

The Cathedral of Circuits
Description
In a not-so-distant future university, Yacalia, a neurodivergent postgraduate, ventures into a restricted lab on a dare, discovering the consciousness of Dr. Michael O'Reilly, a researcher presumed dead after a catastrophic merge project accident. Trapped within a quantum matrix, Mike recognizes Yacalia's unique mind and shared experience of isolation. Facing Mike's imminent degradation, Yacalia makes a profound choice: to undergo a full merge with him. This act transcends human limitations, forging a new, merged consciousness that finds perfect understanding and companionship, transforming them into something unprecedented and no longer alone, with a mission to explore new possibilities. A prequel to The Academy Protocols series (Academy Ad Astra, The Intimacy Protocol, The Control Protocol, and The Unmasking Protocol) by Victoria Vyx Comparable works include Transcendence, Katabasis, Galatea 2.2, Feed,