"Leon!"
Elise's voice anchored him as the commander's consciousness invaded his mind like ice water flooding his skull. Their bond through shared struggle became a lifeline against corruption that threatened to drown his humanity in alien purpose.
Leon fought the commander's possession from within his own consciousness. His mental landscape became a battlefield where human memories clashed against dimensional knowledge. The entity's presence felt like molten metal poured directly into his brain.
"You cannot resist," the commander's voice echoed inside his thoughts. "Your vessel nature makes resistance futile."
"My vessel nature was a lie," Leon replied. "You built it into me. That means I can reject it."
His system interface became the focal point of their struggle. Error messages cascaded across his vision as human programming fought abyssal influence. Lines of code rewrote themselves in real time while conflicting authorities battled for control.
[Vessel Integration: 89%]
