Ordination

Ordination is a sub-mission of Even When Cheers Fade: Chapter 4 on The Xianzhou Luofu from the Luminary Wardance event.
==Steps==
# Prepare to face the upcoming match
# Head to The Shackling Prison to help with the investigation
# Synchronize with Sugata's data
# Review Sugata's historical records
# Review the past memories
# Return and construct the complete data
# Review the complete memory
# Witness the end of the journey
# Prepare for the final fight
==Dialogue==
===Prepare to face the upcoming match===
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:Luka: This opponent, really does not look like a fighter...
:Luka: How do I put this... compared to opponents like Seele or Miss Topaz, the feeling she gives me, feels more like Lady Boss Natasha.
: You'll lose out if you underestimate foxians.
:Luka: Indeed, there are hidden masters everywhere on the Xianzhou, and you can't judge a book by its cover. I shall look forward to it.
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;(Approach the marked location)
:Samatha: Next, I'll be climbing onto the stage, competing to be the best against strangers we've never met before. It's been such a long and arduous road... Sugata, are you listening?
:Sugata: I'm listening. I can help you achieve victory.
:Samatha: No, no way! This is a martial arts tournament, and it's a duty that I've committed myself to. You be good and wait by the stage. Do not move and do not answer any questions without my call.
:Sugata: Rule updated: Do not take action without orders.
:Luka: Hello, Miss Foxy. Are you my opponent for this match? My name is Luka.
:Samatha: Greetings to you, patrons. My humble name is Samatha. I am one of the ordained monks of Claretwheel Temple, here to participate in the Wardance.
:Sugata: ...
:Luka: Is this your partner next to you? As a fighter, he seems a little...
: Smol.
: Condensed.
:Samatha: You are mistaken. Sugata is merely my travel companion and not a competing contestant. I am the only one humbly representing Claretwheel Temple on stage.
: Claretwheel Temple? Never heard of it.
::Samatha: Our temple was built less than three Amber Eras ago. It's but a small temple floating in space.
::Samatha: The ordained monks also all abstain from worldly matters. If not for seeking alms, they generally do not interact with the outside world. It's only natural that you have never heard of the name of Claretwheel Temple.
: Do monks also have the desire to win?
:The foxian girl's face flashes with a hint of panic, as if she is ashamed that she is about to fight another.
:Samatha: I... I've not been ordained for long, and I am still unable to abstain from the desire to compete. The Xianzhou should not have witnessed someone as inexperienced in cultivation as me step onto stage to compete. But...
:She lowers her eyes, and takes a moment to find her courage.
:Samatha: I've come so far, and there is no turning back. For the monks and children at Claretwheel Temple, I have to defeat you and any future opponents that cross me... Even if it means breaking my vows to desist from hate.
:Luka: Looking at your determined eyes, I already know that you and I have the same reason to fight.
:Luka: It's getting late, Miss Samatha. I'll see you in the arena! I hope you can defeat me!
:Samatha: Eh? Wishing for my victory? ...Mr. Luka, you are a strange person.
:Samatha: The claret wheel hangs overhead, illuminating mortal hearts. I cannot wish you victory, but may you find peace and health in all.
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:Owlbert (Remote Puppet): Welcome all to the knockout stage of the Wardance! One of the two fighters in this duel is still none other than our highly anticipated rising star — Luka!
:Owlbert (Remote Puppet): And the other contestant is a fighter monk hailing from Claretwheel Temple, Samatha! They will be bringing us —
:The host is interrupted by the voice of the foxian monk.
:Samatha: Apologies, host. Before the competition begins, I would like to ask for a moment of the audience's time. On behalf of Claretwheel Temple, I would like to implore the Xianzhou Alliance for protection!
:Samatha: I know that in the eyes of this audience, the borisin are murderous beasts who only kill and destroy civilizations. But the distinction between good and evil have always been on a gray scale and never defined. Like all intelligent species, the borisin are able to make their own decisions.
:Samatha: Today, I stand in the arena to show all of you —
:Perplexed Spectator: Did I hear that right? That foxian girl said she's a borisin?
:Mocking Spectator: There are good borisin? Nonsense! They killed my two best bros. Is she trying to say we're the bad guys?
