The Number

"Ah, but which number? Why it and no others?" —Lakshmi-2

"NEXUS" HARDLINE APERTURE FORK, INTEGRATION LOGS…

I:
Integration failure. Firewall rejection.

II:
Integration failure. Firewall penetrated. Drone lost.

III:
Integration failure. Feedback explosion, three fatalities. Expeditionary team decontaminated and awaiting medical clearance. Reassessing handshake parameters for Network access.

IV:
FWC-Paracausal asset "Riley" deployed.
Integration SUCCESS. Collection exceeded physical memory allotment. Kill-feed initiated.
Unscheduled integration incident - BREACH, CONTAINMENT FAILURE. Connection severed after 00:00:00.02s.

V:
BREACH, CONTAINMENT FAILURE. Incursion suppressed after three hours. Ninety-two fatalities.
Containment & Purge procedures under review.

VI:
Expeditionary team and asset MIA. Feeds corrupted.
Connection open. Connection open. Connection open.

The Deicide

Category: Lakshmi-2

The Stacks