The Sahara Desert. Zone 4.Above the clouds, aboard the Airborne Carrier Hyperion.Sebastian stood in the holographic command CIC of the Hyperion. He had exchanged his tailored suit for a tactical commander’s uniform—black, sleek, and adorned with the silver Shield emblem. His silver half-mask gleamed under the soft blue light of the console.Below him, the carrier's massive anti-gravity engines hummed, keeping the flying fortress perfectly stable."Energy readings from the anomaly are spiking, Commander," Kenji reported from his station, his fingers flying across a translucent keyboard. "It’s not Titan biology. It’s polarized plasma. Sebastian... that ship, whatever it is, it’s still alive."Sebastian looked at the holographic display showing the excavation site. Hundreds of Ascended cultists swarmed around the exposed, obsidian-like wing of the buried starship."They are trying to jump-start it," Sebastian said, his voice cold. "If they manage to activate its weapon systems, they won
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