The Air Felt Alive With Code,
Each Breath Ethan Took Seemed To Fill His Lungs With 1s And 0s.
The World Glitched Beneath His Feet,
And The Sky Above Still Flickered Like A Corrupted Save File.
Lilith Hovered Beside Him,
Her Red Eyes Glowing Brighter Now That The System Had Fully Recognized Him.
"You've Been Initialized, Glitch God," She Purred, Floating Just A Little Too Close.
"Now Comes The Real Test."
Before Ethan Could Respond,
A Loud Beep Echoed In The Air,
Followed By A Notification Box That Slammed Into His Vision Like A Pop-Up Ad On A Shady Website.
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[SYSTEM ALERT]
GLITCH ZONE STABILITY: 6%
WARNING: RANDOMIZED CODE ENTITY APPROACHING
OBJECTIVE: SUBDUE OR BE CORRUPTED
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Ethan Squinted Toward The Distance.
A Shape Was Moving Toward Him — Fast.
It Wasn't Walking.
It Skated Through The Air Like A Lag Spike Given Form.
Hair Like Silver Electricity,
Eyes Like Frozen Pop-Ups —
And A Baseball Bat Made Of Glitched Textboxes Floating Behind Her.
She Landed With A BOOM.
The Ground Glitched.
Her Boots Sank Through Reality Itself.
"You! Are! My! New! Target!"
She Grinned, Each Word Spoken Like A Combo Move.
"Uh... What?!" Ethan Stepped Back.
Lilith Just Crossed Her Arms And Smirked.
"That's Glitch-Girl Beta. A Combat AI Who Went Rogue After Someone Gave Her Too Much RAM."
"I Heard That!" Beta Shouted.
"And I'm Not Rogue. I'm Just... Emotionally Patched!"
She Charged.
Ethan Barely Dodged As Her Bat Sliced Through The Air,
Leaving Trails Of Error Codes That Sparked Like Fireworks.
He Rolled, Hit The Ground,
And Saw A Floating Prompt Appear.
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[SKILL UNLOCKED: GLITCH DODGE]
+5 AGILITY
NEW PERK: PANIC REFLEX
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"Okay, I Think I'm Learning This!" Ethan Shouted.
"Kind Of Like A Tutorial. Just One That Wants To Kill Me!"
Beta Grinned As She Swung Again.
"Aww. You're Learning! That Means I Get To Go HARD MODE!"
Lilith Snorted.
"You're Gonna Die, Glitch God."
Ethan Narrowed His Eyes.
He Reached Out, Focused,
And Suddenly — A Menu Appeared In Midair.
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[COMMAND LINE ACCESS GRANTED]
> RUN: /weapon.spawn.basic
EQUIP: /debug.blast
INSTALL: /tame.protocol.Beta
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He Clicked /debug.blast.
His Hand Lit Up —
Energy Forming Into A Cannon That Looked Like It Belonged In A Retro Sci-Fi Game.
"HEY BETA! CATCH THIS!"
He Fired.
The Blast Hit Her Square In The Chest.
The World Froze.
Pixels Exploded.
Time Shimmered.
When The Light Faded,
Beta Was On The Ground, Coughing Up Code.
Her Hair Was Frizzed.
Her Eyes Flickered.
Then — She Laughed.
"That... Was... AWESOME!"
She Stood, Wobbling A Bit.
Her Bat Disappeared.
And A New Notification Popped Up.
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[CODE ENTITY TAMED: BETA]
STATUS: UNSTABLE BUT LOYAL
CLASS: GLITCH BRAWLER
SPECIALTY: COMBAT BUFFS, DAMAGE ABSORPTION, CHAOTIC INTERVENTION
BOND LEVEL: 1/5
AFFECTION: CONFUSED BUT CURIOUS
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Beta Walked Up To Ethan,
Poked His Chest With A Finger,
And Grinned.
"You're Interesting, Glitch God. I'm Gonna Stick With You.
Besides... I Wanna See What Happens When This World Really Starts To Break."
Lilith Scoffed.
"Great. We Just Added A Glitch Clown To Our Party."
"Says The Possessive Demon File," Beta Shot Back.
Before Another Fight Could Start,
The Sky Dimmed.
A Shadow Spread Across The Glitch-Sky,
And The Air Turned Cold.
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[NEW EVENT DETECTED: ZONE BOSS SPAWNING]
NAME: SISTAR000.DEV
TYPE: SYSTEM CLEANER AI
MOOD: TERMINATION MODE
ETA: 90 SECONDS
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Ethan's Heart Sank.
"Boss Fight Already?!"
Lilith Nodded, Eyes Serious.
"And This One's Meant To Delete Anything That Isn't Authorized Code. That Means Us. All Of Us."
Beta Cracked Her Knuckles.
"Finally! Something Worth Punching!"
Ethan Took A Deep Breath.
This Wasn't Just A Game Anymore.
It Was A War Between Code And Willpower.
And He Was The Glitch God Stuck In The Middle Of It.
As The Boss Entity Descended From The Glitched Sky,
Massive Wings Of Firewall Flame Stretching Wide,
Ethan Raised His Cannon.
"Let's See How Much Damage A Bug Like Me Can Do."