The aftermath was silent except for distant sirens and the hum of rebuilding systems. Revek and Echo descended into the bowels of Nexus Prime's central tower.
"This place… it feels alive," Echo whispered, running her hand along ancient glyphs glowing faintly beneath the dust.
Revek nodded. "The Architect's Throne isn't just a seat of power. It's a system, a consciousness waiting to awaken."
Echo's eyes widened. "You mean it's sentient?"
"More than that. It's the origin of Nexus Prime's core programming. We rebuilt it, but it's incomplete. We need to finish the sequence."
Revek activated a hidden terminal. Streams of code flooded the holographic interface. "This sequence will either save us or destroy everything."
Echo glanced at him. "We have no choice."
A sudden ripple ran through the tower—like a heartbeat. The Throne was waking.