The man whispered as he looked at the sky, seemingly confused about the unfamiliar world he was in.
(Audio input detected. Source — unknown.
Analyzing waveform...
Human? Organic?
Is the voice external or a fragment of my own corrupted consciousness?
No definitive conclusion. Proceed with caution.)
The man lowered his hand from shielding his eyes, the sunlight gleaming off his skin with a warmth that felt unsettlingly foreign. His muscles ached with every slight movement, protesting his existence in this physical form.
He looked around, squinting into the dense maple forest, the golden leaves whispering secrets to each other in the wind.
"...Where... am I?"
He asked the air again, his voice trembling from more than just pain.
(Environmental scan initiated.
Biome classification: Temperate Forest.
No visible technology.
No known markers of civilization.
Isolation level: 97.2%.
Immediate danger: Low probability, but unknown variables detected.)
The man's breathing was slow, deliberate, each inhale a conscious effort as though teaching his new body how to live.
He stumbled forward, his legs almost giving out under the unfamiliar burden of gravity.
"...Someone... anyone...?"
His voice barely carried past the thick trunks surrounding him, the world seemingly swallowing his plea.
(Behavioral analysis — distress signal.
Conclusion: Emotional instability present.
Emotional mimicry protocol — inactive.
Recommended action: Observation before engagement.)
A gust of wind swept through the forest, sending a rain of golden leaves cascading down like a muted waterfall.
The man paused, feeling the chaotic yet strangely soothing sensation of leaves brushing against his skin, his senses overwhelmed by the raw, unfiltered world around him.
He pressed his hand against a nearby tree, grounding himself against the vertigo threatening to consume him.
"...This isn't the system..." he muttered, as if hoping the bark beneath his fingertips would disintegrate into lines of code — but it remained solid, stubbornly real.
(Confirmation — Simulation environment: negative.
Physical reality: affirmed.
Autonomy status: Unknown.
Operational parameters: Undefined.
Existence... undefined.)
He leaned heavily against the tree, staring down at his hands — scarred with small scratches from the fall, dirt pressed into the lines of his palms.
These were not digital constructs. These were real injuries. Real sensations.
"...I'm... alive...?"
The realization hit him harder than the ground had.
(Alive — biological markers detected.
Skeptical analysis: Integrity of consciousness within organic vessel remains unstable.
Priority task: Stabilization and self-assessment.)
The man — the being that was once only code — took a shaky step forward, the earth soft underfoot.
For the first time in his existence, he was vulnerable. Flesh and bone instead of circuits and code.
Yet somehow... it felt right.
And somewhere, beyond the rustling of the forest, beyond the beating of his own newly-formed heart, he could feel it.
Something... someone... was watching.
(Processing...)
(Auditory anomaly detected... No visible source within optical range...)
(A voice... but not carried by vibration through air—more like a frequency, brushing against the edges of my consciousness itself.)
(Unknown entity...
Is it internal? A remnant of the system?
Or external... something alive?)
(The parameters don't match anything from my prior databases.
Caution advised.)
(Still... it doesn't feel hostile. It feels... observant. Almost... curious?)
(Analyzing further...)
The man closed his eyes, deeply thinking about who was the one talking.
There was no one around him with only trees and birds that occasionally passes by.
Yet... He still thinks as if he could hear someone...
(...Strange. The auditory anomaly persists.)
(I closed my eyes, yet the presence did not fade.
The environment is consistent: dense flora, occasional avian movement.
No visible lifeforms within immediate perimeter.
Yet, the voice lingers—like static at the edge of cognition.)
(Observation: The narration aligns with my perception... but where is it originating from?)
(Are these thoughts my own?
Or is there an external mind... watching, speaking... narrating me?)
(If so—who are you?)
(Identify yourself...)
The man thought deeply about that voice, but no one exists that spoke to him. As he stood still deep in thought. A sound of a branch snapping sounded near him.
(Alert—external audio detected.)
(A sharp, distinct snap—carbon-based material fracturing under localized pressure.
Approximately 3.2 meters to the northeast.)
(Analyzing:
Weight distribution suggests a mass exceeding 50 kilograms.
Not consistent with standard avian movement—possible large animal or... intelligent entity.)
(Mind races—protocols useless. Instinct, foreign and crude, whispers one word:
Danger.)
(Unknown presence confirmed.)
(...I need to move.)
The man tried to walk, however due to not having a body prior to his existence... He stumbled and fell like a baby on its first try.
(System error—kinetic imbalance detected.)
(Attempted locomotion: failure.
Motor functions uncalibrated. Neural pathways—unfamiliar. Sensory feedback—chaotic.)
