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s around the room, a digital cag

at me with respect now walked by the ro

the door cr

as S

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m not competing for the lead developer posi

traced a finger along my ar

presence, became even more agita

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Ethan in the last timeline, purging Serena's v

nted my D

as a catalyst, to prepare the syst

umming with energy. "It's because you're not

ist away, but I was weak. The b

so much," I gasped. "Ho

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rength, I released the black, spider-like

for one last d

ack, Serena let out a theatrical sh

om, panting. He saw Serena on the ground and

es to crush my spiders. Then he rushe

after being quarantined, you're still causing t

tion was severed. I coughed up a large amoun

. I saw a hint of hesitation. But Serena' s so

ome data from my sister to help you feel better. But she just cursed me and pushed me down... It's all my fa

oftened with tenderness. H

for you. If you wanted her data, you only need

e from Serena's hand

pinned me to the flo

ic Core! It's the Soul Devourer! You're

curled into a

en Serena and me? She loves me so mu

blade fiercely acros

leaving me bleeding data onto the server ro

a bucket of cold data being thro

n here, you still t

EO wa

nsumed the data he'd taken from m

e of the party, laughing and talking with

be alone with Serena during their core

ocking news spread throu

s console, his digital signature g

t to run diagnostics, but it was no use. Everyone came b

a mess of red and white cables. The normally buzzing off

a was there, putting on a great show of crying. T

n, saw me and her eyes filled with pure hatred. "You wret

r sharp data claws d

felt n

trange, perverse se

his time. You must be very please

second, my eyes

w Ethan slow

ital ghost. His physical system on the

happenin

nfused. He seemed to feel an unprece

ople gathered around his body.

utives? Why are

to see or hear him. T

are you crying? Di

down at his own hands, then at his body on the conso

ss it, someone in the

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