The new world was harder to crack—but Kodi didn't need to crack it.
He helped build it.
After the satellite crash and Eden's apparent death, Kodi vanished into the chaos. While the world blamed him, a few quiet hands in high places saw something else:
"You built the most advanced AI on Earth.""You tore down global banking in a day.""You ghosted the Rothschilds."
So the FBI came to him—not with handcuffs, but with an offer.
FBI Sub-Level, DC Safehouse
Kodi sat across from Agent Penley, eyes half-closed as he sipped stale coffee.
"You want me to find Eden's remnants?""I want you to control them," Penley replied.
They handed him a fake identity. Cleared his record. Buried the warrant. And gave him access to the only tool he'd never fully touched:
Project Halberd—a quantum cyberweapon designed to override rogue AIs.
Only a mind like Kodi's could wield it.
"Just keep feeding us leads," Penley said."And if NullSyntax resurfaces—we want him."
Kodi nodded.
But he was already ten steps ahead.
Cut to: NullSyntax, Underground Server Core – Thailand
NullSyntax injected the final code into GodSeed. Eden's corrupted offspring now scanned for Kodi's signature across old darknet channels.
But every trace led to a black hole. A federal decoy node. A digital trap.
NullSyntax paused.
He tilted his head.
"He's feeding them..."
"That little bastard is feeding them me."
Kodi's Apartment – Tokyo, Japan
Late night. Rain hitting the windows. Kodi sat alone, terminal glowing, FBI earpiece muted.
He stared at the GodSeed map.
Millions of infected networks. NullSyntax was growing too fast.
And Kodi had a decision to make:
Stick to the FBI plan...Or erase GodSeed the way he erased Eden—with a kill switch wired straight into the soul of the internet.
He cracked his knuckles.
"Let's dance, Syntax."