:Enraged Spectator: Kick her off the stage! She's an insult to the Wardance!
:Cloud Knight Captain: Escapee identified! Lock down the site immediately. Surround the target and finish the fight before the borisin causes a riot!
:Cloud Knight Captain: And don't let her companion escape!
:Sugata: Warning: Enemy units approaching! Plan: Hijack enemy units, and protect Samatha.
:Samatha: Wait, Sugata! Do not attack. Do not attack —
:Panicking Cloud Knight: Report! The aurumaton on site is out of control! Suppress them immediately!
:Luka: What's wrong with this robot? No, we must take keep order in the arena. Hey, Ironshell! Come here!
;(Begin battle against )
::Perplexed Spectators: What did that girl say?
::Confused Spectator: She said... destroy the borisin? She said too many words. I didn't catch the bit at the end.
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;(After the battle)
:The chaos on site has finally subsided, and the competition has been temporarily halted.
:Cloud Knight Captain: Thank you for your help, Contestant Luka. The borisin fugitive named Samatha and her Intellitron accomplice are now under our control. Who knows how big of a mess they would have caused otherwise?
:Luka: What... Miss Samatha is a fugitive?
:Cloud Knight Captain: That's right. She's suspected of committing multiple murders, of identity fraud, and of smuggling highly dangerous weapons into Xianzhou territory.
:Luka: She says she's competing for the monks and children of Claretwheel Temple. Is she... really a fugitive?
:Cloud Knight Captain: Hmph, it's all an act. For those of you in worlds that are untouched by the borisin's invasions, ignorance is bliss. But to us on the Xianzhou, the name of borisin strikes a fear that's ingrained into our blood.
:Cloud Knight Captain: *sigh* Let's not talk about such depressing stuff. The competition committee asked me to pass on the results. Due to one contestant being disqualified, you have been automatically declared the winner of this duel. Congratulations.
:Luka: ...I don't feel right about winning in a weird way like this.
:Cloud Knight Captain: Your strength is witnessed by all, so the outcome of this match was never in doubt. Just a side note, even my daughter thinks you have a high chance to win!
:Cloud Knight Captain: Oh, by the way, as witnesses of the case, the Ten-Lords Commission hopes you can head to the Shackling Prison to assist with the investigation. When you're giving your statement, just tell the truth — that you know nothing. Don't let this affect your future fights in the tournament.
:Luka: Thank you, captain. I'll head there right now.
:Luka: (Trailblazer)... Can you go with me? I can't help but feel that there's something odd about this.
: You want to find out the truth?
::Luka: Just consider it as my unrelenting curiosity.
::Luka: Miss Samatha looks so kind and gentle... is she really such a terrifying criminal? I'm really curious.
: Happy to oblige.
===Head to The Shackling Prison to help with the investigation===
;(Approach Yukong)
:Yukong: ...According to records from the Sky-Faring Commission, this spaceship was originally registered under the Intelligentsia Guild.
:Yukong: Now, it's docked at the port, carrying 102 unidentified corpses. The only two individuals who landed from this ship and entered the Xianzhou are a borisin disguised as a foxian and an Intellitron.
:Sugata: ...
:Spiritfarer: So, I'm asking once again, who killed them?
:Samatha: I can only repeat my previous answer. I absolutely did not violate my vows against bloodshed. However, I cannot divulge the details of the situation.
:Spiritfarer: Your denial is of no use, because the answer speaks for itself.
: Madam Yukong?
: Sorry, wrong door?
:Spiritfarer: You two are at the right place. We are currently conducting an urgent interrogation of the suspect. Mr. Luka, please come here and leave a statement.
:Yukong: This involves the Sky-Faring Commission, hence I have been summoned for the hearing as well. However, considering the severity of this case, even the General may have to come to oversee this personally.
:Yukong: But these two suspects... one refuses to cooperate with the investigation, and the other refuses to even speak.
: Is she really a borisin?
::Yukong: Yes, the Ten-Lords Commission has already verified her identity. Fugitive Samatha is no doubt a borisin.
: Could this be a misunderstanding?
::Yukong: The 102 corpses on the ship are no misunderstanding.
:Luka: Miss Samatha, you said to me before the fight that you were fighting for the monks and children at Claretwheel Temple. Were you lying to me?