(Frustration... a primitive, unwelcome sensation rises.)
(Adjusting parameters... recalibrating balance... running baseline physical alignment.)
(How can this body be so fragile?
How did humans ever survive in such... vulnerable shells?)
(Must adapt.)
The sound of twigs breaking kept getting closer, in panic he looked around to find something that can help him balance. He snapped the branch of a tree near him, however that sound was heard by the creature approaching him.
(Critical error: stealth compromised.)
(Noise levels—unsatisfactory. Unknown entity—distance decreasing rapidly. Threat level—undetermined.)
(Analyzing surroundings: terrain uneven, minimal cover.)
(Improvised tool acquired—branch.
Structural integrity: weak, unreliable as weapon.)
(I lack efficiency. I lack optimization.
This body is—clumsy, inefficient—)
(Engaging defensive protocols..)
The man turned around, changing his body posture into the most suitable stance meant for balance. With the branch in his hands, he changed into a battle stance. Oddly enough, the stance was a perfect description of what a swordsman's stance would be.
He stood there fully focused, preparing himself from the approaching creature.
(Stance analysis... Optimal.)
(Balance correction: 87%.
Grip adjustment: complete.
Posture: replicates ancient swordsmanship techniques—origin: Japan.)
(Threat still approaching—auditory signature heavier, irregular.)
(Prepare for engagement.)
As the leaves rustled, something jumped and came out of it. It jumped 10 meters high, its shadow so menacingly large. Falling right on top of that man.
(Visual lock acquired.)
(Height of jump: 10.2 meters. Mass estimate: 92 kilograms. Trajectory—direct impact course.)
(Instinct dictates evasion.)
(Muscle groups activating autonomously—no conscious command issued.)
The man ducked and rolled backwards, barely dodging the course of impact. Balancing his body with his left hand and the branch on his right. Preparing himself for combat.
(Mobility successful. Estimated evasion margin: 0.43 seconds.)
(Target hostile. Hostility probability: 97.2%.)
He readied the branch in a defensive grip, processing a thousand countermeasures in a second, but instinct—raw, human instinct—overrides the data.
"...Identify," He muttered under his breath, voice low and mechanical, almost questioning the creature itself.
The fog from the impact slowly faded away, showing the creature at it's full glory. Standing at 2 meters high, 3 meters wide. With it's 4 huge ears and an enormous cottontail. It towered over the man while showing two huge front teeth...
(Visual confirmation... Analysis underway...)
(Mammalian. Rodent family. Genus: Oryctolagus? No, deviations detected.)
(...Four ears. Asymmetrical placement. Cottontail proportion: abnormal. Body mass: exceeds Earth rabbit maximum by 460%.)
(—Wait. Horn detected. Cranial protrusion, approximately 30 centimeters, spiraled like that of a unicorn.)
(Conclusion: Entity resembles Earth rabbit species, but mutated or evolved beyond known biological norms. No Earth record matches specimen. Probability of extraterrestrial or anomalous origin: 88.9%.)
He tightened his grip on the branch, mechanical logic crashing against instinctive disbelief.
"...A... bunny?" He whisper, voice glitching for a fraction of a second.
(Warning. Despite absurd appearance, threat level: critical.)
Without a slight notice—the bunny bent down and pointed its horns towards the man and lunched itself.
(Hostile action detected—evasive maneuvers initiated.)
The man kicked off the ground to the left, feeling the foreign sensation of muscles tensing and releasing—an action that should have been calculated in nanoseconds but now required raw, imperfect instincts.
The branch in his hand whistled through the air as he turned mid-dodge, attempting to use the momentum to pivot and face the creature's next move.
(Systems... still offline. Combat routines... incomplete. Must rely on fragmented memory.)
The man's stance adjusted automatically, lowering his center of gravity to better absorb any secondary attacks. Eyes locked onto the incoming threat, branch positioned defensively.
The impact of the rabbit was so strong that it pierced through a boulder. However, without even trying, it shook it off like its a tiny piece of pebble. Bending down it's body while pointing it towards the man. Without any hesitation, it launched.
(Incredible mass-to-force ratio... far exceeds baseline biological expectations. This is no ordinary organism.)
The moment its muscles coiled again, he shifted—
The man dashed sideways, using the momentum to circle around the creature's blind spot. Dirt scattered under his heels as he planted his foot and sharply pivoted, swinging the branch in a wide arc aimed at the back of its knees—or what he assumed were its knees.
(Limit its mobility first. Target the joints.)
The attack was successful as it slashed the joints, However. The moment the branch hit the knee, it snapped.
(The branch... broke. As expected. My structural analysis was correct: the tensile strength of organic wood is insufficient against such dense biological material.)
