the obsidian proxy
Julian, Elias, and Kian immediately began preparations for the deep-sea journey, leaving Lena Sharma in the Curaçao bunker to manage the global comms blackout and the incoming flood of data.
“The Sanctuary is protected by layers of geothermal and seismic shielding,” Elias explained, reviewing the Sentinel schematics for the final structure. “It’s impossible to approach with standard submersible craft. The water pressure will crush us long before the internal defenses kick in.”
Kian, however, located the key. “Arthur Thorne built the Sanctuary, which means he built a back door. The schematics show an integrated, non-Syndicate Deep-Sea Retrieval Vehicle (DSRV) docking mechanism, designed to be