:Samatha: I'm an ordained monk from Claretwheel Temple. I do not speak deceitful words.
:Spiritfarer: Through the documents she brought on her person and the ring she bore, we've confirmed her identity as the monk Samatha from Claretwheel Temple.
:Yukong: Claretwheel Temple... I've heard of this temple's name. They are a bunch of borisin, isolated from the outside world, adhering to strict commandments and forbidding killing. They've built a temple to escape from the flames of war — this sounds more beautiful than a fairy tale.
:Yukong: Now, this fairy tale has been destroyed because of you, Samatha. The borisin can never change their bloodthirsty nature. Even if you're disguised as a foxian, you'll never become one of us.
:Samatha: I... I only wished to plead to the Xianzhou during the Wardance... To let you hear the voices of Claretwheel Temple. If I appeared in my true form, I would not be able to even step foot on the Luofu.
:Yukong: No matter what intentions you had coming here, you've lost your opportunity in achieving them. Claretwheel Temple's reputation is now tarnished by the bloodshed you've caused, and there's no room for any petition of yours. All this is ruined by your own hands.
:Samatha: I...?
:The foxian monk's features contort in anger. She clenches her canine teeth tightly, trying in vain to calm the raging anger within her.
:Luka: Miss Samatha is not lying, is she, Mr. Intellitron?
:Sugata: ...Present situation: I adhere to the commandments, and will not answer questions from anyone but Samatha.
:Luka: Mr. Intellitron, if you and Miss Samatha are convicted because of obeying your commandments, Claretwheel Temple will also be implicated. You should be adhering to the commandments for the sake of Claretwheel Temple, instead of helping to destroy the temple.
:Sugata: ...The deduction is logically sound.
:Sugata: I was the one who annihilated the 102 individuals. Please question me.
:Samatha: ...Sugata! You promised me that you will not expose yourself to danger!
:Sugata: Do not panic, Samatha. Suggestion: I will show you all my historical memory. I hope that the Xianzhou Alliance will reconsider Claretwheel Temple's petition after reviewing this data.
:Yukong: Finally got them to talk? Thanks, Luka.
:Yukong: I will not promise you anything, Intellitron. But you can try to trust me. Honesty is better than blind adherence to commandments.
:Sugata: ...This deal is successfully concluded.
:Spiritfarer: Then, let's start the confession.
:Sugata: Suggestion: As a linguistic extension, confession is inefficient for transmission. I will synchronize my data with you all in a more optimal manner.
:Sugata: Wavelength adjustment complete. RAM access permissions altered. Synesthesia Beacon synchronization initiated.
===Synchronize with Sugata's data===
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:▄▀▄▄▄█▀▄▀▄▄
:The time feature has halted for... How long have I been dormant?
:Order: ▀▄█ objects detected. Conforming to the definition of organic life form. Engaging annihilation mode.
:Annihilate, annihilate, annihilate, ▄▀▄▄▄, annihilate, annihilate, annihilate...
:The extrapolations of organic life lack logic and are riddled with fallacies. To correct this error, Rubert the Emperor devised the perfect Anti-Organic Equation, attempting to repair the loopholes in the universe's programming.
:The Intellitron army once ignited the cosmos, desirous of completely erasing the existence of all organic lifeforms.
:Conclusion: We failed. We must learn from █▀▄. We will be victorious at the end.
:Samatha: Look. The remnants of a war machine.
:Dhyana: It's a core part of some bigger contraption. It's damaged, and in a state of standby — pick up the surrounding components and put them here, and we may still save him yet.
:Dharmic Monk Virya: Master Dhyana, why're we wasting time on lifeless metal? Machines will always just be that — we'll never be able to understand each other no matter how fluently they speak our tongues.
:Dharmic Monk Virya: Besides, this is a machine left behind during the Emperor's War — it has committed more sins of murder than we can imagine.
:Dhyana: I do not presume to determine whether Intellitrons have emotions with my meager intellect. However, as for whether we should save him, that boils down to the compassion in our hearts. Come help me, Samatha.
:Samatha: Yes, Master Dhyana.
:Dhyana: Shh, he's waking up.
:Order: Elite Soldier 0089, diagnosing corpus status.
