SEVER ZERO
"Show me the Aethernet."
Ren raised the black iron Key.
Above them, the digital sky of Aethelgard tore open. Beyond the clouds, a massive, swirling vortex of grey static churned—the global network. The bridge to Sector Prime, Neo-Tokyo, New Berlin, and Sector Volga.
Ren pointed the Key at the sky.
"Close the gate," Ren commanded the code.
A massive, impenetrable dome of solid, red hard-light erupted from the borders of the digital continent. It swept upward at terrifying speed, enclosing the entire world of Aethelgard in a localized, absolute firewall.