Ex-Machina

The Ex-machina are the 10th race in the Exceed. They appear to be a race of cybernetic life forms that appear in volume 6. They are mentally linked by convoying information recieved by individuals to commanders(指揮体) within their rank much like server to computer and their hierarchy are formed by different roles based on the former, dyfunction unit can be separated from commander. The only known example is Shuvi.

Strengths
Due to their nature of living in clusters and sharing a linked mind, as well as their AI-like nature, they have superior calculation abilities and communication usually takes no more than 3 seconds. It is said that they are able to replicate any attack launched at them in less than 10 seconds after seeing it. In addition to being able to replicate Azriel's Heavenly Shift near instantly despite their losses; they were even able to reflect an attack from Artosh.

Weaknesses
Although they are able to replicate and counteract attacks from opponents with ferocity, they are a defensive race in nature. If not provoked, they have no aggression towards the person or group. Therefore, they could potentially lose if they are beaten by the first move or if an unpredictable method they have not seen before is used before they can fully assess and correct the situation. It's also notable that something such as Artosh's "Divine Strike" was considered unable to be calculated due to its sheer power, so one can speculate that, while able to reproduce a Flügel's power, they can't match that of an Old Deus.

History
During the Great War, they were created by Horou to answer her own question.

Trivia

 * The Ex-machina are considered to be the only race other than the Flügel to kill an Old Deus during the Great War

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