The Watchmaker's Will"
Stripped of his technological monopoly, his raw, naked ambition had transformed him into a global warlord, and he still possessed the knowledge of what the eighth node could do if re-activated.
"He’s going to hunt for the inert cylinder," Anaya realized, her hand instinctively pressing against the cold metal object in her pocket. "Even without the active core, the data fused within this watch is the blueprint to build a new matrix from scratch. If he gets his hands on it, he can start the cage all over again."
"Then we don't give him the chance," Kabir said, stepping into the center of the path. "Where do we go from here, Anaya?"