Beep. Beep. Beep. The alarm next to my bed sounded. Looking up, the clock read 6:00. Time to wake up. Time to save the world. I might not look like much. Average height, average build, and an unmemorable face. None of that matters in the Matrix though. In the Matrix, you can be anything. In the Matrix, I am the most elite hacker in the world. Hacking isn 't like what it used to be. Used to be AI sat there covered in their ice and all you had to do was run a program to break through without leaving a trace. Not anymore. Now the AI use a much more hostile form of defense. They create their own virtual army of faceless wire frame men or Bytes, complete with laser assault rifles and heavy armor. In order to access an AI 's mainframes, you have to get past their Bytes. Maintaining the Bytes uses the AI 's own processing power, so the more powerful the AI, the larger the army. Today, we were going after the most massive AI in existence: Neuromancer. Over the past decade, Neuromancer had been using it 's own virtual army to hack into other AI 's and assimilate them into itself. At present, Neuromancer controls an estimated 50% of the power in the Matrix, and it 's growing daily. Our mission is to stop it from taking over the world and destroying all man kind. At 7:00 I arrived at the Global Undermine Neuromancer Society (codename GUNS) battle center. Molly and Dax, the other members of my Alpha team met me at the door. “What 's the sit rep?” I asked. “GUNS has given us its top of the line ports for the mission. We shouldn 't have any problems maintaining a connection.” replied Dax. “Alpha team is ready to jack in, sir.” added Molly. “Good.” I said. “Let 's get to it then! Get in position and jack in on my go. 3. 2. 1. GO!” Moments later, I appeared in the Matrix just outside Neuromancer 's main frame. In the Matrix, I became an 8-foot tall juggernaut with rippling muscles. Unholstering my C-725 Arcane laser rifle with
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Let 's get in there and plant the bomb. We can 't fight these Bytes all day.” I said. “Roger, sir. Lead the way.” said Molly.
I could see Dax made a clear path to Neuromancer 's main frame, a virtual fortress made of 1 's and 0 's. Running up to a wall I slammed behind a pillar, taking cover from incoming laser fire. I activated my Static again and cut a pie-sized hole into the wall. “There! Molly, drop the bomb and let 's get out of here!” I ordered.
Molly removed a D7-1 anti-data bomb from her back pack. It glowed black and purple with negative energy. When detonated, anything within the blast radius would be permanently erased from the Matrix. Molly set the timer for 30 seconds and dropped it through the hole. “Now run like hell!” I screamed.
Arcane in hand and at a full sprint, I dashed away from the impending explosion, shooting Bytes as I ran. We three all headed for a nearby ditch to take cover. I pulled Dax and Molly down into it just as the bomb exploded. All sound and light left the area as the anti-data bomb spread throughout the fortress, obliterating everything in its path. Daring to glance up, the aftermath could only be described as a black hole of
Let 's get in there and plant the bomb. We can 't fight these Bytes all day.” I said. “Roger, sir. Lead the way.” said Molly.
I could see Dax made a clear path to Neuromancer 's main frame, a virtual fortress made of 1 's and 0 's. Running up to a wall I slammed behind a pillar, taking cover from incoming laser fire. I activated my Static again and cut a pie-sized hole into the wall. “There! Molly, drop the bomb and let 's get out of here!” I ordered.
Molly removed a D7-1 anti-data bomb from her back pack. It glowed black and purple with negative energy. When detonated, anything within the blast radius would be permanently erased from the Matrix. Molly set the timer for 30 seconds and dropped it through the hole. “Now run like hell!” I screamed.
Arcane in hand and at a full sprint, I dashed away from the impending explosion, shooting Bytes as I ran. We three all headed for a nearby ditch to take cover. I pulled Dax and Molly down into it just as the bomb exploded. All sound and light left the area as the anti-data bomb spread throughout the fortress, obliterating everything in its path. Daring to glance up, the aftermath could only be described as a black hole of