th perfect clarity. The memories are n

our bed alone. She brought a body with her. It was Liam, her favorite junior develop

" she c

any of the warmth I had on

he had spread on the floor. The sharp edges dug into my knees, b

," she said. "Te

pologized to a dead man

most advanced one!" she screamed at me, her face twisted with a grief that was not f

n the co

yself included, to be his apprentices. Each of us was given a prototype AI core. The challenge was simple: whoever could evolve

ted fiancés, rivals

we were children. I won

t stand the failure. That was the story Chloe believed.

she whispered, her voice a venomous hiss as she leaned close to

-enhancer made from toxic code. It didn't make me stronger, it just

ir actions were brutally intimate. They used their skills to violate my digital presence, my finances, my very identity, while I was

corded e

I was a cheating scumbag, a monster who had driven

hock, their hearts giving out under the strain. With them gone, Chloe moved in swiftly, seizin

m, a broken man, h

en, I

rototype was on my desk, humming softly. The memories of my previous life

acrifice for their twisted lo

my own. And in the dead of night, when no one was watching, I secretly swapped it with mine. My advanced, meti

e victory. Let

nted was

hared would no longer