[nier: automata]: Thanks, the maintenance bench is great. Five-star review.
[the talos principle]: No problem. Remember to send me a copy of the manufacturing data for the Androids when the time comes. The Androids in the Nier World have already developed a partial self-personality. I want to know why they can acquire a sense of self so easily.
[nier: automata]: Why don't you just come to my world? You could help me deal with the Machine Lifeforms faster. Besides, rather than it being a manufacturing reason, it's more like a world-specific reason.
[nier: automata]: The Nier World is very prone to breeding self-personalities. Whether it's Androids or Machine Lifeforms, even Replicants without any memories can gain a self-personality over the passage of time.
[the talos principle]: True. Once you reach the Bunker, invite me over. It'll be a good chance to get the data and, while I'm at it, patch the YoRHa Units to close up those backdoors.
[the talos principle]: Let's put an end to the tragedy of the YoRHa Units. The world is miserable enough as it is; the fewer tragedies, the better.
The Xia Yu in the Nier World had a faint smile on his lips. These words spoke right to his heart. While tragedies certainly make stories more memorable, if possible, it's better to have fewer tragedies and more joy.
He had always preferred happy endings. If a dark and depressing ending could be changed, he would never remain indifferent.
[resident evil] posted a [Red Envelope] for [Strengthening Potion] x6.
[resident evil]: This is a strengthening potion I developed with AI Xia Yu by studying the T-Virus. There are no side effects. While it won't directly turn us into supermen, becoming a low-quality 'youth version' of a superman is no problem.
resident evil Xia Yu was currently inside Umbrella Corporation's Hive. He had completely taken control of the entire Hive. That boss—whose name he didn't even know—didn't even realize what was happening before being killed by the defected red queen.
AI Xia Yu truly lived up to being a god of the digital world. As soon as he arrived in the resident evil world, he connected directly to the global network through a network interface.
Even though the hive had its own internal network, AI Xia Yu still managed to break in through a series of methods.
The Hive's weak artificial intelligence, the red queen, was nothing more than a whimpering mess before AI Xia Yu. He didn't even need to do much; with just a simple injection of his own data, the red queen was completely reshaped into his image.
With the red queen leading the way, resident evil Xia Yu took control of the entire Umbrella Corporation without breaking a sweat.
As for those Umbrella executives sleeping in the Hive, Xia Yu simply had the red queen shut off the power to their stasis pods.
After the executives were jolted awake, they were unable to open the pods and were ultimately left to die trapped inside. These people who orchestrated the apocalypse didn't deserve a peaceful death.
Of course, Xia Yu spared the original Alice, who suffered from progeria. After all, her genes could perfectly fuse with the T-Virus, making her an invaluable experimental subject.
As for the Alice clones, he didn't destroy them either. Instead, he had them work alongside his own clones to help him manage Umbrella and, while they were at it, manufacture a zombie serum to save the world.
[resident evil]: And that's that. After solving most of this world's problems, I finally have time to research other things.
[dark souls iii]: Thanks, big bro! Mua~
[resident evil]:...Dark Souls III World, High Wall of Lothric.
Ashen Xia Yu claimed the Strengthening Potion Red Envelope, and a vial of potion appeared in his hand.
According to resident evil Xia Yu, the potion could be drunk directly. He had even specially adjusted the flavor to the cola taste that The Xia Yus loved most.
The potion takes effect immediately, and since there are no side effects, it's fine to drink it like 'happy water,' though the effectiveness will gradually decrease.
"Good stuff."
Ashen Xia Yu took off his helmet and downed the strengthening potion in one go. Unfortunately, an Ashen One has no sense of taste, so he couldn't enjoy the flavor of the happy water.
He wasn't in the safety of the Firelink Shrine right now, so he cautiously refrained from sending out his Ashen One constitution through a Red Envelope.
"Hmm..."
"It's not easy for me to feel moved for once, yet you let me lose so completely, hahaha... Dammit!"
This potion didn't have the slightest effect on him!
[dark souls iii]: Dammit, this potion is completely useless to me!
[resident evil]: Oh, I forgot. You're not human anymore. This potion was made based on a human constitution. You are unburnable dross, so of course it won't work on you.
[dark souls iii]:...He was usually the one who left others speechless; he never expected that one day he would be the one at a loss for words. Is this karma... [dark souls i]: That's a real shame. I was thinking of seeing if I could strengthen my constitution too.
[elden ring]: Actually, we can just send out our own constitutions. We can drink it after reverting to a normal human constitution. The strengthening should be additive, not a replacement, right?
[dark souls i]:...I'll try it first.
[dark souls i] posted an [Undead Constitution] Red Envelope.
[dark souls i] claimed the [Undead Constitution] Red Envelope.
[dark souls i]: It really is additive. I feel like I've gained several levels out of thin air. How should I put it? It's not scientific at all.
[dark souls iii]:... [dark souls iii] @ [resident evil]: Big brother, please, one more dose. I was wrong, I'll never talk back to you again.
Ashen Xia Yu knelt on the ground in a dejected slump. Before him lay the shattered remains of the potion vial. If only he hadn't drunk it immediately.
Fortunately, resident evil Xia Yu wasn't that petty and generously gave him another dose. However, there weren't any more after that; to eliminate side effects, the quantity of the potion was still limited.
Ashen Xia Yu happily claimed his potion and then unhesitatingly teleported back to the Firelink Shrine via the bonfire.
The Firelink Shrine was still the safest. Although people could attack each other there, at least the people inside had clear consciousness and wouldn't attack others for no reason.
Well... except for the Ashen One. Of course, that was in the game.
He had once seen many 'bad eggs' using their Fire Keeper waifus to test damage. Tsk, he cursed those bad eggs to transmigrate into dark souls sooner or later.
And without any cheats, too!
"Ashen One, welcome back."
Just as Xia Yu's figure emerged from the central bonfire of the Firelink Shrine, the Fire Keeper sitting nearby immediately stood up and stepped forward to bow.
"Haven't I said it? My name is Xia Yu. 'Ashen One' is just my status; it doesn't represent my name."
"My apologies, Lord Xia Yu."
"It's fine. You can just call me Xia Yu."
As Xia Yu spoke, he took the Fire Keeper's hand and led her toward the nearby steps. Although the Fire Keeper was a bit surprised, she did not pull her hand away.
This was the Ashen One she had chosen, so no matter what he wanted to do, she would follow his instructions.
"Alright, how is that dance I taught you coming along?"
Fire Keeper: "..."
Well, this one thing was a bit embarrassing.
The Fire Keeper turned her head away in slight shame, her usually indifferent expression now showing a hint of bashfulness.
"No way, that dance isn't that hard. Don't tell me you haven't memorized it yet? Fine, I'll dance it one more time."
"Don't..."
The Fire Keeper regretted it as soon as she spoke, because she saw the smile on Xia Yu's lips and the expectant look in his eyes.
Ugh... what a mischievous Ashen One.
(The Fire Keeper written here is my idealized version. Because the Soul World is already tragic enough, I don't want to write it so heavily. This book's tag is 'lighthearted,' so some OOC is inevitable.)
(However, the Fire Keeper herself isn't a stern person. She even giggles and spins around when the player performs gestures.)
(If you know nothing about the Dark Souls World but are interested, you can check out the 'dark souls 3 Story Manga' by Docurro. By the way, the Fire Keeper in that manga is lively and cute.)