She wanted to recall something, but all she could recall was a blank.
"Where am I? What am I going to do? Who am I?"
There is no reference in the void, and there is no way to know whether one is moving, one cannot sense oneself, and one does not know what state one is in. Even if one wants to make changes to the current situation, one does not know where to start.
Perhaps a long time had passed, or perhaps it was only a moment. The fog on the side of Kerrigan's vision slightly dissipated, revealing a strange yet familiar scene.
"Happy birthday, Sarah." "Look, our little princess is getting more and more beautiful."
A man and a woman, two people in federal uniforms were celebrating the birthday of a little girl.
"I... was born in Tarsonis. My parents are federal officials,..."
The fog obscured the scene, then dispersed again in the other direction.
"Sarah! Sarah!" "Oh my God, honey, she's such an angel!"
An out-of-control hover vehicle crashed directly into the parents who were taking the girl for a walk. The mother hugged the girl tightly in desperation, while the father tried to stop the car, but the car suddenly stopped when the girl raised her arms towards it.
The back of the arm was frozen in the air.
"I...was recruited by the Federation because I showed my ability to use psionic energy..."
The fog gathers and disperses.
"There is something in this box. You need to determine what it is without opening it. Of course, I know that. You can do it through clairvoyance or telepathy-"
"Sir, is this what you're talking about?"
In a certain lecture hall, a girl held up a kitten and asked a question to the astonished instructor.
"I... received extremely high evaluations during the training process of psionic energy users..."
The mist surges.
"First time on a mission? Don't be nervous, me too." "Do you know why you shouldn't talk to the target? Because they have been brainwashed and firmly believe that they are right." "If you talk too much, our internal intelligence will be guessed.
."
"I think you talk a lot."
"Well……"
In the cabin of the transport plane, the chattering pilot Reem rubbed his head in embarrassment because his chatter was interrupted by a girl.
"I...performed many missions for the Federation after graduation, and never failed..."
The gray-white fog suddenly trembled violently and completely dissipated the next moment.
The deep night sky, flashing fireworks and explosions from time to time, the riddled building, the blond girl holding up a large piece of metal wall, the bumpy and undulating cabin, and myself holding the intercom tightly.
"I am……"
"【I am your mother--】"
Click——click——
Accompanied by a certain familiar sentence, the scene in front of him instantly shattered like broken glass, revealing another layer of fog that was constantly surging behind it.
The fog and the occasional past scenes looked the same as before, but the related events were completely different.
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"Sarah! Why are you always disobedient?"
"I don't want you to worry about it!"
boom!
The woman was scolding the girl, but the fish tank next to her exploded, and she was splashed with water. She looked horrified.
"You...you monster!"
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"You are all selected by the Federation from various star regions and have the talent to use 'psionic energy'," the instructor said expressionlessly, "I can tell you clearly that in view of your talents, you can only serve the Federation.
select."
"If not, are you going to kill everyone who refuses to serve?" A student raised his hand and asked in a desperate manner.
"Of course not, that would be a huge waste," the instructor glanced at him: "We will let him contribute to the federation in other positions."
The student seemed to have disappeared for a while and became taciturn when he reappeared.
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"This is a cat, and it has developed a tumor because we injected a certain drug. You can choose to eliminate the tumor or kill the cat." The instructor placed a cage in front of Kerrigan.
"I, I can't do it. The way I use psionic energy does not include these." Kerrigan shook her head repeatedly.
"Unfortunately, after assessment by Atlas, we believe that the strength you are currently showing does not match your level of psionic energy. If you are not deliberately hiding your strength, your potential has not yet been developed."
"I can try, but I can't guarantee..."
The cat died in the end.
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"Hahaha... I didn't expect those guys would send you to kill me. I'm really unhappy with my retribution..."
"Instructor Reem, why did you choose to betray us when you taught us that we must be loyal to the Federation?"
In a messy safe house, the instructor was being held with a gun to his head by Kerrigan.
"Oh, have you forgotten the iron rule of 'Don't talk to the target'? Your best choice now is to shoot me directly and then come back to life. Any communication with me may lead to you ending up like me."
"...I want to know the reason."
"Oh, that's because——"
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"First mission? Don't be nervous. Me too. My name is Reem. What about you?"
"Sarah, Sarah Kerrigan, nice to meet you, Mr. Chatty Pilot."
"Ah, oh~ are you talking about the ban? I'm not your target, it doesn't matter, and it's just against common sense to ask the driver to talk less, okay?"
Inside the Chinook transport aircraft, the "first-time agent" and the "first-time pilot" were chatting happily, while some equipment with unknown functions in the cabin was lighting up a cold red light.
.
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"Huh...huh..."
Although she was just browsing a series of images, Kerrigan still felt tired from her soul. She involuntarily raised her hand to her forehead and took a deep breath. After a while, she came back to her senses: "My body..."
"[After suppressing the original personality and memory, creating a virtual personality and instilling false memories, you can use the talents of those who are not loyal enough. This behavior is generally called 'brainwashing'."
Kerrigan's unfamiliar voice appeared for the first time in this fog. When she turned around in surprise, as expected, she saw the little "Jedi Knight".
"[Don't try to talk to me, what's here is just a message,]" Emil showed no expression, as if he was reading a script he had already written: "[If everything goes as usual after you go back, this message will not be read.
I saw it, but with their paranoia, they will definitely brainwash you again. After all, there will be no "Star Wars" in the false memories they created.】"
Ah...that's true.
"[If you hear this message, it means that the brainwashing of you by the Federation has been lifted. Next, as long as you act according to that fake and dishonorable memory, you will not be exposed,]" Emily paused: "[
If you behave abnormally again, although this message will not be replayed, it can still awaken your original memory, but it will be powerless if you go too far and are directly physically removed.]"
"...What is your purpose?" Although she knew that the other party would not respond, Kerrigan still asked this biggest doubt.
"[Well, I guess you will ask questions about my purpose, what I want, etc.]" Emil tilted his head: "[The answer is-]"
