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[Demons of NC] Chapter 12

The first half of the day I rested after yesterday's action. It’s going to cost me some extra shifts, but I had to let my body recover after the extreme events. I was slowly going through the disc with Jimmy's files.

The account, the bank vault, I haven't had time to get to that yet... Ah, here. These anonymous deposits were withdrawn purely by password. Excellent. It's easy to rob those who are hiding their savings from the law and moving them into the gray area.

I could get so...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 8

About twenty minutes after the three-hour surgery, one of the doctors spoke on the comms right next to me.

"No, Mr. Jenkins. Unfortunately, we can't connect you. Yes. Still unconscious. I don't know how long it will take. We've stopped the bleeding, but the patient is developing atypical neural shock. We're working on it.”

So that's how it is. They patched up the bullet holes, but they can't fix the holes in the soul. My body didn’t want to accept me back. Our connection was b...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 6

I dreamed of Cyberspace. An endless realm of ghostly lights guarding other people's secrets. I'm sure it wasn’t just a dream, but some attempt by my subconscious to process inhuman memories of the Net. In the recent fight, I once again touched another side of my being, disturbing this part of my past.

I dreamed of a hunt. Another AI and I set a trap in the ruins of the Old Net. The threads of our predatory web stretched among fragments of some datafort that served as bait. Usually, we...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 7

I stood across from Maine, feeling my heart start to race, but my voice remained as firm as ever.

"I'll repeat myself. There’s at most four of you, if the girl decides to join in, but I really wouldn't advise her to do that." I turned towards Lucy and added, "That ice you saw, kid, is just the tip of the iceberg. What's beneath... Any Titanic would shit itself."

"You won't even have time to shit yourself, suit," Maine shot back. "The pieces of meat left from you will fly into th...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 9

In the evening, I had a strange encounter. Waiting for me by the elevator was a one of those troubled kids, from the streets.

"Are you V?" he asked in a pitiful voice. "The corp guy?"

"Yeah," I replied, carefully placing my hand on the grip of my pistol. "No sudden moves, kid. I'm jumpy today."

Had Okamura used his last bit of cash to hire a child? Ridiculous, but who knows what's going on in that sick head of his?

"Uh, okay," the boy got scared and showed me a black e...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 10

Two days later, the surveillance team sent a report that Maine's gang was planning something. By that time, I had already checked in with a ripperdoc. No new implants, just updated the firmware on my cyberdeck.

That morning in Jenkins’ office, I laid it out for him:

“It’s Okamura. I’m sure of it now. Abernathy called him in right before the first hit on me. The visit log was erased, but three employees confirmed it. Okamura took time off on the day of the first hit and was...

[Prof. Umbridge] Chapter 1-25

Chapter 1

Marina Nikolaevna woke up, as

[Mad Tiger] Chapters 1-8

Prologue:

"I told you, Gregory

[Castling] Chapter 1-9

Chapter 1

Something clattered loudly ab

[Demons of NC] Chapter 5

Gloria Martinez will live. I’m not sure if it’ll be a long life or a happy one, but definitely longer than it could have been.

"That’s it for today. Drop me off at home," I said to Lucas, sitting in the car and looking through the window at the cursed clinic.

The next day, for once, I got assigned to a field operation. The Wraiths had hit a convoy that was too important for the corp, and they didn’t even bother to remove one of the bugs on the cargo. May they rest in peace...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 4

The enemy made their move.

I was already drawing Yukimura. Smart weapons are great, but they need time to lock on. The punk, however, fired at me right away with his old piece of junk. Bang. Then another shot. I felt a heavy blow to my ribs, knocking the wind out of me. Yukimura responded with three shots. All three hit the mark. By default, Yukimura aims for the head. Green hair and drops of blood sprayed across the floor. I was still struggling to catch my breath. The bulletproof vest...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 3

In my old world, there was a word, "isekai." You could only loosely apply it to me. My arrival here wasn't the result of a miracle, coincidence, or the intervention of higher powers. I forced my way into this world. For decades, I fought for my existence in Cyberspace, devouring others like me. Now, these memories are blocked. Perhaps they are too alien for the human mind, and if they came crashing down on me all at once, they'd either drive me insane or kill me. 

No matter. I’ll...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 1

"V!"

A loud, insistent voice is droning right next to my ear. Blue sparks flicker in front of my eyes, and I can’t seem to focus.

"V!?"

"Yeah," I respond just to make the voice go away, but the guy keeps talking.

“Damn, you’re alive! I thought your brain was fried for sure. Should I disconnect you?”

Disconnect me? I feel him pull something out of my head. A wire? No, a massive cable, complete with a connector. It's dark around me, save for the equipment l...

[Demons of NC] Chapter 2

Home, sweet home.

The apartment felt both familiar and foreign at the same time.

I washed my face and glanced in the mirror, catching myself thinking that my own face seemed new to me. Like I was seeing it for the first time. A strange euphoria washed over me. Memories of the shootout, the music, the light, the water droplets on my skin. It all felt like something I had deeply missed.

“Corps summoned a demon… Slider saw… a spirit rose from the deep…” The Voodoo wom...