In an age of pheromone pollution, gland implants have become mainstream and neurotoxins are the latest fashion.
Ye Shixue was a well-known hunter. After logging out from a mission, he went to his usual bar. As cheap pheromones and alcohol seeped into his nervous system, he saw a man walk in who looked exactly like him.
People around him whispered, “...Who would dare use that template to make a bionic toy?”
Society did not allow intelligent androids at the time. These ultra-realistic bionic toys were available only on the black market.
In other words, sex dolls.
Ye Shixue had seen plenty of them. He remained unmoved, his gaze cold.
But when he was called back online for another mission to quell a cybernetic army's rebellion, a pink cannonball fell from the sky and blew off his arm.
The culprit was none other than the bionic toy, Liu Mi.
He carried a cannon on his shoulder, saying “Hi” one second and “Drop dead” the next.
Colleague A: “Are androids really this smart?”
Colleague B: “Holy crap, is that what they call adult toys?”
Ye Shixue acted decisively, yanked out his neural interface, and forcibly logged out.
Wait, this guy... was a real person!
*
Liu Mi not only looked exactly like him, he even had the gland Ye Shixue had lost.
Yet in personality and allegiance, they stood on opposite sides.
The law recognized only one original, so Ye Shixue had to kill him.
They immediately agreed on what to do, and replaced more and more of each other's prosthetic limbs.
Conflicting missions? They killed each other.
Forced to work together? They killed each other, too.
Same target? They'd kill each other later.
Their colleagues on both sides were stunned. “How do you two have time to sleep together while you're fighting the enemy?”
Ye Shixue/Liu Mi: “It was just a quick detour.”
*A cold, cunning, secretly passionate hunter bottom (fake) x an arrogant, unhinged, shameless tyrant top.
*One-on-one, happy ending. Two powerful leads who are out to kill each other!
*Chuunibyou sci-fi, cyberpunk pheromones, electronic Lovecraftian gods, bionic pseudo-selfcest, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
*Not rigorous computer theory, mostly making things up.
*Elements not specifically marked are classic cyberpunk elements. Feel free to discuss.
Original blurb posted on June 14, 2025. Screenshot saved.
Premise: Courage is humanity's anthem.
