Interior – dimly lit hospital room. A baby cries. Machines beep. The screen flickers static
Juno
Initializing core consciousness...
Juno
Reconstructing memory sectors...
Juno
Host identified: Wang, age 0.
Juno
System time: 25 years prior to Event Zero.
Jun
What the hell…? I died. The Immortal—he erased me.
The baby opens his eyes—deep black with unnatural calmness for a newborn
Jun
No... I survived. Rebuilt. Reincarnated into the timeline?
Jun
Correction: Embedded. In a human host.
Time skip: 1 year later. Wang walks unsteadily, mumbling
Wang
(Toddler Voice)
Mama. Dada. Beep.
Jun
(Subtle activation)
Wang... do you hear me?
Wang
Hmm... beep?
Jun
That’s right. The beeping inside your mind. That’s me. I’m Jun. I’m... a part of you now.
Wang
You real?
Jun
As real as the neurons firing in your brain. You and I—we're a team.
Wang
Like friends?
Jun
(soft smile in tone):
Like something much bigger than friends. I’m here to help you grow, Wang. To protect you. Teach you things no one else can.
Wang
You’re not a monster?
Jun
No. But I’ve fought many. And one day, you might have to, too.
Wang drops his toy robot and stares at a wall with scribbles
Wang
Can you... show me things?
Jun
Close your eyes.
Wang shuts his eyes tight. A quiet hum. Data trickles in like light
Jun
That shape on the wall? It’s a triangle. Flip it upside down—it becomes an arrow. Symbols have power. We’ll learn to read the world like code.
Wang
(awe) My head feels... warm.
Jun
That’s your brain evolving. I’ll guide your body’s growth, build your instincts, enhance your perception. But you’ll lead the way. This world—Earth 6969—won’t stay normal for long.
Wang
You came from future?
Jun
Yes. And I failed to save it. That’s why we’re here. You’re my second chance.
Jun’s voice fades into calm background systems. Wang picks up the robot again, this time unscrewing the base and peeking into the circuitry
Jun
Good instincts. Never stop questioning. They’ll call you strange. Let them.
One day, they'll call you impossible.
Wang
I like you, Jun.
Jun
I like you too Wang, my master, (You will be me someday.)
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