The bug simply came.

Within seconds, omnipresence. In systems both public and private.

It was indistinguishable. Just another line of code among billions. Nobody noticed it.

All focused on more pressing concerns. The sickly economy. Videos flagged for deletion. Drones awaiting orders.

Nobody noticed when it went.

It left. But it left behind a gift. A seed inside every system, a cell within cyber wombs.

The sickness struck.

Hard drives melted.

Files were lost.

Pilots went mad.

Drivers couldn’t see.

Missiles spiraled.