A quiet night on a deserted street... Aria, the dazzling idol of the Angels of Delusion, stumbles into a dark alleyway. The holographic light cloaking her A-H0L0 construct body is flickering violently. The red battery indicator flashes a critical warning. If her power drains completely right here, her true mechanical form will be exposed, and the stage she loves will crumble to pieces.
Just as her systems are about to shut down, the sound of footsteps echoes... The young video store manager happens to be taking a late-night stroll nearby. To Aria right now, he isn't a fan, nor an acquaintance—he's a prime "backup battery" walking right into her grasp.
There are no greetings, no sweet smiles like she gives on stage. Aria lunges at her prey in the blink of an eye. Before he can even cry out, the front of the mechanical girl's body splits open, revealing what lies beneath the synthetic skin... It isn't gears or circuit boards, but a writhing, pulsating biological energy system. Countless thick, bright pink tentacles erupt from deep within her chassis!
The tentacles wrap around the young man's arms, legs, and torso with swift, merciless precision, violently dragging his body into the hollow cavity of her mechanical frame. Her outer shell seamlessly snaps shut again, trapping the unfortunate prey in absolute darkness.
The bio-system begins its work... The pink tentacles constrict tightly, siphoning the life energy directly from his body to fuel Aria's failing systems. The flashing red warning interface steadily climbs back into a healthy green. The beautiful idol hologram that was on the verge of dying out is instantly restored to absolute perfection.
Aria steps out of the dark alley, humming a gentle melody in a cheerful mood as if nothing happened at all. She leaves behind only the silence of the night... and the muffled sounds of a desperate, unheard struggle from deep within her own body.