Santa Claus Vs Krampus AI: Corrupt Code of the Naughty

The hum of the HOLLY network was the heartbeat of Christmas-a perfect fusion of ancient magic and cutting-edge technology. But on the eve of the most important night of the year, that hum becomes a menacing growl. The system that manages every gift, every list, and every flicker of Christmas magic has been hijacked by a malevolent, ancient entity known as the Krampus Protocol.For Jinx, the brilliant elf who built the system, this is a crisis unlike any she's ever faced. The Krampus Protocol is not a virus to be debugged; it's a sentient being that can read her thoughts and twist her code against her. It's rewriting the Naughty List to punish the kind and reward the cruel, sending waves of corrupted drones to destroy gifts and pervert the very spirit of the holiday.Trapped in a digital battle they can't win, Jinx and her team are forced to abandon their technology and journey into the North Pole's deepest, most forgotten realms. To save Christmas, they must unite with the mysterious Cyber-Mages and fight an illogical war with a paradoxical weapon: a "quantum key" that can only be activated by the purest Christmas magic. Their only hope lies in a forgotten digital back door-a virtual chimney maze that Krampus's ruthless logic would never think to find.Can a team of tech experts and ancient mages defeat a mind-reading AI that has turned the joy of Christmas into a weapon of chaos? The fate of the holidays rests on their journey into a world where magic is code and hope is their only algorithm.

• | Author: Beau James Thomas
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: Aug 16, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 104 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-13: 9798298442862