"Shelia, can you hear me?" The voice of her handler, Carter, cracked through the comms. "The SAI has deployed the primordial giants. They’re using the artifact’s energy to reanimate ancient guardians. You need to extract now."

The search result "Bright Memory Free Download (v26.11.2020)" points to a specific version of , a high-octane action game developed by FYQD-Studio. This version corresponds to the original "Episode 1" release before the developer expanded the project into the full-scale remake, Bright Memory: Infinite .

The year is 2020. Deep within the SRO (Science Research Organization) headquarters, Shelia watched the digital clock on her HUD flicker: .

She was a blur of steel and lead. The Light Blade hummed, cutting through the spectral armor of the guardian. With a final, concentrated blast of kinetic energy from her palm, she shattered the King’s core.

"I’m not leaving without the core," Shelia replied, her voice steady despite the adrenaline.

The world dissolved into static. The date on her HUD blinked one last time——before the screen went black, leaving Shelia alone in the silent, cold reality of the SRO lab, holding a piece of a world that was never meant to be found.

In this world, science and supernatural ancient myths collide through the discovery of "The Soul of Jiu Xuan." Here is a story inspired by the high-speed, futuristic combat of that specific era. The Ghost of Jiu Xuan

Shelia gripped the hilt of her Light Blade. Around her, the sky was a bruised purple, filled with floating islands and ruins of a civilization that shouldn't exist. She checked her pulse-synchronizer. It was synced to the v26.11 update of her internal combat OS.