Shadow of the Creator
Chapter 1 Talia wiped her sweaty palm on the console. Ten thousand people in the hall and, according to the latest data, three million watched live, eagerly awaiting. "His security architecture laid the foundation for a new Global Network ," Talia read the rehearsed text from the teleprompter, but her voice still trembled slightly. "He is the reason we are all here today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome... ' AleX '!". The giant holographic screen, thirty meters high, which a second ago was showing the " Nexus " logo, blinked and went dark. Absolute, ringing silence reigned in the hall. And suddenly AleX appeared on the screen. He filled the entire space: a flawless three-dimensional image in a soft studio light. The first thing that came to mind when seeing him was neither beauty nor charisma. It was perfection. Symmetrical facial features, a light, confident smile, the penetrating gaze of dark eyes. His hair—a meticulously const...