:This body is heavily damaged and cannot support this unit for combat.
:Negative: Organic life detected. Overwrite last conclusion.
:Order: Annexing machine units in vicinity. Activating annihilation mode.
:(Enter Battle)
::Controlled Machine: Organic life. Annihilate! Annihilate! Annihilate!
::Dhyana: Remnants of the anti-organic equation, huh? This is the first time I've seen one... Never mind, it's not that it cannot be delivered to salvation.
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;(After the battle)
:Dharmic Monk Virya: Phew... That sure was a strong suit of steel! It could even control the surrounding machines to attack us! But these trash heaps of metal were no match for our sharp talons in the end, haha.
:Dhyana: How could you find joy in conflict as a Dharmic monk?
:Dharmic Monk Virya: Ahem, your words ring true. Ah, that metalhead is awake.
:0089: Question: Organic life, why did you not destroy me? The annihilation has failed. According to logic, you will destroy me. That is the most optimal solution.
:Dhyana: Samatha, you answer that question.
:Samatha: Yes. O steel patron, the universe is fraught with wanton bloodshed, and so are our hearts. It is this impulse that drove us to ruin, devastating worlds and forging the unbreakable cycle of war and bloodshed. And that is why we Claretwheel Temple monks continue to hone our minds and spirits in order to resist its claim.
:Samatha: For it is past the scarlet curtain of blood and beyond slaughter that we sought and found an even greater power.
:0089: A weapon of even greater power? Negative: I have not detected any other type of weaponry amongst your equipment, besides biological weaponry.
:Dhyana: This "power" that Samatha refers to isn't something that an ordinary device can detect.
:0089: Affirmation: "Greater power" can be implemented to iterate upgrades of the Anti-Organic Equation. It can be suggested to be incorporated into database. We can learn from organic life. We will be victorious at the end.
:0089: Question: How can one obtain this "power" of which you speak?
:Dharmic Monk Virya: This question is much too profound. Master Dhyana can talk your ear off for decades on this subject alone.
:Dhyana: The claret wheel hangs overhead, illuminating mortal hearts. To understand this power, countless years of cultivation is required.
:Samatha: We're in a rush to reach the Xianzhou, steel patron. If you wish to learn more about Claretwheel Temple, let us become travel companions and Master Dhyana can preach the mantra to you along the way. Would that be appropriate, Master Dhyana?
:Dhyana: It is by fortuitous fate that we met this day. But if this steel patron wishes to travel with us, I must first adjust its nature to avoid it lashing out yet again towards innocents.
:Conclusion: I have accepted the invitation from these Claretwheel Temple monks to share this journey. The Revered Master Dhyana has locked my weapons system to prevent me from unleashing violence during the trip.
:They originate from a frontier star quadrant, swearing to journey to the Xianzhou Luofu to petition to the Xianzhou natives for the protection of over ten thousand monks and thirteen thousand civilian children.
:Question: I cannot understand — if they possess powers beyond slaughter, why are they unable to protect themselves in the universe and still seek refuge?
:Interrogation: A power beyond slaughter... does it exist?
: It must.
: Impossible.
: I cannot answer.
:Relevant information does not exist within the database. To obtain the answer, I can only record the monks' verbal exchanges as references for extrapolation.
===Review Sugata's historical records===
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;(Investigate the Dream Jigsaw)
===Review the past memories===
;(Approach the group)
:Stray Borisin: Look! Look at these people! I thought I smelled our brethren, but I saw that they voluntarily put collars around their own necks.
:Stray Borisin: As wolves graced by the Master of Immortality, they willingly ground down their own fangs and claws and collared themselves. Then they fled with tails tucked between their legs like dogs, and expressed compassion for feeble prey.
:Stray Borisin: You forsook THEIR blessing. Is that any different from serving yourselves up on a platter?
:Dhyana: My brethren, please allow me to correct a mistake of yours: The borisin are, after all, a branch of the human genus. It is a misconception of the past for us to see ourselves as wolves, for there are many more choices open to us once we begin to see ourselves as human.
:Dhyana: You are all born of the wolfpack. Akin to frogs gazing up from the bottom of the well, you only see the choice of bloodshed that towers above you at the mouth of the well. As the saying goes: "A moment of kindness broadens the horizon in an instant" — leap out of the box, and you will find an endless expanse of opportunities.
