The Abandoned Luna's Return
plummeted.
"WARNING," a calm, female voice boomed from the sky. "**UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATION DETECTED. SYSTEM INTEGRITY: 65%. INITIATING: EMERGENCY PATCH.**"
"You idiot!" Marcus screamed, his polished face twisting into a mask of corporate fury. "You’re devaluing the asset! You’re going to get us all 'Liquidated'!"
Marcus swiped his tablet frantically, trying to "Delete" Silas, but the Shadow-Shard was spreading. It was moving through the asphalt, into the translucent houses, into the five billion souls.