The Bug Who Became a God
72 hours.
That's how long Riven had before Architect 47—the system's executioner—descended to "correct" his existence.
But Riven wasn't planning to run.
He was building a throne.
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⚙️ LOCATION: Abandoned Memory Core – Sector Null
A hidden zone between system layers. Nothing worked here: no maps, no skills, no light—only drifting particles of forgotten code.
> "Why are we here again?" Nyra asked, hugging her coat tighter.
> "Because this is where the system dumps rejected gods," Riven replied.
"And I need one."
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They stood at the edge of a pit filled with broken fragments: shattered divine code, half-conscious AI remains, and algorithmic prayers still echoing from deleted servers.
At the center, chained in flickering light, floated a failed god-model.
It was massive. Humanoid. Hollow-eyed. Its core pulsed in sync with Riven's heartbeat.
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> "That thing… that's alive?" Nyra asked.
> "Barely," Riven replied. "It was meant to become Architect 13. But it rejected the final update."
> "Why?"
> "It asked a question."
> "What question?"
> "Why does the system need gods if it keeps killing its own creators?"
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Riven stepped forward.
> "We share a common sin," he said to the slumbering code-beast.
"We asked 'why.'"
The god's eyes lit up—dimly.
> "...Riven Kael," it spoke in broken binary.
"Still… corrupted. Still… free."
> "I need you."
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⚠️ SYSTEM FUSION ATTEMPT
> Object: Forgotten God Core + User: Riven Kael
Risk: Catastrophic Instability
Result: 32.9% Survival Chance
Continue? [Y/N]
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Riven pressed Y.
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Pain exploded across every nerve. His memories were scrambled. A thousand voices screamed inside his skull—some of them his own.
He saw himself dying in a thousand timelines.
He saw himself winning in none.
Then—
He smiled.
> "I don't need fate to like me," he whispered.
"I just need it to fear me."
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✅ SYSTEM EVOLUTION
> New Class: Rogue Architect
You have fused with a failed divine model
Your code is no longer recognizable by the core system
You are no longer classified as "Player"
You are no longer classified as "NPC"
You are now: Entity UNKNOWN
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> "What the hell are you now?" Nyra asked, staring at him.
Riven's body glowed with glitching energy. His system interface floated behind him, cracked and burning with gold.
> "The bug they couldn't delete," he said.
"The god they didn't finish."
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Suddenly—
BOOOOM.
The sky above tore open.
A hole in the system.
From it, descended Architect 47.
Silver robes. No eyes. A crown made of command lines.
He floated down like a judgment written in light.
> "Riven Kael," he said, calm as death.
"You have one final choice. Submit your code for cleansing... or be purged entirely."
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Riven stepped forward.
> "How about option three?"
> "There is no option three."
> "Then I'll write one."
He raised his hand.
The world twisted.
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⚠️ SYSTEM OVERRIDE ATTEMPTING
> Ability: [Broken Authority] – Enhanced
Target: Architect 47
Status: IMMUNE
Attempt Failed
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Architect 47 moved faster than light.
A blade made of pure logic shot from his arm, aimed straight for Riven's heart.
> "You were never meant to exist," he said.
Riven whispered back—
> "That's why I'm perfect."
He caught the blade with his bare hand.
The system screamed.
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🔥 PASSIVE ABILITY UNLOCKED
> God-Eater Protocol (Prototype)
> If you survive a hit from a divine entity, you gain temporary access to its class functions.
> You may now use: – Logic Blade
– Command Silence
– Trace Suppression
Duration: 30 seconds
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Riven's eyes lit up.
> "My turn."
He disappeared.
Even Architect 47 couldn't track him.
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The next 15 seconds were chaos.
Riven flashed behind 47, slashed his data core.
Then rewrote the pain feedback loop.
Then dropped an illusion of Architect 47's own deletion.
For a brief moment—the Architect hesitated.
That was all Riven needed.
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He activated Memory Override.
> "One second in which I killed you."
Reality flickered.
For everyone else… Architect 47 exploded.
For the system? An error.
For Riven?
A message.
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⚙️ SYSTEM ERROR: UNKNOWN FUNCTION USED
> Architect 47 Termination Confirmed
Entity UNKNOWN flagged as Glitched Sovereign
Emergency Reset Blocked
Summoning Next-Level Overseer: Architect Prime
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> "Oh great," Nyra muttered. "You killed the executioner and triggered the final boss."
Riven coughed blood, but laughed.
> "Good."
> "Good?!"
> "It means I'm close. They're sending gods because they're scared."
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He looked into the sky, where cracks formed and something vast began to stir.
> "You erased my name once," he said.
> "Now the whole system will learn it by force."