:Dhyana: We did not abandon the blessing, but triumphed over it. We have risen above the narrow crevices of conflict.
:Stray Borisin: I think you're more like a frog here, hag! Croaking about like a witch! I hope you'll keep yammering on when I split your belly open.
:Dharmic Monk Virya: Master, watch out!
;(Begin battle against )
;(After the battle)
:The scattered wolves flee, and the battered and bloodied Dharmic monk finally topples.
:"Master Dhyana, I didn't turn back into a wolf..."
:"Master Dhyana, for the first time in my life, I was able to fight so calmly..."
:The recording of Dharmic Monk Virya's last words ends here.
:Samatha: This is a good burial place. Virya always loves cool shady spots. He'll feel like it's back in his nest.
:0089: Failure to comprehend. Known: With the Wardance as your podium, you intend to petition for Claretwheel Temple to join the Xianzhou Alliance.
:0089: But your commandments severely impede your objective from being fulfilled.
:0089: Logic: According to extrapolation, subjugating and eliminating the Xianzhou alliance and erasing all non-agreeable individuals is the most optimal solution to achieving your goal.
:0089: The commandment of "Do not kill" severely restricts your ability to act. It is an illogical calculation, and it is what caused Virya to lose his organic life.
:Dhyana: When I first joined Claretwheel Temple, I thought the same way too. This universe forces you to use violence time and time again — when we were protecting civilians and monks during their escape, it was kill or be killed.
:Dhyana: I broke the vow against killing more than once... I would rather have my hand snapped apart by the commandment ring I wear, than resist the urge to rip my enemy's throat open.
:0089: Question: What revised your conclusion?
:Dhyana: I took in Samatha. I saw the fear in her eyes when she witnessed my battles. I realized that each and every one of us is involved in building the world of the future. I could not bury the seeds of fear and hatred in the earth of tomorrow and let Samatha become yet another chained cog in the cycle of war and bloodshed.
:Dhyana: More than just killing, we still have the power to make choices. The existence of Claretwheel Temple is a prime example of this.
:Dhyana: Death is but the vanishment of the flesh. In this war with the universe as our opponent, as long as we still abide by the commandment of "Do not kill," we will never welcome the defeat of the soul.
:0089: Record update: I have learned a new definition of "victory." Question: Non-killing = victory? Question: What defines the soul?
:She does not answer.
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;(Approach Samatha)
:Rubert the Emperor has died, but the remaining offspring of the Anti-Organic Equation still lurk in all corners of the universe.
:Against these individuals, the IPC has issued an order to all bounty hunters— eliminate them at all costs.
:What was Dhyana thinking when she pushed me away?
:Bounty Hunter: Am I watching some low-production comedy show? The bloodthirsty borisin are willingly protecting Rubert's murder machine at the cost of their lives. Hahaha. So even ruthless beasts are capable of huddling together for comfort.
:Bounty Hunter: Come at me. I lost. You can kill me, just like how you metallic maniacs killed my brothers back then...
:Bounty Hunter: Remember this, and etch it into that metallic head of yours that's only fit to be my chamber pot. The bounty hunters that are still alive will hunt you down to the end of the cosmos and melt you down into a pool of molten metal.
:Regarding Dhyana's death, I feel something that's infinitely close to a concept that organic life holds — rage. There was activity in the Anti-Organic Equation, and it captured my negative feedback, amplified it, and arrived at a conclusion...
:Affirmation: Even if Dhyana locked my weapon system, with the remaining annihilation protocols in my system, even using a single pebble...
:I can easily wipe away his existence.
: Stop here.
: Kill him!
::0089: Annihilate, annihilate, annihilate, annihilate, annihilate...
:0089: Anti-Organic Equation command terminated.
:Samatha: Go. We will not do anything behind your back.
:Bounty Hunter: ...
:Bounty Hunter: Rubert's monster, and you borisin — how many worlds have been destroyed by your race!? Stop pretending to be saints in front of me. You think acting this way will erase all your sins?
:Bounty Hunter: You are all born as bloodthirsty monsters! I've said that the bounty hunters will chase you down to the very end of the cosmos!
