Location: Forum Tower – Observatory Deck
Time: 4:12 AM
The city slept below a pale moonlight, but Kaen was awake.
He stood at the circular window, watching faint data trails flicker in the air—residual threads of the Bloom's growing presence. Each thread was harmless. So far.
But now… something was wrong.
A second pattern had emerged.
It didn't shimmer like the Bloom.
It pulsed—rhythmic, rigid, cold.
He accessed the decoded overlay Nila sent an hour ago. The signal was broadcasting on a hidden layer Kaen had personally disabled after ending the loop.
And yet… there it was.
Tag:
> [RECURSION_EYE_01]
Status: ACTIVE
Source: Unknown
Kaen whispered, "So… it found its way back."
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Location: Nila's Secure Lab – Sector Theta
Time: 4:44 AM
Nila rubbed sleep from her eyes as code streamed across her terminal.
This signal wasn't a response. It was a command—a call to dormant systems embedded across the globe.
