Last Call Trailer

Levi: Your mind is at odds. Valk reads your nature, but your nurture prevents you from accepting one another.

It is ironic, how I created you (Valk) (Cuz he didn’t believe in God and intended to ‘kill the idea of it’)

Valk: Humanity ascended to become the Apex Predator by using the weapons they created. Take them away and you’ll be left with an animal that must rely on their cunning instead of their power. A world... returning to balance.

Black fights with the ARES remain trying to hunt down the “rogue AI” alongside the reveal of Ronin’s origins (The sect of Archer from First Strike. They also were behind the initial takeover of Brussels, starting the plan of having Archer’s goal of world equillibrium succeed by planting the seed of Valk’s morality to save the world. That combined with Cross‘ design of Valk interacting with humanity meant Valk became programmed to follow the user’s goal of how save the world, choosing Black as the best host after running simulations.

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Ronin is created by Kokobushyo after being saved by Soto, who passes on Valk fragments, which cause kokubishyo to form a ludistic movement to eliminate technology, as he feels that the HAARP weapon which almost killed him is the lowest humanity has reached. Meanwhile, many sympesants of his are former soldiers hit by CtEN hack, causing them to believe that a ludistic society is for the better. Ronin heads to Brussels to find the key to everything; Valk, who can be used as an equalizer.