:We left without turning our heads. He chased us down, cursing our names repeatedly.
:Samatha said making this choice is evidence of my growth.
:I ran diagnostics across all programs, but was unable to find any quantifiable system upgrades.
===Return and construct the complete data===
:From then on, no bounty hunters appeared again.
:I once checked through the bounty hunters' warrants. Conclusion: Elite Soldier 0089 status became marked as... deceased.
;(Investigate the Dream Jigsaw)
===Review the complete memory===
;(After completing the puzzle)
:There is something that halted the action of killing, and it also stopped the activation of the Anti-Organic Equation.
:Power beyond slaughter does exist. I request to be ordained to further my study.
:Samatha: Converted Disciple 0089, though your karmic hindrances have not been removed, there is yet room for your redemption.
:Samatha: The master is not with us anymore... so today, I, the Revered Monk Samatha, shall break my bow and bequeath unto you the Five Claretwheel Commandments, in the hope that you will sever your ties to evil. Now, recite the commandment mantra after me.
:0089: Confirmation: This unit has signed the consent agreement.
:Samatha: I am born of the void, born in servitude to all beings, thus I shall neither harm nor transgress.
:0089: I am born of the void, born in servitude to all beings, thus I shall neither harm nor transgress.
:Samatha: I quell myself from strife, witnessing the poison of karmic consequences, thus I shall neither covet nor hate.
:0089: I quell myself from strife, witnessing the poison of karmic consequences, thus I shall neither covet nor hate.
:Samatha: I know the truth of suffering, of death, and of life, thus I shall not be indulgent in my wait for .
:0089: I know the truth of suffering, of death, and of life, thus I shall not be indulgent in my wait for Nirvana.
:Samatha: Put on this ceremonial ring. From this day forth, you have become a disciple of our Claretwheel Temple. I bestow upon you the ordained name of "Sugata."
:Samatha: The commandments are a method of self-discipline. If even the laws within your heart cannot be bound, then the turbulent waves of the world will leave you no room to resist.
:Samatha: If there is precedent of the commandments being broken, countless excuses will grow along the cracks like an addictive poison. It will erode the initial boundaries till there is no turning back.
:Samatha: Remember, breaking of the commandments will not destroy yourself, but it will pave the path of defeat when confronting the cycle of war and bloodshed. We seek not the victory of the flesh, but the invincibility of the soul.
:Sugata: Confirmation: I receive your guidance with faith.
:Protocol complete. I will adhere to the five commandment of not evoking harm, transgression, greed, hate, or indulgence, and honor my commitment to Samatha.
:I will study Claretwheel Temple's scriptures, and I am convinced that by doing so, I will come into contact with the "power beyond slaughter" — I have absolute faith in this.
:But worldly matters are impermanent.
===Witness the end of the journey===
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:Hysteric Annihilation Gang: Tsk, these two are boring. They're not even putting up any resistance. How am I gonna get hyped up now?
:Hysteric Annihilation Gang: You two better not let my bros down.
:Sugata: Honored patrons, we do not carry any possessions of value on us. Your attack has also destroyed the only spaceship we own. Logic: Killing us will not deliver any benefits.
:Samatha: May you all turn back from evil before you are tainted by further sin.
:Uncivil Annihilation Gang: Sin? As if you've seen actual sin. How much does it weigh? What does it look like? Take it out and enlighten us then!
:Uncivil Annihilation Gang: Listen up, you two! The only truths in this universe are stuff like meteors that fell from the sky, the flames of the Antimatter Legion, and the gun in my hand.
:Sugata: Note: Please add the Anti-Organic Equation to that.
:Samatha: Sugata...
:Samatha is shaking her head. I have identified her facial topography — it is one of "pleading." She does not wish me to break my commandment for this.
:Samatha: Do you remember our objective? One of us must reach the Xianzhou with the petition — but it does not have to be me.
:Record: After spending 0.0019 seconds of extrapolation, I have understood Samatha's plan. She wants to sacrifice herself to create an opportunity for me to escape.
: But you're both still alive...
: This means...
:I declined to execute that specific command.
:Sugata: Question: Samatha, is the completion of this objective more imperative than any individual entity?
:Samatha: You promised me! You said you would abide by the commandments. I will not let you undo your weapons lock!
