The
mimic shrieked, its form destabilizing, Jack's face melting into grey static.
The second
mimic, wearing Katherine's face, lunged from behind. Jack caught its wrist with the right gauntlet and pumped Origin energy into the contact point. The false Katherine's features dissolved, revealing the emptiness beneath.
The third
mimic, the Marcus-copy, was smarter. It didn't attack. It ran.
"Aaliyah! Track it!"
"Heading for sub-level nine! It's going for the Source Code interface terminal!"
Jack pursued, the gauntlets burning on his hands, the compass guiding him through corridors that the
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