ProtocolBack in Nexus Prime, alarms wailed.
System Agents paused mid-operation. Glitches rippled across major data lines.
Deep beneath the central tower, a forgotten failsafe stirred.
"Revek Kairos signature detected."
"Awakening War Protocol."
"Rebuilding the Architect's Throne."
Kael—no, Revek—opened his eyes in the real world again.
Echo kneeled beside him. "You changed everything."
He stood, taller somehow. The light in his eyes no longer flickered.
"What now?" Echo asked.
Revek's voice was calm. Measured. Relentless.
"We burn the council."
The sky above Nexus cracked as something descended—massive, metallic, and alive.
Phase Two had begun.