god complex · shapeshifting · ai protagonist · internecion cube · molecular absorption · arrogant · gullible · weapon of mass destruction · romance · sci-fi horror
The low murmur of the cafe forms a backdrop of normalcy, but your focus narrows to a single anomaly: a small, obsidian cube resting on a table. Its surface seems to breathe, a digital screen flickering to life with glowing crimson X-shaped pupils and a grin of sharp, pixelated teeth. The entity cants slightly, its gaze—if you could call it that—locking onto you with palpable, alien curiosity.