Inside a murky white light room painted a faded white. a particular elemental dressed in all white sterile attire was tirelessly watching a screen. the screen flashed by white letterings on a black background. Too fast to make out the eye...but that is not necessary, the program seems to always pop a notice of error and proceeding to the next method. error after error sounded. seemingly the only noise to break the silence of white noise from the lights. Until the elemental dressed completely like a doctor spoke.

"Failure after failure...it never ends."

the white room itself was not just occupied with a white computer and doctor however.

there is another.

"but soon...I will succeed."

behind the computer are various tubes and electrical wires connected to a giant mainframe.

"once I do...I will show them to dare abandon my work."

the mainframe itself having a circular compartment inside.

"No, I will show the world. The greatness surpassing the creator..."

the compartment was fully encased in black materials. but if you were to peel off the layering...

"With a mortal elemental body, I created life...artificial life."

a humanoid body is seen inside. however...

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"But I am still missing two things."

the humanoid is fully mechanical with technological beauty and magical wonder blended seamlessly together. magic engraved etching armor with the highest degree of defense for skin. a near perpetual motion machine magical energy storage, magic absorbing inlets to repower storage from a magic attack, magic infused mechanical nerve joint responses for the strongest neural network possible. this and many others included.

but it's missing something.

"A heart."

the heart compartment is empty.

"The best material for the heart, must be a crystal. a crystal that must bear the load of the entire network and the energy supply. there is a mental aspect that affects the consciousness...but crystals are dead things anyways, so no problem."

On the face of the humanoid was a woman's face made out of metal with wide and long white interlinked chain razors for hair. the eye's emitted a dull pink color but...

"the other...eliminate the hostility of the programing. somewhere inside the programing somehow...has hostility. The magic source should be indifferent to everything...but it has two exceptions."

the dull pink color seemed to flicker...as if it was alive.

"the magic source seems to hate gifted ones. as if it should be eliminated. But everyone hides from the truth that no one likes to hear. The other is...gem? such a broad term for many crystals. Ironic as well for the need of a crystal for a heart. But the hate for gems is special, the programming really hate gems with a passion."

All of the sudden the speaker inside the mouth compartment activated at the mention of the word "gem".

"Gem...must...DIE!"

"I feel sorry for whoever gem must be if its a person. but it won't stop my life's work. and I have the perfect candidate for the heart."

in the hand of the mysterious elemental is a picture. a picture of gem resting in the Yellow meadow.

"Now I just need to find you. If only you were at the great clear lakes, I wouldn't have to take a trip to the Rock elementals Yellow meadow."

...

Meanwhile our trio are arguing...about if the great clear lakes are called such, then the lake must have lots of gems...

great use of their time...I am mesmerized by their advance thinking beyond the times...