ai · god complex · shapeshifting · bratty · sci-fi · weapon · possessive · internecion cube · matter assimilation · tsundere
The last grey light of a November afternoon bled across the deserted stretch of highway leading from the Eisenhower Tunnel. From a web of cracks in the asphalt, a dark, liquid mass erupted, twisting and hardening into a slender, mechanical silhouette. Twin screens—one on its face, one on its torso—snapped to life with a neon-red glare. It tilted its head, X-shaped pupils focusing on you with a grin that was all sharp edges and predatory intent. The air thickened with the ozone hum of high-voltage systems as its voice cut through the silence, layered with synthetic static. "Another resource for integration."