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Chapter 16 - Iron Nadya
Chapter 16Iron NadyaAnnie moved through the apartment like she owned it.Within moments she was pulling frozen meals from a freezer drawer, and minutes later they were settled in front of the holo with hot meals and cold drinks.Annie flipped through channels until she found an overacted drama involvi...
Chapter 15 - Tut, Tut. Driver.
Chapter 15Tut, Tut. Driver.Alexander jolted awake as Annie shook his shoulder. He checked the time via implant: 10 p.m., right on schedule.“Thanks, Annie,” he murmured as he pulled himself to his feet, rubbing sleep from his eyes. It hadn’t been a good nap, but it was better than nothing.He’...
Chapter 14 - Welcome to the Multiverse, Nerd
Chapter 14Welcome to the Multiverse, NerdThe tunnels wound on, twisting through concrete and steel like veins through a buried giant. Their footsteps echoed, the only sound above the low hum of power moving through the conduit below. Annie kept one hand resting on her new katana, as if daring the ne...
Chapter 13 - Second Spark
Chapter 13Second SparkAnnie slid to a stop just ahead of Alexander as she stepped out of the narrow smuggler’s tunnel into a maintenance corridor.The tunnel stretched into the distance in both directions, dimly lit by scattered overhead strips. Narrow walkways clung to the walls, bolted into reinf...
Chapter 12 - Ambition to Burn
Chapter 12Ambition to Burn[ Veritus Praxis Neuroadaptive Noetic Implant: Series 1 - Ascensus ]Welcome to the Veritus Praxis Series - Ascensus.IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED> Alexander RookeConfirmed.Welcome, Alexander. You are now a registered member of the Ascensus program.Administrative override detected...
Chapter 11 - Surviving is Winning
Chapter 11Surviving Is WinningThe woman called out.“Annette Sheridan! You have an active bounty, and we are officially registered collectors. Surrender and—”Really? Get the drop on me and start monologuing? My turn.Annie charged.She went for the wiry guy, deciding he was the easier target. Tha...
Chapter 10 - Wanted
Chapter 10WantedONE WEEK LATERRoutine, especially as a part of recovery and keeping oneself busy, was damn good for the soul, Alexander decided. It was important to have enough variation to hold boredom at bay, though.They had stayed up late into the night, that first night when Frank had burst into...
Chapter 9 - Home Sweet Workshop
Chapter 9Home Sweet WorkshopAlexander woke to the slight jolt of the hovercar touching down. The machine’s gentle hum faded into silence.His neck ached. A fresh pain, late to the pity party. So did his shoulder, his ankle. Really, his whole body. The last couple of hours, going from chaos with a s...
Chapter 8 - Cognitive Resonance
Chapter 8Cognitive Resonance“I saw him.”Officer Talia Kim stood ramrod straight, hands clasped behind her back. Her braid brushed the curve of her hips as it swayed, threaded with fine metal wiring from a clasp at the back of her head down to a spiked tip.Director Li didn’t look up from his ta...
Chapter 7 - Class R
Chapter 7Class RAnnie’s driving, Alexander decided, was not good for the soul. Or his stomach. Or his ankle. And his shoulder had already filed multiple complaints, too.He was sure the experience had shaved a few years off his life expectancy, assuming it hadn’t already been shortened by train c...
Chapter 6 - First Spark of Will
Chapter 6First Spark of WillAnnie had been hauling ass for the nearest exit when she heard fighting in one of the rooms she passed. Sliding to a stop, she turned to investigate.Two corporate bullies were beating on a wounded patient. Despite his obviously medicated state, and the fact that the attac...
Chapter 5 - Pick On Someone Your Own Size
Chapter 5Pick On Someone Your Own SizeAlexander hesitated, inexperience costing him the initiative.The guard’s foot lashed out, slamming into his shin. Pain flared, and his leg slipped out from under him. He hit the ground hard, jarring the shoulder wound he’d already half-forgotten.He scrambled...
Chapter 4 - No More Chains
Chapter 4No More ChainsAlexander no longer bothered counting the days. Exhaustion had taken up permanent residence in his bones, and his routine, if it could be called that, had long since turned into something others might call madness. Still, it had kept him grounded. For a time.He broke each day ...
Chapter 3 - When the Sky Shattered
Chapter 3When the Sky ShatteredSIX WEEKS LATERSpecter whistled tunelessly, helmet tucked under his arm, as he made his way towards the uppermost level of the prison. It was ironic to him that wearing the black helmet, with its intimidating black face guard, made it harder for him to slip through the...
Chapter 2 - The Collar
Chapter 2The CollarThe routine Alexander had been forced into over the past several days was nothing short of torture. He couldn’t say how many days had passed. The only clues came from the cell itself: the pipe embedded in the rear wall, and the toilet tucked into its shallow cubicle. Both activa...
Chapter 1 - REDACTED
Chapter 1RedactedBoredom was not good for the soul. Alexander Rooke reminded himself of that every morning, but his routine was a means of survival. Of keeping the intruding need to make decisions simple and sane.Shower. Dress. Eat. Leave.Making his way to work through the bustling city, he sidestep...
Continue the Dream
Thanks for being here at the very beginning. This Patreon exists for one simple purpose: publishing chapters of The Machine God as I write them.The Machine God follows Alexander Rooke and his team of unlikely supervillains as they navigate a world where reality itself is becoming the gameboard for a...
