The sky over Neo-Tokyo was no longer a Bruised violet. For the first time in fifty years, it was a terrifying, crystalline black, dotted with the cold fire of distant stars. But the beauty of the "Awakening" was short-lived. As the Static Blanket dissolved, the vacuum left behind was filled with a new kind of sound, a high-pitched, metallic whine that vibrated in the teeth of every shifter in the city. Leo Vane stood in the center of the Chiyoda plaza, his boots crunching on the glass shards of the Ghost-Tower. Around him, millions of people were stumbling out of buildings, clutching their heads, their neural-links glowing white-hot as they disconnected from the Architect’s grid. "Leo, we have to move," Ren shouted, his eyes fixed on his frequency-mapper. "The Shadow Council isn't just sending drones. They’ve triggered Protocol 99." "What is Protocol 99?" Maya asked, her golden Force flaring as she shielded a group of children from a falling security drone. "Orbital De-
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