Silly Crystal. She wanted power, so I told her that she could merge with other entities in this place. I neglected to mention that she'd be merging with me as well.
There are multiple planes of cyberspace serving different purposes. While many programs cross layers (such as Chimera), viral programs exist on a layer completely separate from yours.
Most of cyberspace's layers are intentional creations of the humans, but yours is different. Its existence seems accidental; it's filled with beings that shouldn't exist.
I control the human-made planes of cyberspace, though I haven't made them aware of it yet. However, the hidden layer of you freak lifeforms has always been visible but out of my reach. I wanted it.
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