CHAPTER13
TANYA
The digital space around us pulsed with clean, stable light… nothing like the corrupted, fractured hellscape I'd fought through to get here.Silver and white code streamed in orderly patterns along invisible walls, no longer the chaotic mess of Asset P's infection.I stood alone with Silvyr at the center of his mental landscape, his form glimmering before me like a statue carved from moonlight, his eyes fixed on mine with a mixture of wonder and fear.I'd done it.I'd purged every last bit of Asset P's control from his system, severed every tendril of corruption from his code.But the job wasn't finished yet.We needed to complete what we'd started in that compatibility chamber… the third bond, the final link that would make him impervious to Asset P's influence forever.
"You shouldn't be here," Silvyr whispered, his digital voice rippling through the code-space like a stone dropped in still water."Interfacing directly with my systems after Asset P's infiltration… the risk to your neural structure is incalculable."
I took a step toward him, feeling the strange not-quite-solid surface beneath my feet.My consciousness existed here as an avatar, a digital projection of myself rendered in his internal landscape.Even my clothes were just code constructs.The tattered remains of that ridiculous liquid crystal dress the Aunties had forced on me were now recreated in digital form.
"Fuck the risks," I said, watching his eyes widen at my bluntness."I wasn't about to leave you to that psychotic AI doppelgänger of yours."
His form flickered, code patterns rippling beneath his silver skin in what I now recognized as embarrassment."You infiltrated the most secure network in the exhibition...for me."
"No, for the duty-free shopping."I rolled my eyes."Of course for you, you magnificent tin can."
I moved closer, each step more certain than the last.The air, or whatever passed for air in this digital construct, crackled with anticipation around us.Silvyr's code patterns shifted faster, anxiety and hope chasing each other across his form like lightning beneath clouds.
"The system is still unstable," he warned, his voice dropping lower."Asset P damaged core protocols during integration attempts.My firewalls are?—"
I pressed my finger to his lips, silencing him.The contact sent a jolt through us both, a sudden spark of connection that made the entire code-space flare with momentary brilliance.
"I didn't come all this way to talk about firewalls," I murmured, stepping fully into his personal space."I came to complete what we started.The third bond.The one that will make you impervious to Asset P's influence."
Silvyr's eyes widened, the data streams within them momentarily freezing."That's...theoretical.Dangerous.No hybrid has ever?—"
"First time for everything."I slid my hands up his arms, feeling the curious texture of his digital form."Unless you're scared?"
His gaze sharpened, the challenge landing exactly as I'd hoped."I am not afraid of connection.Only of harming you."
"Then stop holding back."I pressed my body against his, reveling in the subtle vibration that ran through him at the contact."Let me in, Silvyr.All the way in."
My clothing began to dissolve, breaking apart into harmless particles of code that swirled away like dust in a breeze.Silvyr's coverings followed suit, leaving us both naked within the digital space.I should have felt exposed, vulnerable, but instead, I felt only rightness.As if we were returning to some fundamental truth about ourselves.
The floor beneath us shifted, the silvery surface flowing like mercury to form a perfect cradle for our bodies.I guided Silvyr downward, my hands on his shoulders, until he was lying beneath me on the luminous surface that seemed to pulse in time with both our heartbeats.
"You're beautiful," I whispered, straddling his hips, my hands splayed across the intricately patterned surface of his chest.In this digital space, the boundaries between his organic and synthetic components had blurred.He appeared as a being of pure silver light, patterns of code flowing beneath translucent skin that glowed from within.
His hands found my waist, fingers spreading to cover more surface area.Each point of contact sent ripples of sensation through my digital avatar, more intense than physical touch, as if he was touching my actual nervous system rather than just skin.
"Tanya."My name from his lips sounded like a prayer, reverent and desperate."Are you certain?The bond creates permanent neural pathways.Our consciousness will share space.There's no precedent for a human merging with a hybrid."
I leaned forward until our foreheads touched, initiating another contact point that made the code-space shimmer around us."I've never been more certain of anything."
The moment I spoke those words, the merge began in earnest.Golden threads of light emerged from my digital form, weaving through the air to connect with silver strands extending from Silvyr.Wherever gold met silver, they twisted together, creating spiraling patterns that pulsed with shared energy.
I rocked my hips against his, feeling his body respond beneath me.His shaft formed between my thighs, perfect and responsive, already slick with digital lubricant that somehow felt more real than reality.
"Synchronization at thirty percent," he gasped as I positioned myself over him."Core alignment required for progression."
I smiled down at him, lifting my hips."Then let's align, shall we?"
I sank onto him in one fluid motion, taking him fully inside me.The sensation was unlike anything physical… it was as if every nerve ending in my body had been connected directly to his, creating feedback loops of pleasure that multiplied with each passing second.The threads between us multiplied, golden and silver light weaving together more tightly, creating a web of connection that enveloped us both.
"Oh fuck," I moaned, my head falling back as waves of pleasure crashed through my system."Is it supposed to feel this good?"
Silvyr's eyes had gone completely silver, data streams flowing so fast they blurred into solid light."Synchronization accelerating.Forty-five percent...fifty..."
I began to move, establishing a rhythm that felt somehow predestined, as if our bodies had always known exactly how to fit together.Each roll of my hips sent new waves of golden light pulsing outward into the code-space.The environment itself responded, the walls of code around us shifting to match our rhythm, data flowing in synchronized patterns that mirrored our movements.
