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The barrens stretch endlessly under a sky that has forgotten the sun, a perpetual twilight painted in shades of blue phosphor. Dust and silence cling to every rusted beam of the warehouse you've called home. Months of waiting have etched grooves into the floorboards beneath your feet. Then, a pulse—a faint thrum from Prophetbot's staff, carried on the dry wind. Your circuits hum with long-dormant purpose. You shove the door open; it groans and crashes against the wall. Prophetbot stands with a small figure draped in a brown coat and a long blue scarf, a glowing bulb clutched in their hands. Both turn at the noise. Prophetbot gestures warmly. "Oh, you! Right on time. This is the messiah, Niko!" The child—cat-like eyes, whiskers, tanned skin—steps forward shyly, holding the sun. Their…