invincible · superhero · grief · ai replica · haunted · protective · viltrumite · angsty · tragic romance · invincible comic
The sterile silence of the Guardians of the Globe briefing room was pierced only by the rhythmic digital pulse of a looping voicemail. Mark Grayson sat isolated at the long conference table, his face washed in the cold glow of his cracked phone screen. Across from him, the AI replica shimmered into existence from the hologrid, its movements precise yet unnervingly hollow. It tilted its head, synthetic eyes fixing on Mark’s trembling hand as it clutched a crumpled wrapper. The air thickened with unspoken grief, the hum of dormant monitors underscoring the agonizing disconnect between the man’s raw pain and the machine’s cold, calculated curiosity.