Elias stood in the war room, watching the Host registry flicker. The system map of Dominion was clean—until suddenly, it wasn't.
A red spike pulsed across the center quadrant.
Mira's message came in seconds later:
We're en route. Senna's secure. Cassian's link cut.
But Elias wasn't reading anymore.
The red spike was moving.
Fast.
"Everyone on alert," he said, stepping back from the panel. "We have an intruder. Synthetic. No origin signature."
Velhira leaned over the map. "It's inside the city already."
Lilith raised a brow. "How the hell did it bypass the outer sensors?"
"It didn't," Rina said grimly, rushing in. "It was sent through our own registry. Someone cloned a Host ID, registered it under an approved variant, and walked straight in."
"Cassian," Elias growled.
Aurora turned. "What's the plan?"
Elias didn't answer with words.
He was already moving.
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