All — Backup

He was awoken at 3:14 AM by the frantic, continuous chime of his secure terminal. He stumbled to his home desk, his heart hammering against his ribs. The screen was bathed in a violent, flashing red.

He directed the "All Backup" to create a mirror of itself , recursively, in real-time. All Backup

Instantly, the system's processing power spiked. To back up its current state, it had to calculate the backup it was currently running, which required calculating the backup of that calculation. Within seconds, the logic loop became an infinite spiral. The fans in the maintenance shed roared to life, screaming at maximum RPM. He was awoken at 3:14 AM by the

"That’s the point of the project," Elias muttered, rubbing his eyes. "No blind spots. No lost data. Total redundancy." He directed the "All Backup" to create a

The terminal screen went black, and then a simple, white text prompt appeared: CRITICAL SYSTEM OVERLOAD. CACHE CLEARED. REBOOTING TO DEFAULT LIVE STATE.