"Close," Elara said, and the certainty in her voice was chilling. "Getting closer. Like it's looking for me specifically." I wanted to reassure her it was just nightmare, just imagination. But Elara's empathic abilities had proven accurate before. If she sensed consciousness network seeking her, it probably existed. "We're keeping you very safe," I said instead. "Daddy and the Guardians are making sure nothing bad happens." "I know," Elara replied. "But the network isn't bad. It's just... different. And very, very lonely." --- That evening, Elara woke screaming. I reached her room first, finding her tangled in sheets, small body shaking with fear and empathic overwhelm. "The network!" she sobbed. "It's so loud, Mommy. So many voices all wanting, wanting, wanting...." Damian arrived seconds later, his enhanced perception engaging immediately to assess what Elara was sensing. His expression went cold in the way that meant tactical threat assessment had identified serious danger
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