Tethered Novels & Stories

"Kuya, pumunta na lang tayo sa igloo. Doon sa pinakataas." Ilang beses ng pinipisil ni Tetsu ang mga code ngunit hindi nagbubukas ang pintuan. " Max, the system is not working. We are trap." Bumalik si Tetsu sa tabi ng kaniyang amo. "Sir we need to get out of here. But I'm afraid to say that we can't connect to the system." Pinisil ni Max ang numero ng kaniyang amo. "Tetsu, connection disrupted. Somebody is hacking our communication system."

Tumingin ako sa kanya. And something inside me shifted. Not fear. Not confusion. Acceptance. Biglang nag-react ang Origin Layer. SUBJECT ZERO STABILITY: INCREASING The system recognized emotional synchronization between me and Torren. And labeled it: UNSTABLE CO-DEPENDENT VARIABLE PAIR DETECTED Nanlamig ako. “Co-dependent?” bulong ko. Torren smiled slightly. No humor. Only truth. “If the system calls it weakness,” he said, “then I choose to be unstable.”

However, the weight of the situation right now sank in. He knew that the web-thread like in his name was his broken bond, and he received it as soon as they broke up. He knew that having this broken bond was the most dangerous condition an omega could have. Even though he's ready for it, the hit of reality still made him tremble. Aoi's lips trembled. "Is having Takeru's pheromones helping?" he asked nervously.