Free The Genesis Code 1: Lambda by Robert E. Parkin Page B

he would have to explain to Cecilia why he was with someone like Lambda. It didn’t bode well in his mind.
    “Can you upload without a Docking Terminal?”
    “Correct. Lambda only needs a Port via any electrical device connected to the Network servers in order to enter the Cyber Network.”
    Zack was impressed. She made it sound so convenient in that she didn’ t have to lie down in a chair while syncing her brain waves and consciousness to the Network server.
           Zack said no more as he leaned back in his chair and pressed a button on his keyboard. A message then popped up on his screen, followed by a robotic voice.
    “Launching Network procedures. Account Holder registered. Preparing Network Upload. Dive commencing,” announced the voice. Zack’s chair then lit up with blue lights along the edges as it began to recline. He rested his head and gave one last look to Lambda.
    “Try to be subtle in your upload. The last thing we need to is to draw needless attention to ourselves,” Zack said with a weak smile.
    “Understood,” Lambda replied soullessly. She didn’t smile back.
    Zack’s computer spoke again. “Upload complete, initializing Gateway. Network Location set. Avatar construction complete. Welcome back, Zackary Allan Knight.”
    Zack’s vision went white. His body tingled all over as the glaring display covered his whole body. His pulse quickened as he felt a rush of cold air crash over him. It almost felt like he was skydiving. The intense wind and fuzzy sensation through his whole body just made the experience so intense as he was sucked into a vortex of code.
    “Server 346, fifty one percent full. Network Transfer complete. Welcome to the Cyber Network,” came the pleasant voice of a woman in Zack’s ears just moments later. It sounded like a prerecorded message done by a telemarketer.
    Just seconds later his vision returned as he appeared within a large purple pentagram rotating clockwise. He then looked up and noted the second world before him, the Cyber Network.
    The world wasn ’t much different than the physical world, but there were glaring differences that set it apart. The sky never changed from its perfect blue image with few clouds hovering above. The artificial rays created by the image of the sky above stimulated parts of Zack’s brain to allow him to feel the concept of warmth within this virtual world, much like all the feelings felt in the Cyber Network. The sky was also heavily populated by dozens of large holographic screens that hovered in the air. The display on them ranged from random video feed from other servers to commercials of products created by an array of different companies. These image broads populated many other areas of the world and were found everywhere, just hovering in random areas on any given server. The only other thing that really stuck out was everyone’s appearance.
    In the Cyber Network, people were represented by their Avatar. These Avatars had certain customizable features and thus allowed a person to appear how they wished with limitations keeping them from appearing as anything but humanoid.
    Zack reached up and adjusted his collar, straightening the long, white coat he had adorned upon entering the Network. The coat had a design of gold thorns on his left arm as well as gold cufflinks. His build and appearance remained the same, his dark hair gently ruffling in the wind. Only his attire had changed from his school uniform to a black casual shirt and jeans.
    Zack stood silently as many people around him walked by with little regard to his presence. Their joyful expressions and laughter caused a small sting inside of him. A look of sadness could be seen in his eyes as he gripped his coat’s sleeve.
    Zack shook his head to shake out the unpleasant thought and looked to his surroundings once more. He had appeared in a lush park, filled with dozens of people walking around. They seemed cheerful, like it was just another day in the physical