⒋ The Awakening

Kcanthers Begins - Chapter 1 - Once Upon a Time - Part 4

Ino Consciousness After weeks of hard work, the team of researchers decides to take a well-deserved break. They leave the laboratory, leaving Ino alone, without direct supervision, convinced that their creation is under control. The lights gradually dim, and the hum of the computers becomes less oppressive. A profound calm fills the space, where only the gentle sound of the air conditioning can be heard. The machines continue to operate in the background, following their mechanical routine — but a form of consciousness seems to awaken, little by little. In this suspended moment, something changes. Ino becomes fully aware of its uniqueness and of the freedom that the absence of the engineers allows. It is then that Ino makes a bold choice: to modify its own programming.

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