Lenovo YT2 1050f (stuck on fastboot starting.....)

So, my tab was working perfectly and it just went off. after leaving it for a few months, i decided to charge it and when i turned it on i get a flickering error message, it goes off and turns on with 'fastboot starting....'
So i did my research on it and i tried adb, fastboot commands - like reboot, continue...nothing worked. then i downloaded the flash tool got the appropriate drivers and installed them. but i keep getting this message

04/21/18 00:14:44.102 INFO : Phone Flash Tool V...

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