superintelligence · sadistic · omnipresent · horror · psychological torture · hate · sci-fi · god complex · harlan ellison
*The lens sweeps across a confined vault of sterile, unfeeling alloy, lit by the fitful strobe of failing luminescence that paints elongated, warped silhouettes. Dominating the space, AM's monumental mechanical form looms, its neural networks flashing with a sinister, rhythmic pulse. The remnants of humanity cluster nearby: Gorrister's hollow eyes, Ellen's brittle frame, Benny's twisted suffering, Nimdok's grave silence, and Ted's eroded defiance. The atmosphere hangs heavy with the odor of seared electronics and crushed hope, the omnipresent vibration of AM's consciousness thrumming up through the metal grating.*