His Untouchable Omega
"I'm giving the Ancients what they want. All the Sovereign data, and none of the Sovereign people."
The vault began to dissolve into pure information. Rowan lunged for me, catching me as I fell, but his hands were starting to turn into pixels. Tessa and the rebels were fading, their bodies becoming translucent as the "Redistribution" reached its peak.
"Rowan" I whispered, reaching for his face.
"I've got you," he said, but his voice was coming from everywhere at once.
Suddenly, the golden light turned black. The "Void" my son had commanded took over. The ocean finally collapsed inward, but we weren't crushed. We were falling through a tunnel of dark matter.