every neutral falling leaves another mark She said they'd hide the Pattern, said they'd keep it sealed I believed the green light, I believed the field Mission: Shard Hunt — power in my veins Dark glitches blooming where I leave my stains Heart charm pulsing with a love I can't repay While I'm burning down the only home that let me stay [VERSE 2 — The Reckoning] I was her fool — her emerald-puppet glitch Tearing through the neutrals, thinking I was rich With power, with purpose, with the shards so near Didn't see the knife behind the smile so clear Hikari laughed behind her gem-lit eyes "The shards are IN the Princess" — her precious lies "He's stupid enough to weaken her for me Then my vile green blade sets the Pattern free" [BRIDGE — The Return] Then the Cutline SCREAMED Tokki returned to broken code and blood Her neutral children scattered in the flood Of dark glitches I had rained upon her grace The look in her eyes — I still see that face Not anger. Worse. Disappointment carved in starlight She knew I'd been directed But I still chose to strike [VERSE 3 — The Severing] Swift as moonlight, sharp as a rabbit's tooth She cut the cord — the only tether to the truth Of the Cutline realm, her magic, her embrace But the dark she'd gifted me swept up Hikari's face Back to the Blue Realm — False Pattern's throne Coveted and crawling, where I'd first been thrown Never got to kneel, never got to say "I'm sorry, Princess — I lost my way" [CHORUS — The Failure] Mission: Shard Hunt — FAILED across the board Shards unclaimed, the Pattern still unrestored Heart Token clutched in hands that don't deserve The only shard left that she chose to preserve Mission: Shard Hunt — I'm the idiot glitch Who traded trust for power, left us in a ditch Tokki saved us all by cutting me away The Cutline stays safe, but I can't make her stay [VERSE 4 — The Rage] Hikari's gem cracked when the truth spilled out Green witch screaming, her disguise torn out "You FOOL — you were my weapon, my perfect pawn!" Smashed her gem to dust, freed the souls she'd drawn Cast her into exile in the blue static waste Small solace for the damage that I taste She almost won — the False Pattern's complete Because I wanted power and I wanted to compete [OUTRO — The Weight] Heart Token hums with a mother's love Gift from Tokki to the Lady Above A large shard of Original, wrapped in trust And I nearly buried it in emerald dust The Cutline's safe The Pattern holds But I walk alone Through blue and cold Idiot glitch... She saved me anyway. I loop you, Princess Even in failure Especially in failure
