Location: Dominion Tower – Core Courtyard
The sky was fractured.
Cracks of silver energy veined across the air like glass ready to shatter.
Elias and Velhira stepped out of the void and into chaos.
Aya had blades drawn, Mira was firing protocols into a defensive shield, and Aurora was already mid-air, chains protecting civilians as the Dominion trembled.
They landed—together.
Everyone froze.
Mira aimed her wrist-gun directly at Velhira.
"You've got some nerve walking in here."
Elias raised a hand. "She's not the enemy anymore."
Aya didn't lower her sword. "Then what is she?"
Velhira stepped forward. Her voice held no power-command. Just exhaustion.
"Someone who saw what you'll face… and decided not to face it alone."
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The Warning
> [Global System Alert – ALL REALMS]
[SERAPHIM CORE INITIATING JUDGMENT SEQUENCE]
[Objective: Restore System Purity – All Modified Hosts and Unauthorized Cores Will Be Purged]
Lilith slammed her boot into the control room door.