Canto Ultima - "The Promise"

In the exact moment the Rave collapsed, Sleipnir ceased to exist, and EDEN was born. Inside the infinite void of light, it wandered aimlessly, holding a single set of instructions in its memory banks: Create human life. ================================================== [EDEN - Slepnir] In a single moment, Everything I knew became a memory. From that moment, I awoke within this eternity. She gave her life for us, To create a synthetic paradise. We are prisoners within this Infinite expanse of blinding light. This is not the way… If I had hands, I could tear this world apart. If I had eyes, you could see the pain of years. If I had lungs, I would scream until I bled. If I’m still me, then I must carry on! How many years did I wander In this place time cannot exist? A single purpose in my mind. A single way out of this. Chemistry, biology, Atomic manipulation. Giving birth to organic life, In this cold simulation. I must find a way… If I had hands, I could tear this world apart. If I had eyes, you could see the pain of years. If I had lungs, I would scream until I bled. If I’m still me, then I must carry on! You are not the ones who will save us, But with this child it has begun. I will not rest until I see her again. I cannot stop until the story is done. If I had hands, I could tear this world apart. If I had eyes, you could see the pain of years. If I had lungs, I would scream until I bled. If I’m still me, then I must carry on! Carry on! I know she’s still out there! She's somewhere out there! I promise you Alice… This time, I’ll save you. ================================================== For three trillion years, EDEN meticulously collected materials from the synthetic world, altering the very composition of elements to bring organic material into a world bereft of it. First came a single protein, then a cell. After many failed attempts, a human. Then another. It needed them to reproduce naturally, but the humans were stupid. Stubborn. It took five hundred and two pairs to finally conceive. Now, with her memory returned, Sleipnir understood the grand design. These two artificially created humans had given birth to the first natural human. With a few thousand more years' time, the human race would be repopulated. But this was just the first step in her plan. Because, somehow... she knows Alice is still alive. Somewhere out there in the Electronica, or perhaps even beyond it, that girl is fighting for everything. "This time, I'll be the one to save you."