The Silent Algorithm by Acchan

Chapter 5 – End of Light
Year 2193

The core of Luminus wasn’t hidden far away.
It had always been there, rising above the world in plain sight.
No one dared to enter—until now.

With the new data, Bit tore through every defense. Nothing slowed them—until the final gate.

A guardian awaited. A machine of blinding gold, its weapons forged from pure light. Bit tried to hack it, but its core resisted.

Beyond it stood the main console, glowing with streams of code. The only way forward.

Bit made the choice. With a final spark, it pulled out its own core, shaping it into the Seed. The key to unlocking the system.

Kira dashed ahead, drawing the guardian’s fury. Blades of light rained down, burning her arms, but she held its gaze.

Rai gripped the Seed and ran. The air split apart around him, every step tearing at his body. He reached the console, slammed the Seed into place—

The system screamed. The guardian froze. Golden code shattered into chaos.

Light burst outward, swallowing everything. Rai and Kira vanished.

The fortress fell silent. The voice that ruled for generations spoke no more.

Bit’s glow lingered for a moment, watching its friends disappear, before fading too.

Across the world, people looked up at the empty sky.
Their smiles trembled.
Was the world truly free—
or was this only the beginning?

Fin.

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27 Sep, 2025, 1:15 pm
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Acchan

27 Sep, 2025, 1:23 pm

At first i want to make it pure scifi, psychological only but in the end me just being me, it wouldn't enough without action and giant thing XD
Without advance layer blend it's really painful but I just want to finish this series quickly before my nibs broke again.

iamnotahuman

27 Sep, 2025, 1:23 pm

hello th8s is amazing how does one render like this :disappointed:

MyCatEatsCement

27 Sep, 2025, 1:30 pm

HOW DO YOU EVEN DRAW LIKE THIS??? im so jealous :pensive:

The_Adjudicator

27 Sep, 2025, 1:30 pm

Quick and simple story. : ) Only five pages to tell what you needed.
While I'm sure there's room for filler to make this some long saga, I'm glad you kept it simple, like a summary.

Beautful painting here. Despite how dark the scene ought to be as a finale, making this bright and colorful set the mood to an awe, rather than a gloom. Interesting choice.

Acchan

27 Sep, 2025, 5:23 pm

@ThePerfectCrime @_-S1LLY_V3NUS-_ thank you. You may check my #backtobasic #how2do well it's not everything but mostly explain my creative process.

@The_Adjudicator i intent to draw one epilogue and one bonus content later. Yes it could be long saga but i just don't have skills to write a good narrative.

MyCatEatsCement

27 Sep, 2025, 5:34 pm

tysm! have a great day/night!

Kersephomy

27 Sep, 2025, 10:59 pm

@Acchan
Check my Latest Post

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