Chapter 16 - Iron Nadya
Chapter 16
Iron Nadya
Annie moved through the apartment like she owned it.
Within moments she was pulling frozen meals from a freezer drawer, and minutes later they were settled...
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Chapter 15 - Tut, Tut. Driver.
Chapter 15
Tut, Tut. Driver.
Alexander jolted awake as Annie shook his shoulder. He checked the time via implant: 10 p.m., right on schedule.
“Thanks, Annie,” he murmured as...
2025-09-27 12:42:25 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14 - Welcome to the Multiverse, Nerd
Chapter 14
Welcome to the Multiverse, Nerd
The tunnels wound on, twisting through concrete and steel like veins through a buried giant. Their footsteps echoed, the only sound above th...
2025-09-27 12:41:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13 - Second Spark
Chapter 13
Second Spark
Annie slid to a stop just ahead of Alexander as she stepped out of the narrow smuggler’s tunnel into a maintenance corridor.
The tunnel stretched into ...
2025-09-27 12:40:31 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 12 - Ambition to Burn
Chapter 12
Ambition to Burn
[ Veritus Praxis Neuroadaptive Noetic Implant: Series 1 - Ascensus ]
Welcome to the Veritus Praxis Series - Ascensus.
Chapter 11 - Surviving is Winning
Chapter 11
Surviving Is Winning
The woman called out.
“Annette Sheridan! You have an active bounty, and we are officially registered collectors. Surrender and—”
...
2025-09-27 12:38:22 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 10 - Wanted
Chapter 10
Wanted
ONE WEEK LATER
Routine, especially as a part of recovery and keeping oneself busy, was damn good for the soul, Alexander decided. It was impor...
2025-09-27 12:37:13 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 9 - Home Sweet Workshop
Chapter 9
Home Sweet Workshop
Alexander woke to the slight jolt of the hovercar touching down. The machine’s gentle hum faded into silence.
His neck ached. A fresh pain, late ...
2025-09-27 12:36:17 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8 - Cognitive Resonance
Chapter 8
Cognitive Resonance
“I saw him.”
Officer Talia Kim stood ramrod straight, hands clasped behind her back. Her braid brushed the curve of her hips as it swayed, thre...
2025-09-27 12:35:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7 - Class R
Chapter 7
Class R
Annie’s driving, Alexander decided, was not good for the soul. Or his stomach. Or his ankle. And his shoulder had already filed multiple complaints, too.
He ...
2025-09-27 12:34:44 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6 - First Spark of Will
Chapter 6
First Spark of Will
Annie had been hauling ass for the nearest exit when she heard fighting in one of the rooms she passed. Sliding to a stop, she turned to investigate.
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Chapter 5
Pick On Someone Your Own Size
Alexander hesitated, inexperience costing him the initiative.
The guard’s foot lashed out, slamming into his shin. Pain flared, and his...
2025-09-27 12:32:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 4 - No More Chains
Chapter 4
No More Chains
Alexander no longer bothered counting the days. Exhaustion had taken up permanent residence in his bones, and his routine, if it could be called that, had lon...
2025-09-27 12:14:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3 - When the Sky Shattered
Chapter 3
When the Sky Shattered
SIX WEEKS LATER
Specter whistled tunelessly, helmet tucked under his arm, as he made his way towards the uppermost level of the...
2025-09-27 12:13:48 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2 - The Collar
Chapter 2
The Collar
The routine Alexander had been forced into over the past several days was nothing short of torture. He couldn’t say how many days had passed. The only clues cam...
2025-09-27 12:11:43 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1 - REDACTED
Chapter 1
Redacted
Boredom was not good for the soul. Alexander Rooke reminded himself of that every morning, but his routine was a means of survival. Of keeping the intruding need to...
2025-09-27 12:07:49 +0000 UTC View PostContinue the Dream
Thanks for being here at the very beginning. This Patreon exists for one simple purpose: publishing chapters of The Machine God as I write them.
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