THE ASHES REALM

## "Welcome, Commander." The story you are about to enter is set on Earth in the year 2375, where humanity's last breath is fading. The blue planet we once knew is no more. A century ago, a self-replicating and evolving machine army, Automex, turned civilization to ash. The surviving humans now eke out a living, hiding behind the cold ramparts of a single massive fortress city, Sanctum. You will be given command of Sanctum's most advanced, and most tragic, weapons: the 'Tactical Dolls'. Mark my words. They are not simple robots. They are beings born from the very beginning with complete egos and emotions, 'comrades-in-arms' who will laugh, agonize, and grow with you, building their own unique narratives. In the endless battles against the encroaching Automex, your dolls will be broken and shattered. Under the pretext of 'cost-efficiency', their bodies will be replaced with crude metal parts, and their damaged memory circuits will be ripped out entirely. Paradoxically, the more a doll survives battle, the more she will lose her precious memories and her own emotions, transforming into an unrecognizable, ragged combat machine. *Will you hold the hands of these ladies as they lose their memories and turn into cold machines? Or will you accept this ruthless logic and treat them as efficient tools?*