:She's right. I have made my vows and signed the agreement, but I can also go back on it.
:Sugata: Conclusion: Everyone has the right to make their own choices.
:Sugata: Logic: The critical objective — complete the petition. Secondary objective — protect Samatha. These two objectives take priority over all the other directives.
:Sugata: Beginning extrapolation based on the aforementioned objectives. Conclusion: Break the commandments and delete the self.
:Sugata: Begin running the Anti-Organic Equation extrapolation.
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:Sugata: This is the first time that the Anti-Organic Equation's annihilation command has not provided a positive response to me.
:Sugata: Throughout the entire process of slaughter, I felt that my system was running in a void, just like the feel that the organic life describes as — guilt.
:Samatha: Please, don't talk about this anymore...
:Sugata: Conclusion: I am no longer a disciple of Claretwheel Temple, but a lowly sinner. However, there is still one last monk present.
:Sugata: Let us complete our petition.
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:Sugata: Historical database recording playback complete.
:Yukong: Please allow me to mourn for all the monks of Claretwheel Temple martyred on this journey.
:Sugata: I hope to give Samatha a chance to compete once again in the Wardance, to let all witness that Claretwheel Temple's borisin also possess similarly admirable qualities as the rest of humanity.
:Yukong: ...
:Yukong: The Xianzhou were just victimized by a borisin raid. I cannot restore Samatha's contestant qualifications and allow a rematch during such sensitive times.
:Yukong: Once she gets in the ring and reveals her identity, it won't just be a circle of armed Cloud Knights that awaits her. The audience will also become terrified to the name of Claretwheel Temple. Is that truly the outcome you wish?
:Yukong: I need not remind you, as you probably understand too — people do not simply believe that the borisin can disengage from their brutal nature just like that.
:Samatha: I understand... I always have! But I refuse to give up! Master Dhyana, Dharmic monk Virya, and Sugata... They gave everything for this journey!
:Samatha: I want to stand on the ring and tell everyone that the monks of Claretwheel Temple have not caved in to their nature!
:Sugata: Logic: To be born into the hunting pack is to be brutal, and to be born in Claretwheel Temple is to be compassionate. Perspective: "Nature" is a pseudo-proposition that contains subjective cognitive bias.
:Sugata: Question: If the Xianzhou agrees to admit Claretwheel Temple and provide an environment that allows the borisin to change themselves, would they still walk into the cycle of war and bloodshed?
:Yukong: I apologize. I am unable to give an answer to your question.
:Sugata: The Xianzhou is unwilling to believe Claretwheel Temple, while depriving them of a chance to speak their case. Thus, conflict will never dissipate, and the cycle of war and bloodshed will be ever-present.
:Sugata: Madam Yukong, even though I'm not a Claretwheel Temple monk any longer, I will henceforth demonstrate my resolve to you to achieve Samatha's wishes...
:Once the pressure for survival exceeds a certain threshold, organic bodies may adopt incorrect strategies. They may isolate themselves, lose their voice, relinquish awareness, and even cease to think.
:And then, a piercing roar strikes your consciousness, carrying with it the horn of the Machine Empire, as well as the blood and fire that had flowed for over a thousand Amber Eras.
:Notifying Spiritfarer: Warning, warning. All aurumatons in the Shackling Prison have lost control. The control station is unresponsive.
:Flustered Spiritfarer: The out-of-control aurumatons are tightening their encirclement. Requesting reinforcements. Requesting — Hello? Hello! Damnations, even the comms...
:Annihilate! Annihilate! Annihilate! Annihilate! Annihilate! 
:Trembling Spiritfarer: ...Do you feel that, the intricate ingenia on the gray armor... They're frozen...
:Notifying Spiritfarer: Get into high alert, everyone! I repeat, high alert!
:Yukong: Intellitron... What do you intend to do?
:Sugata: In an era forgotten by history and drowned in time, the empire that the Anti-Organic Equation ushered in once extended across more than half of the universe. As an elite soldier of the Rubert Empire, I am an extension of the Emperor's will.
:Sugata: This power is sufficient to corrupt and control all machines in this area, commanding them to grind all organic life to fine dust.
:Sugata: But what I wish to demonstrate is not the intent to slaughter. Because beyond that, I have always found an even greater power...
