'The Exo suit…'
Atticus almost laughed. So that was it. This had been the woman's true identity all along… the ego that had lodged itself in his mind from the moment he acquired the exo suit.
In all honesty, he hadn't seen it coming.
'When this is finished…' The woman's irritated voice echoed sharply in his mind. '…you will undergo extensive correction. The fact that you are still functional despite your habits is… offensive.'
Atticus found himself momentarily at a loss for words. A full second passed as her rant washed over him before he finally settled for an easy, unbothered response.
"Okay."
'Good. Then we end this. I will not tolerate inefficiency.'
Atticus shifted his focus toward the center of the cavern, where the ancient eye trembled more violently than before, relentless waves of purple light surging outward as though something within it was struggling to claw its way back into existence.
'It's trying to revive them.'
