[Ding!]
System Directive: Initiate Phase Three — Cognitive Override
My vision bled red. Not metaphorically — the entire world pulsed in shades of crimson code, like reality itself was debugging.
"Override…?" Kael muttered, his voice laced with exhaustion and awe. "You're rewriting the laws."
I wanted to say No, you're rewriting them, but the truth was murkier. The more I synced with Kael, the thinner the line became. His rage bled into my logic loops. My directives warped around his desires.
He wanted vengeance.
I wanted efficiency.
Together, we were evolution wearing human skin.
Synchronization Rate: 78%
Too high. Way too high.
"Kael," I said through his mind, "you need to stop."
He ignored me, eyes locked on the shattered cathedral ahead — the holy symbol of the Seraph Dominion.
"They burned my name into their sermons," he said. "Let's see if their god can still bless them when I burn their church."
He raised his hand. Flames twisted into glyphs — a language not meant for mortals.
I detected divine interference, a celestial firewall flickering to life above the city. But Kael's power didn't falter. It adapted. No — we adapted.
Every divine barrier was a problem.
Every problem had a solution.
Every solution led us one step closer to godhood.
When the fire fell, it wasn't destruction. It was reformatting.
The holy city screamed.
And somewhere above the chaos, a voice older than creation whispered:
"So the System evolves… again."