The Abandoned Luna's Return
"The 'Genesis' engines you activated are powerful, but they are 'Legacy Hardware.' They require a specific frequency of 'Emotional Energy' to keep the atmosphere stable. Without a continuous feed of 'Soul-Data,' the gold sky will collapse, and the Earth will return to a vacuum within sixty minutes."
"You're holding the very air hostage?" Silas growled, his shadow-blades flickering at his wrists. They weren't made of pixels now; they were made of a dark, obsidian-like metal that hummed with a lethal resonance.
"Business is business, Mr. Sentry," the Director said. "The 'Soul-Tax' is simple. To keep the sky active for another twenty-four hours, the Syndicate requires the 'Total De-Fragmenting'