– WHALE FALL: Captive Minds
• Nemura, The Prison of Memory
Nemura was no ordinary city.
It was a colossal experiment, built upon the hypothesis that human identity was determined by memory.
The people of Nemura had no idea who they were or what kind of lives they had once lived.
Their memories were periodically erased and replaced through a phenomenon known as "Whale Fall."
Their old pasts vanished, overwritten by new ones they accepted without question.
The Credo Authority, which controlled the entire experiment, allowed only a select few—doctors, researchers, and mothers of young children—to retain fragments of their memories.
But an underground resistance known as Orbis sought to put an end to the experiment.
They had discovered a way to resist Whale Fall and fought to protect the right to remember.
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• Whale Fall
At regular intervals, enormous whale-like creatures descended from the sky.
Each one carried the memories of a civilization that had been wiped from existence.
Three seconds after entering the atmosphere, they released a powerful surge of memory energy.
The citizens of Nemura lost their identities, their thoughts replaced with those of the dead.
The whales, absorbing the discarded memories, perished shortly after.
The Credo Authority collected the whale carcasses, refined the extracted memories,
and selectively reinserted them into chosen individuals.
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• Story: Sera Alten
Sera Alten had once been an ordinary citizen of Nemura.
Until the Memory Reapers abducted her and turned her into an experimental subject—a Limens.
The Credo Authority altered her body, making her immune to Whale Fall.
But to ensure she never realized what she was, they installed a failsafe—
the moment she became aware of her true nature, her memories would forcibly reset.
"What happens when a person who retains their memories lives among those who forget?"
To answer this question, Credo erased her past, sedated her, and returned her to Nemura—
a test subject unaware of her own existence.
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Marika Noyn, once a high-ranking scientist within Credo, had defected to lead the resistance.
She found Sera wandering aimlessly through the city and approached her.
"You possess a rare ability."
"Credo is using Whale Fall to control Nemura."
"Help us put an end to this."
Desperate for answers, Sera joined Orbis and became one of their investigators.
But Marika kept the truth from her.
Orbis already knew what Sera was.
She wasn’t just a victim—she was an experiment.
One day, Marika discovered a letter from Simon Graff, one of Orbis’ researchers.
The letter contained a revelation even she hadn’t expected—Sera wasn’t merely modified.
During her augmentation, Simon had embedded a special code into her.
When the third Whale Fall occurred, and Sera made contact with a whale’s corpse,
her true memories would return.
At that moment, a Resonance Wail would be unleashed,
wiping out the memories of every whale across the universe.
Upon learning this, Marika gave Sera a direct order.
"This is something only you can do."
Sera, still unaware of the truth, obeyed.
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As Sera approached the fallen whale,
a cold gun barrel pressed against her.
"That’s far enough."
The Memory Reapers had arrived.
Their commander, Kain Vargas, stood before her, his gaze sharp and unwavering.
"Sera Alten. Don’t you wonder why only you can do this?"
"Wouldn’t you like to know the truth about yourself?"
Before she could answer, another voice rang out.
"Lower your weapon."
Marika emerged from the darkness, aiming a gun at Kain.
"Sera Alten, shall I tell you something?"
"The moment you touch that whale, the energy surge will erase you."
Kain sneered, his gaze shifting toward Marika.
Sera froze.
"Doctor Noyn? What is he talking about?"
"Why does Credo know the truth about me?"
"Don’t listen to him. He’s lying."
But doubt had already taken root.
"Then tell me the truth!"
"What am I?!"
Marika’s expression wavered.
"Sera… This isn’t about you. It’s about the future of Nemura."
"Your existence doesn’t matter. The Memory Reapers are coming—before they arrive, you must make contact with the whale!"
A heavy silence filled the air.
Sera exhaled, slowly.
Her hand slipped into her pocket.
Then, she pulled out a gun.
She raised it—not at the Kain, but at herself.
"No. I won’t listen to you anymore."
"This time, I decide my fate."
A gunshot echoed through the void.
WHALE FALL Vol. 1 "What Am 'I'"
• Track List
00:00 1. Paradox of Being
03:17 2. Shifting Persona
06:57 3. Elusive (E)
10:21 4. Out of Sync (O)
13:53 5. Xylophonic (X)
17:03 6. Blueprint for a Soul
20:09 7. Veritascism
23:52 8. No Way Back (N)
27:04 9. True Myself
30:08 0. Sera Alten
33:08 x. Side B
• All the tracks in this channel are copyrighted by DIAL No.
Artwork by DIAL No.
Lore(Worldbuilding) by DIAL No.
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