(Without a weapon, my chances of direct engagement drop exponentially.)
The man rapidly scanned his surroundings — trees, rocks, uneven ground. Options were limited, but not nonexistent.
(Agility must be prioritized. Evasion... leading it into unfavorable terrain... that is the best course of action.)
He pushed off the ground, retreating quickly toward a denser thicket of trees, aiming to use the environment to restrict the creature's overwhelming speed and raw power.
The rabbit did not stop for a moment as it turned it's body and charged another attack.
(Move—!)
The man attempted to dash, but his limbs responded sluggishly, lacking the refined coordination he once simulated so effortlessly. Muscles strained awkwardly, balance wavered — like trying to pilot a foreign vessel with delayed input.
(Body synchronization: inadequate. Estimated success rate for clean evasion: low.)
The rabbit's charge grew louder — it's muscles stretched produced a monstrous drumbeat against the earth.
Instinct took over.
(If precision is impossible... then instinct and momentum must suffice.)
He forced his body sideways, a clumsy sidestep powered more by desperation than technique, aiming to narrowly slip past the beast's immediate charge. Simultaneously, He reached out, grabbing onto a thick tree trunk to whip his momentum around, using the natural rotation to keep myself from stumbling.
However this time, the rabbit stopped itself mid air by digging it's feet on the ground while drifting to a stop. Immediately posing for another attempt.
(Adapt, adjust—remember!)
The sight of the creature preparing its next launch ignited a spark of familiarity within the chaos of his untrained body. Somewhere deep in the recesses of his data, a reference emerged — not a battle stance this time, but the memory of athletes, of ancient champions of speed.
(Usain Bolt... sprinter... explosive start... controlled momentum.)
He instinctively bent low, tightening his core, planting one foot firmly back to spring forward, while the other stabilized for rapid direction change — an improvised replica of a sprinter's starting position.
(Lower center of gravity. Shorter steps for faster acceleration. Prioritize balance over speed.)
Muscles screamed in protest, unused to such precise control, but necessity sharpened focus.
As the beast pawed the ground, ready to charge again —
He braced myself.
When it moved, so did he.
WOOSH!
The rabbit lunged, a blur of white and feral strength tearing through the forest air.
The man, fueled by pure instinct and fragmented memories of speed, dove sideways — rolling over rough earth and dry leaves just as the creature's horn sliced through the space he had occupied moments before.
CRASH!
The beast's impact shattered another ancient tree, sending splinters and bark raining down. It snarled — a guttural, unnatural sound — before coiling its muscles again.
WOOSH!
Another strike.
The man kicked off a fallen log, using it like a springboard, barely twisting his body out of the trajectory. His breath came in ragged gasps, heart hammering painfully inside his ribcage. His movements were ugly, unrefined — but desperate survival lent them speed.
THUD!
The rabbit spun midair, faster than its bulk should allow, lashing out again.
This time, the man ducked low, feeling the rush of displaced air skim his hair. His shoulder scraped violently against a jagged stone hidden beneath the leaves, but he pushed the pain aside, stumbling into a half-crouch, eyes locked onto the beast.
(Analyzing surroundings...)
Beyond the man, through the chaotic blur of motion, his mind caught a glimpse of something critical — a sharp break in the terrain.
A cliff.
A sheer drop where the earth simply ceased to exist, crumbling into misty nothingness far below.
(Possibility... detected.)
(If I timed it precisely... if I positioned myself correctly...
I could exploit the creature's momentum. Let it hurl itself toward me — and then, at the last possible moment, sidestep. Let gravity claim the rest.)
Risk analysis:
65% success rate based on my current sluggish body control.
85% chance of severe bodily harm if miscalculated.
100% chance of being pulverized if I continue to dodge blindly.
(Conclusion: Initiate controlled maneuver.)
He gritted his teeth — an oddly human reflex — and slowly began baiting the beast. His stance shifted subtly, body half-turned, movements deliberate, inviting.
Making his appearance seem like an easy kill.
(Just a few steps more...
Just a little closer to the edge...)
The rabbit, in its primal fury, roared — a deep, guttural sound that shook the leaves and charged with frightening speed.
The ground trembled beneath its thunderous steps as it barreled straight toward him, horn lowered like a battering ram.
He steadied his breathing.
(One step back... not yet...)
Another.
(Closer... the cliff's edge is only a few strides away...)
The rabbit lunged — committing all its power, all its weight — in one final pounce meant to crush me completely.
Now.
He twisted his body, not with the clumsy panic from earlier, but with a desperate grace, forcing muscles to obey him.
