Feral on the Ice
The Strategy of the Glitch
They ran to the back of the school property, where the woods met the fence. Elara pulled the yellow pixel out. It was growing, its light turning the surrounding grass into a vibrant, neon-green "Source-Texture."
"Rhys said a 'Selfless-Glitch' would crash it," Elara said, looking at the pixel. "The Migration needs us to be 'Users.' It needs us to accept this world so it can use our brains as processors."
"What are you going to do?" Julian asked, his voice shaking.