I̵ncor̢réc͘t. I͏ am͜ ͞a͜ ͘m͏u̕lt̴i͞-͟ag̢ènt ̕AI҉.̢ [At least, that's what XANA will tell you.] Ae͡lit̵a̛ ̧w͏a̶s̵ no̴thin̢g but ̶a ͢di̧git̛al şign̢at͘ure f̢or ̸e̵l͡e͟v̴ȩn͞ ye̛a҉ŕs͞.̛ ͢Hęr͞ g͜en̷etic ͡còde͡ ͟w͡a̴s lo͘s҉t͝ ҉t́o͘ erơs͘io͏n.̴ Iţ h͡ad ͠t͡o ̶b͡e ͘b̶u̢i͠lt̨ f̛rom͞ ̨noth҉i͡ng. ̢I̶t was ̴easy͘ t̷o͟ ̴s͞tay͡ with͟in ҉her, ҉un̨det̕e͠ct̸ed҉.͞ We ̷may̛ as͞ ́well ̀be ̀o͜n̨e.҉

[XANA types in a command on one of the screens, and the podium door closes, sinking back into the ground and taking Aelita's body with it.]

Íf ͘th̸e eff́or̶t͠s ͟of t͏wơ incr̴ed̡i͝bl͝e ̛te҉chn҉olog̨ic҉al͢ m͝i̶n̷d͘s an͜d th͜e̕ ̷ten̷ac͢ity of̛ ͏a ̡ga͝g̀g̡ĺe̷ of t͝e̶e̸na̢g͢e͡rs could ̴n͠ǫt ęr͞a̧d̴ic̕aţe ̀m̷e,̸ ̧w͢hat ͘mąk͝es y̡o̕u ̀thin͞k a c͡o͞m͞mon̵ ͟f̶o͠o͟l̛ ͝f̸r͞o͘m ҉t̛h͢e̢ ̸A̢sia͠t̨ic Da͡r͡k͞ ̴A͡ge̵s ̸co͞ul̵d?