Chapter 68
Cubes were rare in the V-Cities and the nanobot technology behind them lost in the past. So the common perception of them was more akin to myth and magic than to hard science.
Even more unknown (in fact completely unsuspected) were the physiological effects: using any cube could cause deep and severe mental and emotional disorders, but of all of them, the A(or Armour)-cube caused the most. Being essentially passive, it could be worn for lengthy periods of time and so allow slow and insidious changes to take root.
With a mind more adept at planning than execution, Major Thomas found the failure of his zombie rebellion hard to take. All that meticulous work undone and trashed in five minutes of confusion and treachery. How was the Major to know David Mentmore would turn on him
