the obsidian proxy
he forced out, moving toward him, “you have to initiate the deep lockdown protocol. Seal the floors, and route all command to the sublevel core. If they can’t fully stabilize the power, they can’t collapse the tower without losing leverage.”
He glanced at him, eyes flashing with suspicion and fear. “You know too much about this, Elias. How do you—?”
A sudden tremor ran through the building, cutting off his words. The walls groaned like the hull of a sinking ship. Glass sculptures shivered on their pedestals, one toppling with a sharp crash. Elias didn’t flinch. The Collapse Protocol had begun. It was always preceded by micro-seismic disruptions as the building’s support pylons were recalibra