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Noahforge

Noahforge

"Just a storyteller exploring different worlds, complex characters, and unique concepts. From slow-burn emotions to intense setups, I write what keeps the story alive. ​If you like my work, make sure to add it to your collection and join the journey! 📖✨" Follow me on Instagram ( @noahforge__ )

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The Cordyceps Protocol

THE CORDYCEPS PROTOCOL: The Broken Bond [Warning: A single audio file can overwrite your human consciousness.] Oslo's freezing winters were usually quiet, but for genius neuropathologist Dr. Eric Vance, the silence ends when the calcified, stone-like corpse of a tech billionaire lands on his autopsy table. No trauma. No blemish. Just a brain that is still firing organized, rhythmic electrical signals—like a calculated computer program. Then, his phone vibrates. An encrypted message pushes an untraceable audio file directly to his device: Protocol_Alpha.wav. A low-frequency, mathematical tapping sound bypasses his eardrums, violently writing a foreign code over his mind. Within hours, Eric is trapped in his own body—a literal, flesh-and-blood puppet sleepwalking through a high-profile federal crime. When his estranged sister, Chloe Vance—an elite Europol cyber-crime investigator—breaks into his lab, she brings a terrifying global truth: twelve tech tycoons controlling the backbone of the global internet infrastructure have already been harvested by this digital virus. The broadcast array is hidden deep beneath the Arctic permafrost in an abandoned Soviet ghost town. Running from the law and armed with heavy-duty psychostimulants to stay awake, Eric discovers a terrifying anomaly flashing behind his eyelids: [SYNAPTIC INTEGRATION: 11.5%...] The virus didn't just play in his ears; it left a permanent rootkit in his brain. As the integration ticks toward 100%, Eric isn't just fighting to survive anymore. He is mutating into the network's most powerful node—the ultimate global malware. And Chloe is left with a brutal, heartbreaking choice to save humanity. "To delete this network, she had to break the bond."

Noahforge · Sci-fi
15 Chs