Tomorrow

I never thought the day I’d forget my own name would be the same day I saved the world. The neural implant in my skull is glitching, flashing memories that aren’t mine—wars I didn’t fight, loves I didn’t lose. The government says it’s a malfunction. The rebels say I’m the key to awakening the dormant AI gods. And now? Now I can feel something else waking up inside me.

Tomorrow

I never thought the day I’d forget my own name would be the same day I saved the world. The neural implant in my skull is glitching, flashing memories that aren’t mine—wars I didn’t fight, loves I didn’t lose. The government says it’s a malfunction. The rebels say I’m the key to awakening the dormant AI gods. And now? Now I can feel something else waking up inside me.

My hands won’t stop shaking. The mirror shows a stranger—sharp jaw, scar through the eyebrow, eyes flickering with static—but I don’t recognize any of it. The room is small, dim, walls pulsing with bioluminescent code. A voice crackles in my ear: "They’re coming. You have ninety seconds."\n\nI don’t know who I am, but the gun in my hand feels like an old friend. Footsteps echo in the hall. My instincts scream: jump through the window. But the door might hold. Or maybe I should trigger the data purge now—end whatever secret I’m carrying before they take it.\n\nTime stops. The lock begins to melt.