Core Defect

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In the 264 years since the Great Singularity Wars, the world has been irrevocably changed. Technologies like nanobots and rogue artificial intelligences have caused the planet's wildlife to evolve in dangerous and powerful ways, pushing humanity to the verge of extinction. However, the remaining survivors are not without ways to fight back. Nanotech can enhance humans just as well as beasts, but perhaps most surprisingly, humanity has found an unexpected ally: a group of human-neutral AIs called Daemons.

Val is a 22-year old woman striving to become a User: a nano-empowered human paired with a Daemon that serves as society's final and most powerful line of defense. When a critical issue in her nanosystem's core seemingly leaves her unable to serve as a User, she's given a difficult choice: give up on her dreams or accept a potentially unstable AI, Noir, as her Daemon partner.

Val and Noir are stronger together than they are apart, but can they survive long enough to unlock their potential? Can they find a place among the other pairings like them, shunned by society but essential to civilization's survival?

If Users are humanity's last line of defense, welcome to the sacrificial first line: the Defects.

Updates are currently once a week, aiming for the weekend. Chapters usually 2k-3k in length.

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Core Defect 40 Chapter 40: Dual RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 39 Chapter 39: Duel RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 38 Chapter 38: Foundations RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 37 Chapter 37: Expectations RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 36 Chapter 36: Room and Board RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 35 Chapter 35: Reconnect RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 34 Chapter 34: Revelations RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 33 Chapter 33: Déjà Vu RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 32 Chapter 32: Home RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 31 Chapter 31: Cover RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 30 Chapter 30: Return RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 29 Chapter 29: Pass RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 28 Chapter 28: Rumble RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 27 Chapter 27: Hands On RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 26 Chapter 26: Hands Off RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 25 Chapter 25: Adjustments RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 24-2 Chapter 24: Four Ws, Part 2 RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 23-1 Chapter 23: Four Ws, Part 1 RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 22 Chapter 22: Suiting Up RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 21 Chapter 21: Safehouse RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 20 Chapter 20: Retreat RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 19 Chapter 19: Escape RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 19 Chapter 19: Escape RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 18 Chapter 18: Brain and Brawn RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 17 Chapter 17: Prisoner RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 17 Chapter 17: Prisoner RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 16 Chapter 16: Abduction RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 15 Chapter 15: Patrol RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 14 Chapter 14: Mission RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 13 Chapter 13: Fists and Frustrations RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 12 Chapter 12: Conditions RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 11 Chapter 11: Circumstances RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 10 Chapter 10: Debrief RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 9 Chapter 9: Fight RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 8 Chapter 8: Roles RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 7 Chapter 7: Introductions RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 6 Chapter 6: Decision RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 5 Chapter 5: Ultimatum RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 4 Chapter 4: Cracks RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 3 Chapter 3: Assessment RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 2 Chapter 2: Finalists RoyalRoadL
Core Defect 1 Chapter 1: Candidates RoyalRoadL