The numbers bounced wildly. The sheer physical toll on Sebastian's meat-suit was staggering. Even with his thirty-percent Demigod synchronization, his muscles screamed in protest. His veins bulged, pulsing with a dark violet hue as he forced his biological limits past the breaking point.
"You guys have the worst fucking customer service in the universe!" Sebastian yelled, his voice echoing in the cramped, boiling dark. "I just wanted to file a complaint!"
A tiny drop of the white-hot static managed to breach the ceiling. It dripped down, landing squarely on the shoulder of his black leather coat.
ZAAAP!
"GAH!" Sebastian hissed, violently flinching.
The anti-virus instantly deleted a perfectly circular chunk of the leather and bit directly into his digital flesh. It felt like being stabbed with an icicle made of battery acid.
He quickly shifted his stance, funneling more stone to patch the tiny breach.
