Undisclosed Research Facility – 72 Hours Later The sterile white lab hummed with the sound of machines that never slept, their screens casting an eerie blue-green glow over Eli's face as Griffin adjusted the neural stabilizer with the precision of a surgeon. The facility stretched deep underground, carved from bedrock and shielded from satellite detection—a ghost facility that officially didn't exist, funded by black budgets and darker intentions. The air tasted of ozone and antiseptic, heavy with the weight of secrets and suffering. Griffin's fingers danced over the holographic interface, lines of code streaming across translucent displays as he worked to unravel years of psychological conditioning and neural manipulation. Each adjustment required delicate calibration—too aggressive and Eli's mind could fragment completely, too gentle and the embedded programming would reassert itself like a virus in his bloodstream. "It'll take time," Griffin murmured, his voice barely audible o
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