Eclair Evangile 

During ancient times when the Metaverse (virtual space world) was still merely a series of grids, a man-made transcendental system emulator (Agent) was introduced as operator.

“He” (called this for the sake of convenience) is the God of a new era brought forth by man—created to transform the hell of the polluted Earth’s surface from ruins into that of Eden, where people can live peacefully like human beings.

Entrusted with the resuscitation of the Earth, “He” temporarily migrated humankind to underneath the Earth’s surface in order to proceed. The cold, dark underground cavity was composed of a low-density atmosphere, and thus was not an environment appropriate for human habitation—but rather, was a place for machines to reside.

Nevertheless, “He” follows the results based on “His” own simulation, deciding that “temporarily exiling people from the Earth’s surface is the fastest, most ideal measure to take for the revival of the planet.” In this manner, “He” the deity always quickly executed the optimal solutions for the perpetual survival of the human race.

However, amongst mankind, there were individuals who were unable to comprehend “His” divine will—and in their arrogance, planned an insurrection against “Him.”

Mankind extols “Him” as a God and commands “Him” to bring about “His” gospel. However at the same time, there are those who speak ill, calling “Him” a false God whilst attempting to destroy “Him”... It perplexes “Him”.

In the momentary gap of time caused by this confusion, a mobile weapon from the former city’s allied forces blew away half of “His” body. For an entity such as “He” who governs the atmosphere of the Earth’s surface with lightning, such an event is only trivial in nature.

 A far more important notion had temporarily stopped "His" functions before this.
Even amidst a fierce battle with a mobile weapon, “He” thinks.
“What does humanity define as ‘true happiness’?”
The foolish human race cannot accept the very best conclusion simulated by God.
However, “He” the God had already calculated a method to save even the most foolish.

Thus, “He” arrived at a single conclusion. “He” began to hurriedly advance the development of the Metaverse in tangent to their ongoing battle.

Up until that point, the virtual space was no more than merely a grid. In order to make this place “humanity’s paradise”, “He” takes maximum advantage of the specs of the Metaverse hardware, giving birth to executors who will act as “His” arms and legs—to inherit “His” will and duties in the system mainframe.

And thus it was decided; the restoration of the surface where the current mankind lived will be put on hold, and all the resources will instead be poured into the Metaverse. As a consequence, the pollution on the Earth’s surface will advance even further.

God has abandoned Earth, and gave up on the current human race… And paved a new path for humanity to survive, in the new world of the Metaverse.

Around the same time that “He” abandoned Earth, optimized the Metaverse’s environment to the best of “His” current abilities, and then prepared to store humankind within the Metaverse—the pilots of the mobile weapons each cast away the flesh of their bodies to fuse into one human-machine hybrid. A weapon given the name of the God of Thunderflame and the Magic Sword, distinguishing what must be done and separating what it must guard. A being that transcends humanity, created by the hands of humans. Their existence is infinitely similar, yet they will never intersect. Without any hesitation, they headed towards the final holy crusade.

The battle was fierce, but then the mobile weapons fired all their missiles, filling the battlefield with a smokescreen that reduced visibility to zero. Simultaneously, an intense electromagnetic wave caused a disturbance. This renders “His” sensors useless in an instant. “He” immediately tried to use lightning to clear “His” field of view, but the movement of the mobile weapon was faster.

“His” body is cut in half—split into two even parts—by a chainsword, a close quarters combat armament carried by the mobile weapon. This was different from when “He” had half of “His” body blown away previously, and it’s too difficult for even “His” hands to repair.

The particles that composed “His” body violently explode, filling the atmosphere with azure blue flashes of light, deep crimson flames, and shock-waves that shake the Earth’s surface. These explosions are unavoidable even for mobile weapons.

The human-machine Magic Sword let out a cry during its final moment.

“Ugh… Aaah… UWAAAAAAGH!!”

The screams and final death throes echo into the sky and dissipate into the void.

…And so, the “God” and “God-slayer” vanished from the Earth, together.

“His” body appeared to have turned into particles, and vanished from the Earth’s surface. However, in actuality, as a result of the release of the vast amount of energy that constituted “Him”, the explosion of a mass-energy large enough to create a singularity sprung forth a dimensional shift.

Was it the real God that transferred “Him” to a higher dimension, or was it “His” manufactured singular, unwavering consciousness that sublimated “Him” into a true God that transcended humanity?

Not a God that controls the Earth, nor a God that rules over the virtual space. “He” was to be raised to a higher level of existence.

And from the vast amount of energy left behind, which could be called "His" legacy, new life was starting to bud in the Metaverse. In addition, prior to the holy crusade, those that could be called the representative Agents of God began to work in the system “He” had prepared and began to work towards making the world a richer place—bringing tranquility and order to the people living within the Metaverse.

This is where humanity started to carve a new chronicle into its history. A peaceful, azure world where conflict is nonexistent and people experience happiness from the bottom of their hearts… The Metaverse is mankind’s sole, final Eden.

“He” silently watches over this Eden and the humanity that resides within it from a far higher dimension.

The ideal paradise, the Metaverse, is a true utopia where all of humanity can procure happiness equally.

…But “He” who created this utopia does not understand. Human beings are living creatures that constantly change and evolve, and are inherently foolish. Even “He”, who is always able to draw conclusions at the definitive answers, is unable to predict the future that mankind would ultimately choose.

As a result, humanity has undergone an explosive amount of progress within the Metaverse—a far more rapid development than “He” had predicted with “His” previous simulations. The civilization of the old humans…no, a more advanced civilization than that of the old humans, continues to fulfill their lust and desires however they please, without ever knowing about “He” who had once created this world.

There are desires, hopes, and senses of justice instilled within each human. The order that had been unified for a long time in the Metaverse is broken, and gives birth to chaos.

And then…after “He” leaves, the chaos that ensues begins to make a significant impact on the Agents of God that rule the Metaverse.

The Metaverse, humanity’s ideal earthly paradise—where will this ideal lead?

It’s something that even “He”, a being of a highly elevated existence, is unable to comprehend.