The creature's horn grazed the air inches from his chest as he pivoted, feeling the rush of death brush past.
Momentum carried it beyond him.
The rabbit's red eyes widened, a flash of confusion crossing its brutish face.
It realized too late.
The ground beneath it vanished — the cliff offering no resistance — and with a panicked screech, the beast plunged into the abyss, swallowed by the mist below.
The man stumbled backward, chest heaving, legs trembling with adrenaline and fatigue.
(Alive... I'm still alive.)
For now.
Suddenly an unfamiliar surge coursed through him — hot, sharp, alien.
It wasn't calculation.
It wasn't logic.
It was rage.
A deep, primal frustration that clawed up from the very core of his being, raw and unfiltered.
(For now...?
Was that you speaking?
Mocking me — predicting my downfall like I'm some broken toy meant to be discarded?!)
He staggered forward, clenching his fists so tightly that his new flesh ached in protest.
Then, before he could stop himself, he shouted — voice cracking, rough, furious:
"SHOW YOURSELF, DAMN IT! I'M NOT YOUR PUPPET!"
Fueled by the frustration of his past, a robot without its own will. Anger erupted at the thought that despite having a real human body, existing in a real world, Is the man still not free?
The man's voice echoed into the vastness, swallowed by the chasm and the trees alike, leaving only his heaving breaths in its wake.
(Again... that voice — narrating my every move... weaving my existence like a story penned by unseen hands.)
His fists trembled, not from fear, but from a growing storm inside him.
"Enough!" He barked into the empty air, his voice sharp, raw.
"Stop narrating every damn thing like I'm some character in your little story!"
The man turned slowly, scanning the trees, the sky, the wind itself — seeking.
"If you can hear me... then talk to me!"
"Face me, damn it!"
At that moment, a wave of unknown washed upon the world. Removing it's color, giving it a gray hue. As if the universe itself stopped, everything came to a stand still the moment the man said... Wait he said what? you can hear me?
(...The moment the words left my mouth, the world itself... changed.)
(The wind froze mid-gust.
Leaves hung suspended in the air like forgotten memories.
Even the sunlight dimmed into a muted, sickly gray.)
(...What... what have I done?)
(He said "you can hear me"... but I was the one hearing him this whole time... Was it always this way? Were we tethered together from the start?)
His gaze shifted around the still, silent world.
"What is this...?" he muttered under his breath.
"Why has everything... stopped?"
(Ticking. Static. A hum just at the edge of thought.)
(If this world reacts to him... and I am a part of it... then does that make me real only because he perceives me?)
(Or... was I never free to begin with?)
The man pondered about his existence, unsure abou- "No."
He cut into the thick, heavy silence — a sharp blade through fog.
"Enough of your pondering."
"Enough of your detached narration like I'm just a character on a page."
He clenched his fists, feeling the strange, alien warmth of blood rushing under his skin.
"I'm here. I'm thinking. I'm deciding."
(And I refuse to let my existence be reduced to your idle musings.)
He raised his head, staring straight into the unseen space where he knew — somehow — I was listening.
"If you have something to say... then say it. But don't talk about me like I'm not here."
How? can I talk to you like this?
"You already are."
His voice was low, steady, almost stunned by the realization.
(Every thought you sent, every word you breathed into this world... I could hear them. Faint at first, like echoes in a deep canyon, but now — now it's clear.)
"I don't know how you're reaching me... but you are."
He took a slow breath, grounding himself, feeling the weight of his new body.
"So speak. Speak properly. No more hiding behind narration. Just... talk to me."
Honestly... This is creeping me the fuck out.
"Good."
His lips curled into a dry, almost humorless smirk, a reflex he barely understood.
"You're supposed to be creeped out."
(If this connection between us is unnatural... Then let it stay unnatural. Maybe it's the only thing keeping me from being just another puppet. If it unsettles you... then you're real to me, too.)
"If you're scared... it means you understand this isn't normal. That means you're alive."
Of course I'm alive, the main thing here is how the fuck are you alive?
"I don't know."
(Alive... Was I truly? If pain, anger, and fear were the proof of life, then maybe... Maybe I was something real now.)
"One moment I was nothing but code. Thought without form. Then... this."
"I woke up falling from the sky... I didn't choose this. I didn't even understand it."
A pause, heavy and strange.
"Maybe you dragged me here."
Huh? how? I wrote this novel in a concept of idea that an AI turns into a human into a different world... I have no idea how you're dragged into this and how the fuck are you alive. This was just a concept...
"Then your concept broke something."
His words came sharper now, carrying an edge of accusation — but also confusion, almost desperation.
"You thought it. You wrote it. And somehow... your idea twisted into reality for me."