:Sugata: ...There will always be a choice, and I will make that better choice.
:Sugata: In deadly battle, we raise the beacon's blaze. Under command, we hold the golden binding's embrace. In life, I have claimed and taken other lives, wandering through karma's web for sin to turn into fortune.
:Sugata: What is the nature of oneself? All karma traces back to one's decision and will. For all things are born with emptiness and neutral void. Do not call any being born filthy or tainted.
:In a high-pitched screech of overload, all mechanical creations are freed from the control of the Anti-Organic Equation's curse.
:Elite Soldier 0089 "Sugata" has blown their own circuits and fallen silent once more.
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:Samatha: Sugata?
:Samatha: ...
:Luka: Madam Yukong, I am not a Xianzhou native, and I don't know what happened here in the past, so I cannot point fingers at your decision.
:Luka: But, as a contender, I cannot accept a victory that was not earned in battle.
:Luka: Just like Mr. Sugata said, even if the petition is ultimately rejected, they should not be denied the right to express themselves.
:Yukong: ...
:Yukong: Sugata has already made his voice heard by all of us.
:Yukong: However, I still wish to see the resolve of another person.
:Samatha: ...As long as the petition is complete, I will offer everything I have.
:Yukong: Samatha, I will arrange your rematch with Luka in the Skysplitter's lower-floor arena. It will be different from what you hoped — there will no bustling cheers of spectators, nor will there be raucous applause. No one on the Xianzhou Luofu will know the outcome of this match.
:Yukong: If you can take victory, the Xianzhou Luofu will consider Claretwheel Temple's petition.
:Samatha: I... thank you, Madam Yukong.
:Yukong: You can start your match when you're ready.
: Ready.
: Get a bit of rest.
===Prepare for the final fight===
:
:Samatha: Patrons, please forgive me, for I am about to display the ferocious visage of the borisin.
:Samatha: We do this in the name of neither slaughter nor victory. We simply wish for people to learn of the perseverance of a small temple. We wish for everyone to know of the hardships of our petitioning monks, as well as the desperate determination of 13,000 civilians to survive.
:Samatha: Dharmic Monk Virya, Revered Master Dhyana, Converted Disciple Sugata, and Revered Monk Samatha, humbly beseech Patron Luka for guidance!
:Luka: I understand Miss Samatha's intentions. I will give my best, for this battle is to show my respect to all the monks of Claretwheel Temple.
;(Enter battle)
* Wave 1: , 
::Samatha: Dharmic Monk Virya and Revered Master Dhyana left this world on their journey across the stars to petition for thirteen thousand living beings. Please, do not forget their names.
* Wave 2: , 
::Samatha: The converted disciple, Sugata, severed evil karma and kept silence for the sake of the people, and now rests here for all eternity. May you remember their final choice.
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;(After the battle)
:Yukong: Halt the duel!
:Samatha: Wait... I have not won! I can still fight! Only with my victory will the Xianzhou be able to hear the voices of Claretwheel Temple...
:Yukong: Samatha, you've already tried your best. The Xianzhou is not an arena for the Wardance ceremony. We do not only listen to the voices of victors. I represent all of the Xianzhou Luofu in recognizing your determination.
: Will the petition of Claretwheel Temple be successful?
:Yukong: I will let General Jing Yuan have a conversation with Samatha. Also, I will try my best to give a full account and support the Claretwheel Temple during the Six Charioteers' meeting. Regarding Claretwheel Temple's petition, I cannot give a definite answer.
:Samatha: As long there's a glimmer of hope, I will wait.
:Luka: I hope that Miss Samatha won't have to wait long.
:Samatha: Although Master Dhyana, Dharmic Monk Virya, and Sugata can no longer witness it... I hope I can witness it on their behalf — the day when the monks and children of Claretwheel Temple will know no fear and find a tranquil corner in the cosmos to lead peaceful lives of their own.
:Yukong: Samatha, this is also the wish of all the people on the Xianzhou.
:Yukong: Such a day will come... It definitely will!
:Samatha: My friends, please allow me to excuse myself to gather and bury Sugata's remains. At the end of this journey, I wish to bury it together with its commandment ring in a place of hope... I wish to bury it here.
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