Cyberknight: One Path

⁕ The Lynching Game (part 10)

[Mike] - "How did you manage to do it? "

Instead of the blue crystal which was installed in Kadyn's chest, a pitch-black crystal was in its place, emitting a shadow which glowed like light. Cautiously, Mike approached Kadyn's chest to look closer. At closer inspection, Mike was shocked to see a void stretching across infinity through Kadyn's crystal. It was a darkness representing the absoluteness of nothing while seemingly presenting a glimpse into everything.

[Kadyn] - "Why did it become like this? "

[Mike] - "The exfoliation of one's crystal requires a person to let the crystal glimpse into his or her soul repetitively through intense emotions that are capable of breaking a person's mind. All the people with exfoliated crystals I know, well, they went crazy like Sniper. "

[Kadyn] - "I... I'm not crazy, am I? "

[Mike] - "Well, you are sane from what I can tell. Unless obsession is a type of madness. "

[Kadyn] - "I'm not obsessive, what are you talking about? "

Said Kadyn dismissively.

Mike immediately showed Kadyn a flabbergasted look before pointing at himself.

[Kadyn] - "Well, I mean... I just love you. It's very different from an obsession. I didn't choose to keep you in prison here. "

[Mike] - "Hey, I'm not judging you. I'm quite flattered, to be honest. "

They both shared a look for a moment before they leaned in for a kiss only for Mike to phase through Kadyn.

[Kadyn] - "Oh, if you were real at this moment, I would strip down naked and let you take me right here and now. "

Said Kadyn with a feisty look in her eyes.

[Mike] - "I would fucking pin you down against the ground and remind you why I love you so much. "

Said Mike in an aggressive tone.

The couple both took a deep breath to calm down their pent-up passion before Mike walked toward the darkness that surrounded them.

[Mike] - "On a serious note, how about you start testing how this ability of yours works? "

[Kadyn] - "How about we find a way to make things work despite you being a ghost? Remember how some things in here can be interacted with by both you and me? "

Whispered Kadyn with a grin beside Mike's ear.

[Mike] - "Do we really have to go to that extent? "

[Kadyn] - "This will be our little secret. No one has to know or will ever know. "

Said Kadyn with a playful grin.

In real life, despite being in a coma, a smile appeared gradually on Kadyn's face.

During this time, Dane was brought to the massive operation room of the Allied Dome Agency. As soon as he stepped foot into the command center, he was met with the bright screens of hundreds of computers each operated by an agent. While he walked, he noticed how each of the agents was monitoring a specific individual of interest.

[Dunkel] - "Dane, Dane, pay attention here. "

Said Dunkel while snapping her fingers at Dane.

[Dane] - "Ya mongoloid bastard, how many people have you detained or executed so far with yar murderous campaign? "

[Dunkel] - "Sigh... Dane, Dane, you are truly clueless, aren't you? "

As Dane reached the forward command panel with panoramic access to a massive screen measuring at least a hundred metres, he was suddenly surprised by the sight of McCree.