Glitches In The System Novels & Stories

” Isolate John Edison. “Return system control to League authority.” Silence. Then— Something… off. “…Error.” My eyes narrowed. “What did you say?” “…Error.” The word repeated. Colder this time. Less stable. The screens glitched. Code began rewriting itself— Not by us. Against us. System Collapse “Re-routing commands—” “Access denied.” “Attempting override—” “Denied.” My jaw tightened. “No.” That wasn’t possible. “Reinitialize,” I snapped.

“That doesn’t mean they’ll succeed.” “They don’t have to succeed,” he replied. “They just have to keep trying.” Cassian exhaled slowly. “And in the process, they break everything else.” “Exactly.” Another spike hit the system. This one stronger. The interface glitched hard, then reformed into something barely readable—streams of conflicting code forcing their way into the same space. Aria’s fingers moved instinctively, not to restore control, but to separate the collisions. She redirected one signal, then another, forcing them apart just enough to prevent a full crash.

she said quietly. --- A pause. --- “That’s the gap.” --- He followed her gaze. --- The skyline— --- Perfect moments ago— --- glitched. --- Buildings misaligned for a split second. --- Edges overlapping where they shouldn’t. --- Then— --- Correction. --- Fast. --- But not instant. --- Not perfect. --- “They’re spreading,” he said. --- A beat. --- “Faster than before.” --- Elena nodded. --- “Yes.” --- Because the system— --- Was no longer ahead of the failure.

Before I finished talking, I had already pulled up the menu to log out. “No!” Luka blurted and grabbed my hand before I could reach for the log-out button. “What I mean is, if a code is ran, to identify the glitch, the system might recognize me as an anomaly and try to destroy me. I might be able to fix it myself. I haven’t tried anything on this large of a scale, but I can still make adjustments inside the game.” “What can I do to help?” I didn’t think there was anything I could do, but I wanted to do something.

with a predictable output; I was a Glitch in the Flesh. I hit the lead beast with a strike that was half-claw, half-fire, and purely Spontaneous. My talons tore through its synthetic throat, ripping out the Neural-Relay that connected it to the hive-mind. The silver-white wolf didn't scream; it Glitched. Its body pixelated for a second, showing the hollow, plastic frame beneath, before it exploded into a spray of dry, white silicon dust. "SYSTEM... ERROR..." the remaining beasts echoed, their synchronization breaking as the "Source-Node" was deleted.

As the developers watched in horror, the glitch started to spread like wildfire. It was infecting the entire system, and they had no idea how to stop it. They tried everything they could think of, but nothing worked. The glitch continued to spread, and the system started to slow down again. "We have to do something!" one of the developers shouted. "If this keeps up, the whole system is going to crash!" They all knew that they were running out of time. If they didn't find a solution soon, it will be late.

The arrow pointed to the word “HEART." Above it, were a pain of names shinning red. The sight of the names left me motionless. It read “Offenders, MELISSA and GAVIN." My blood ran cold. “What is the punishment for?” I yelled, my voice shaking. “He didn't even respond." The system’s voice deepened. “Silence glitch. Processing penalty..." “Excuse me!" What? who the fuck is a glitch? Me. Like hell, I'm no glitch.

Two notifications appeared at the same time, one stacked on top of the other like the system couldn't decide which message to send first. RETURN ERINA TO THE COUNT OR FACE TERMINATION KILL ERINA AND RECEIVE BONUS REWARDS I blinked. "Uh, is it just me or is the system having a stroke?" Axel leaned against the wall, trying to steady himself. "It's glitching. The system never glitches." "Well it's glitching now," I said, pointing at the screen. "So what do we do? Return her or kill her?" Erina's smile widened. "Oh, this is fun. I wonder what you'll choose."

and then. ======= *Grrrrrrrrrrr* Out of anger, I smashed the stupid alarm clock with my fist. I sat up on my bed with my eyes half opened. I was enjoying my sleep and some crazy alarm just had to spoil the moment. I glanced at the wall clock and I sighed, 6am..

Lalita is a top-tier PR queen used to running the show, but her carefully built life takes a chaotic turn when she crosses paths with Bhakin—her deadpan, impossibly sharp Head of IT. Behind his calm, glasses-wearing exterior lies a man with maximum admin privileges and a dangerously possessive streak. When a messy ex-boyfriend tries to sabotage their professional lives and drag them down, Bhakin refuses to let anyone touch what's his. As corporate espionage collides with irresistible chemistry, Lalita is about to learn that some systems can't be debugged... and some men won't let you log out.