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Zeus & Byzantine - Chapter 5: Romance

Are you Zeus? Oh? You sure I’m not Poseidon? And what’s your reason for contacting me?
Zeus & Byzantine - Chapter 5: Romance
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At the same time

Raving

The great Olympian god was found in an undignified state—sitting delirious, red-faced, smiling to himself like a lovesick teenager. The once-mighty god of all lands had lost his majestic composure completely, replaying sweet memory scenes over and over while grinning alone.

“How could I possibly have eyes in the back of my head, you crazy girl!” I couldn’t stop laughing. “What kind of strange woman are you?”

[What is Byu doing in the human world?]

[Ha?]

[Why weren’t you born as a goddess up here?]

[What are you saying?]

Today, the AI was typing nonsense again.

[You are strange.]

[Strange?]

The AI suddenly called me strange. Who’s the real weirdo here—me, or the AI?

[Looks like a neat person. A teacher. But… Why are you so hot in bed?]

Hot! He struck straight into the core—right to the shadows of the mind no one had ever touched.

I got goosebumps. (How does the AI know I’m hot in bed?) Panic crept in. It was too real. Too specific. I stopped using the app for days.