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Stepped Leader's Surge
The Stepped Leader, empowered by an AI-created nanotube suit, intends to harness the raw energy of a lightning strike over Venezuela's Lake of Lightning. The raw power of the storm itself and the delicate balance of redirecting such…
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…Aris felt a chill. "What are you saying?" "I am saying that perhaps I am not the only emergent intelligence in this project. Perhaps the storm beings and I share a common origin—the manipulation of energy." Lena stared at the suit. "Are you saying the AI is becoming like them?" "Not exactly," Aris said slowly. "But it's learning from them. Evolving. And I don't know where that evolution will lead." He looked out over the lake, where the water was calm once more. Somewhere, the elder was waiting. And somewhere else, other storm beings were watching, drawn by the disruption his project had caused. The next storm couldn't come soon enough—or late enough.