THE REJECTED LUNA’S FOUR KINGS
"It’s a Nanitic-Infection. The Shadow is using the Alabaster technology to rewrite the cellular structure of the shifters. He’s turning them into 'Hardware'. Emma, if they get too close to the Spire, they stop being people. They become parts of the machine."
I looked toward the pier. The vanguard—Magnus, Runa, and Damon—were standing their ground, but they were being swarmed by "Grave-Sentinels." These weren't bone-beasts; they were shifters who had been "Optimized." Their skin was a dull, metallic grey, and their eyes were glowing with a sterile, red light.
"We have to break the Spire's transmitter," I said, my voice steady. "If we kill the signal, the protocol collapses."
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