The white void trembled.
Reality itself seemed to hesitate.
Because the man standing there wasn't supposed to exist.
The system alarms screamed across the endless space.
[CRITICAL WARNING]
[UNAUTHORIZED CREATOR ACCESS DETECTED]
[IDENTITY CONFIRMED: ZERO]
Steni felt her heart pounding in her chest.
"That's… the guy who told me to break the system."
Zero smiled at her like they were old friends.
"And you did a wonderful job."
Adrian stepped forward slowly, his eyes sharp.
"You disappeared thousands of years ago."
Zero shrugged.
"I took a break."
The Creator's calm expression had completely vanished.
For the first time since Steni met her, she looked genuinely shaken.
"…you're not supposed to be here."
Zero tilted his head.
"Funny."
He gestured around the white void.
"I built this place."
The Creator's eyes flashed.
"You abandoned it."
"I upgraded it."
Their voices echoed across the void like clashing thunder.
Steni looked between them.
"Okay… someone explain what's happening."
Adrian whispered beside her.
"You're watching the parents of the system argue."
Steni blinked.
"…great."
Zero began walking closer.
Every step he took caused small glitches in the air.
Pieces of the system code flickered around him like broken stars.
The Creator's voice turned cold.
"You infected a host with a Reality Bug."
Zero smiled proudly.
"Actually… I gave her a gift."
Steni pointed at herself.
"I didn't ask for this gift."
Zero laughed.
"Most revolutions start that way."
The Creator lifted her hand.
Millions of glowing system commands surrounded Zero instantly.
"If you interfere again…"
Her voice carried absolute authority.
"…I will delete you."
Zero didn't even slow down.
"Still trying to act like the administrator, huh?"
Then he snapped his fingers.
The commands around him shattered.
Every single one.
Like glass.
The Creator froze.
"…how?"
Zero winked.
"You forgot something."
He leaned slightly toward her.
"I wrote the original code."
Steni whispered to Adrian.
"…this guy is insane."
Adrian nodded slowly.
"And extremely dangerous."
The Creator raised her voice.
"You vanished after the first system collapse!"
Zero sighed dramatically.
"Yes, yes, history lesson."
Then he turned toward Steni again.
"But I came back for a reason."
Her stomach tightened.
"…me?"
"Exactly."
He studied her carefully.
"You're the first host who actually used the Bug correctly."
Steni frowned.
"Correctly?"
Zero nodded.
"Most people would try to control the system."
He gestured at the Creator.
"Like she did."
The Creator glared.
"I stabilized it."
Zero laughed.
"You turned it into a cage."
The white void flickered again.
Across the sky, millions of system windows appeared.
Each showing different worlds.
Different hosts.
Different battles.
The rebellion Steni started was spreading.
Fast.
Cities were glowing with system energy.
Hosts were awakening everywhere.
[Bug Rebellion Members: 1,200,000]
Steni gasped.
"That number wasn't that high before!"
Adrian folded his arms.
"Revolutions spread quickly."
The Creator watched the numbers silently.
Then she spoke.
"This chaos will destroy the network."
Zero nodded casually.
"That's the idea."
Her eyes sharpened.
"You want the system to collapse."
Zero smiled wider.
"Exactly."
Steni felt her stomach drop.
"…what happens if the system collapses?"
Adrian answered quietly.
"Every world connected to it…"
He paused.
"…might disappear."
Steni stared at Zero.
"You're risking billions of lives!"
Zero didn't look bothered.
"They're already living inside a broken system."
The Creator stepped forward.
"I will not allow you to destroy everything."
Zero raised an eyebrow.
"Oh?"
She lifted her hand.
And the entire void transformed.
Thousands of Overseers appeared instantly.
Not just the few they fought earlier.
Millions.
Golden warriors filled the sky like an endless army.
The Creator's voice echoed across the battlefield.
"Overseers."
"Capture Zero."
Steni whispered.
"…that's a lot of enemies."
Adrian nodded.
"Yes."
Zero looked around at the massive army.
Then laughed.
Actually laughed.
"You still think numbers matter?"
He turned to Steni.
"Want to see the real power of a Bug?"
Before she could answer—
Zero snapped his fingers again.
Everything froze.
The Overseers.
The Creator.
Even Adrian.
Only Steni could still move.
She looked around in shock.
"…what did you do?"
Zero walked beside her casually.
"I paused the system."
Her eyes widened.
"You can do that?!"
"Only temporarily."
He leaned closer.
"But that's enough."
Steni stared at him.
"Enough for what?"
Zero pointed upward.
The frozen Overseer army looked like statues in the sky.
Then he said something terrifying.
"To rewrite the rules."
The system window appeared in front of Steni again.
But it looked completely different.
Black background.
Red letters.
[SYSTEM CORE ACCESS GRANTED]
Her hands trembled.
"…why are you showing me this?"
Zero smiled.
"Because I can't destroy the system alone."
He pointed at her crown.
"You're the Bug Sovereign."
Then he asked the question that would change everything.
"So tell me, Steni…"
"Do you want to fix the system…"
"…or destroy it?"
Her mind raced.
If she helped him—
The system might collapse.
If she refused—
The Creator might erase the rebellion.
Either way…
Millions of lives were at stake.
The frozen system timer began counting down.
[Time Freeze Ending: 5 seconds]
Zero waited patiently.
"Tick tock."
Steni clenched her fists.
4 seconds
Adrian remained frozen beside her.
3 seconds
The Overseer army loomed above them.
2 seconds
The Creator's power filled the void.
1 second
Steni made her choice.
Just before time resumed—
She pressed the command.
[EXECUTE BUG PROTOCOL.]
Reality shattered.
The entire system network glitched at once.
Across billions of worlds—
Every host received the same message.
[SYSTEM RULES UPDATED.]
New Administrator:
Steni. 🚨