"GAAAAAAHHHH!" Sebastian screamed, falling to his knees as his physical body violently tore itself apart.
His pale skin literally split open. It didn't bleed red. Thick, jagged streams of dark, bruised-purple error codes erupted from his flesh like bursting pipes. His bones cracked with deafening, sickening snaps, elongating and twisting as they forcefully converted from biological calcium into raw, blindingly green wireframes.
The pain was absolute torture. His human nervous system was actively being shredded and replaced by chaotic, infected data.
Thick, oily black static poured from his back, tearing through his shirt and forming a massive, billowing cloak of pure, light-absorbing shadows. The cracked porcelain mask materialized over his face, snapping into place with a heavy crunch.
The weeping, black digital blood immediately began to pour from the empty eye sockets, sizzling violently as it hit the sterile white floor.
Sebastian didn't just stand up. He grew.
