the obsidian proxy
Elias finally reached the coordinates, 78° N, 105° E, a location so remote it defied human settlement.
The area was dominated by a geological oddity: a massive, naturally occurring magnetic anomaly that frequently caused compass deviations and satellite outages, making it a ghost zone for surveillance. Syndicate protocol dictated that this was the ideal environment for storing extremely sensitive analog data.
Anya hadn't built a safe house here; she had used the land itself.
Elias dismounted, the biting cold instantly attacking her exposed skin despite the specialized thermal gear. The silence was absolute, a crushing, endless white noise of wind and ice.