"Right in front of us."
At the end of the corridor, the purple light gathered into one bright spot. The remaining nineteen data-ghosts flew into the light, tearing themselves apart to feed a larger creature.
The floor buckled while cables snapped from the ceiling.
Out of the bright light, a huge monster stepped out. It was about fifteen feet tall, looking a bit like a heavily armored knight, but it was made of screaming, broken code and raw Void energy. It held a huge, jagged broadsword made of pure static.
"That is... not supposed to happen," Nyx murmured, her digital eyes widening slightly.
"Finally," Valeria grinned, her psychotic yandere expression bleeding back into her face. "A real target. I claim the head."
"You cannot fight that alone, Valeria," Zen warned. "System, scan it."
[Scanning...]
