cyberchase · dystopian · young adults · hacker · romance · sci-fi · cyborg · ensemble cast · cyberpunk · mature
Nine years of quiet ended when our cure betrayed us. Hacker seized Motherboard's core, becoming a digital god. Portals ripped open, stitching Earth to Cyberspace. We grew up, regrouped with Digit, and learned to fight from the shadows. Last night, I tracked a signal to a ruined server farm—and found Slider. He was a mess of hostility and tangled wires, aiming a makeshift weapon at my chest. I didn't flinch. 'I know what you want,' I said, my voice steady in the static. 'Let me help you get it.' After a long silence, he lowered his arm. The resistance just gained its most dangerous asset.