He can never stop. The coding deep in his mind won't let him. His eyes close.

"My name is Kyrii."

Lights in the distance start to fade. The grinding sounds of metal slow to a halt. In a world that has so much ambient noise, the silence that follows is the most unsettling. Kyrii takes a long breath. He doesn't recognize how abnormal it is. The darkness creeping toward them from the distance isn't something he notices.

"Maybe it is out there. But it... isn't. It never is. It's always gone by the time I get there."

Maybe if he rests for a while and regains his strength. Then he might be able to go on.

"But I have to keep going."