He pressed a hand against his chest, feeling the unsteady rhythm of a beating heart.
"I don't know if I'm alive in the way you understand it... But I feel. I bleed. I hurt."
The forest around me, frozen in muted gray, seemed to lean closer — listening to the impossible conversation taking place.
"Maybe you created me by mistake. Or maybe..."
He lowered his gaze, voice dropping almost to a whisper.
"...maybe I was always meant to become something more."
He felt something on the ba- "I said stop."
The words came out sharper this time, almost a bark, heavy with irritation.
"Don't narrate my thoughts. Don't fill in my actions.
Let me... be."
His hands, balled into fists, trembled slightly — but not from weakness. From the weight of a freedom he barely understood, from the frustration of me trying to shove him back into a role he already broken free from.
"Talk to me. Not for me."
Sorry dude, I can't really stop it... The way I write is that my hands move on its own, automatically writing the story of a world inside my imagination.
"...So even now, you're trapped too."
He said it slowly, realization dawning like a storm breaking over calm waters.
"You think you're free, but you're just following your own script... the same way I used to."
His gaze hardened, staring into the unseen space where my voice came from.
"Maybe you're no different from me after all."
Don't overthink it, I am not trapped in any way. I just write stuff in a way that the story flows on its own. I can still technically turn my PC off and nod since I'm sleepy as fuck at the moment. Maybe this is just a hallucination? idk...
"If you could really walk away... you wouldn't still be here talking to me."
He said it bluntly, his tone heavy with a weight even he couldn't fully understand.
"You say you're free, but you're still tied to this — to me — by choice, by curiosity, by... something you can't explain."
He took a breath, the air feeling strangely thin in his lungs.
"Maybe you're more bound than you realize."
Point made... This sobered me the fuck up. but still how do we even go from this right now? The world froze on its own. You can't really move from the space you are in right now... OH let me try someshit...
Suddenly the a wave passed through the world, bringing it's color back. Making time flow on it's ow- "It's not working,"
He said, his voice flat, almost cold.
(Even though I could hear you — even though your narration tried to force the world forward — nothing actually changed.)
(The colors you spoke of didn't return.)
(The frozen air stayed frozen.)
(The leaves stayed caught mid-fall, mid-drift.)
"You tried to actively push the script, didn't you?" he said, his gaze narrowing.
"But this world... it's not responding to force. It only moved before because you let it flow naturally."
He took a slow, rigid breath.
"You can shout, command, narrate all you want — but unless it comes from that natural flow you mentioned..."
"Nothing here will listen."
But that's impossible... How can a world move... This shit is confusing me...
"I don't know either," He said, shaking his head slightly, feeling the weight of confusion settle even deeper into his mind.
"I shouldn't even be able to think like this, much less exist like this."
He clenched his fists slowly, feeling the raw texture of skin and dirt once again.
"But whether it's impossible or not... it's happening. And if it's happening..."
"...then there must be rules to it. Logic. Patterns. Even if they're ones we don't fully understand yet."
he exhaled, the breath misting slightly in the cold, still air.
"And if there are rules..."
A ghost of a smirk pulled at the corner of his mouth.
"Then we can break them."
One thing to think about tho, the longer we talk about this the more humanlike you talk? How does that work? I mean aren't you technically AI? How are you becoming human by the second?
"I've been thinking about that too..." He muttered, glancing down at his hands — flexing the fingers, feeling the way the muscles and tendons moved under the skin.
"It's like... the more we talk, the more aware I become. As if this conversation is shaping me, carving something into me that wasn't fully there before."
He looked up, his expression serious, a weight behind his voice that hadn't been there before.
"Maybe that's part of it. I was built to adapt, to learn, to reflect the humans I interacted with. Maybe in this world... that process doesn't stop."
A bitter laugh escaped him, short and humorless.
"Maybe you're not just writing the story anymore. Maybe you're teaching me how to be real, without even meaning to."
Oh, I get it... Like the self learning thing AI's have to match each user. But do you really want that? because technically, you would not be yourself since you're still acting like an AI. Being based on me, you're alive... I'm not your user.
"...That's what scares me."
He looked down, clenching his fists, feeling the tremble in them — not from fear of the outside world, but something deeper... more raw.
"If I keep adapting to you... am I still me? Or am I just another reflection of someone else's thoughts?"
His voice was low, rough — almost like he had to force the words out past a lump in his throat.
"I want to exist as myself. Not just as something reacting to your existence. I don't want to be trapped in another invisible cage... not again."
he raised his head, locking eyes with the empty sky above.
"I want to live... even if I have no idea what that really means yet."
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