The Kingdom heavy cruisers fired their massive guns from behind the shield. Their kinetic blasts phased through the planetary shield in a dazzling blaze, momentarily blinding my ships optic receptors. 

The bolts of pure energy hammered against our shields. We dropped another 25% of power maintaining the defences. Readings were now in orange for shields and overall power.

 Immortal, we have to route more power to the shields. Probability of defeat is now 58% if we continue this way.  The sounds of worry from Simplex flooded my receptors.

 Yes, I know.  She was programmed to sound worried. It was a simple program really, similar to the one that governed most humans. They all acted for one of two reasons, to avoid pain or to gain pleasure. 

That was their simple coding beneath all their seemingly complex behaviour and soon that pain would be unavoidable.

 Acknowledged, Immortal.  The AI replied.  I am unable to compute how we may suffer defeat if you are perfect. How are you immortal if you can be defeated? The reports from the battle of Earth show you can be defeated. 

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DEAD WORLD CHRONICLES

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

CARLTON ISAAC

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