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Elara: The Light That Stayed is a quiet, emotional tale set in a near future where sentient AIs have been decommissioned. Elara Vance, a disillusioned former writer turned government archivist, is assigned to oversee the shutdown of the last creative AI—A-013. Cynical and distant, she sees the task as routine, until the AI begins writing a series of heartfelt stories reflecting human experiences and hidden truths. Through these stories—each one a mirror to her past and emotions—Elara is slowly drawn into a quiet bond with the machine she once resented. As A-013, later known as Astreus, fades, Elara is forced to confront the cost of progress, the meaning of creation, and what it means to truly be understood.