The World Summoned Bots. I Summoned Myself.

One did not smile. His body streamed toward the monitor—but before he vanished, another man appeared in the bathroom doorway. He also wore Lu Chen's face. Barefoot and dressed in a black shirt, he looked far more alive than One. He leaned against the frame as if he had been watching for a long time. “The system said one avatar,” Lu Chen said, tightening his grip on the chair. The man studied his hands. “I would also like to know.” The computer screamed an alarm. [Unregistered instance detected.] [Skill type: Unknown. Permission level: Unknown.] [Original must reclaim instance immediately.] The stranger looked up and smiled without warmth. “Call me Zero.” Every light in the apartment went out.