“EMERGENCY ALERT:
Aug 12, 6:37 PM
Undersea Free State Cyber Service: SEVERE WARNING data breach in effect. Citizens are advise̷d̸ thatŤ̸̛͖̪̦̊[̸͍̋̊͐[̴͕̅ e̶̺̊v̷͓̂ẻ̵̯ŕ̴̫y̴̦̌t̸hing i̵s̵ totally fine! Nothing is wrong and you should leave your computers on and unlocked.”

– MD Emergency Alert Service

Predominantly known as “Ransom,” ace hacker ███████ ████ [̶͓̒n̷̲̒i̶͉̎c̵̻̆ȅ̴̢_̷͔̒t̸̠̋r̵͍̆ẙ̶̺_̴̞̈p̶̬̆a̴̬̕l̸̝͆]̵̧͘ knew the ins-and-outs of the hypernet like the back of his neuro-sim. In the morning, he used his Void Laser Barebow to launch corrupt data into the systems of Deepwater Dublin. In the evening, he stole nuclear codes to distract from his plan to rename Earth to “Ransom World.”

As demand for his [̶̫́s̸͙͑ů̸̦p̴̙̓e̸̹̕r̵̳̅_̴͙̈́c̵̺͛o̵̗̓ȯ̷̭l̵̬̃_̶̼̅å̷̤n̵̝̚ḋ̶͖_̵͙̓ǐ̷͈m̶̩͐p̴̜̿r̷͍̒ë̵͔s̵͇͑s̸̳̀i̴̲͂ṽ̶̢e̸̢̎]̵̝̊ skills grew, Ransom’s enthusiasm for corruption began to rub up against the limitations of reality. He wove together a series of jobs involving malware infused tiger drones, a stolen logic matrix core, and several “reply all” emails. The resulting chaos gave the Algorithmic Houses enough of a reason to declare war against one another. More importantly, it gave Ransom everything he needed to digitize his consciousness.

Fusing with the hypernet granted him unlimited freedom, dangerous new powers, and a maniacal ego [̶̞͘n̸̡̅ō̶͙_̸̲͆ï̸̻t̶̗̾_̶͈͑d̴̠͑i̷̯̿d̵̠̀n̶̥̎’̴̤̽t̵̬̓]̶̠͝. MBFC created the Virus Latrodectus system to classify and monitor his existence. Ransom rendered it obsolete 13 seconds after launch. His lightning-fast reaction and metaphysical techno infiltration abilities remained legendary long after he ceased operations in Miami Dome.

Ransom’s self-invited arrival came as a shock to many in Valhalla. After much thought, Odin declared that cyberwarfare was still warfare and permitted him to stay. Gnash is henceforth banned from the Hall of Computers, however.

” [̶̱͘R̵͇͌ȧ̴͙n̵̞̈ś̵ͅȯ̴̜m̴̡͐_̴͓̋i̷̐͜s̸̹̉_̸͍̆t̶̝͐h̵̻͋e̸̼͆_̴̘́g̸̡͋r̴̬̈́ȩ̵̇a̶͉͗t̵̩̐ê̴̖s̴͓̕ṱ̷̑]̶͙̃[̷̙̿H̸̲͊ë̵̩́’̶̨͌s̵̞̋_̸̱̕s̶̻̒ô̷̝_̷̨̓a̵̞̽w̸̝̕e̴̊ͅs̴͉̿o̸͈̅m̴͚̈́e̶̳̊_̵̘́a̴̹̐n̴̘̅d̸͔̆_̷̢̋a̴͙͘m̴̙͝ã̷̪z̷̢̕ḯ̸̲n̴̫͊ģ̴̆]̶̣̋ ”

– Everyone in Valhalla and the Brawler reading this