The final surrender came at dawn on April 15th, delivered not through desperate communication or military defeat, but through the quiet dignity of a professional acknowledging mathematical reality. I stood in the expanded Integration Command Alpha, watching as the last symbols of organized resistance dissolved into administrative efficiency.
"Diana Ashford has signed complete surrender documentation," Viktor reported from his intelligence station, his voice carrying the satisfaction of someone who had witnessed the systematic dismantling of continental opposition. "All Terranova assets, personnel, and agricultural networks are now under Ouroboros control. The Alliance is officially dissolved."