The investigation leads to a chilling discovery. Deep within dormant systems tied to the earliest versions of Project Genesis, Zane finds code signatures matching the Architect's recursive loops.
"This shouldn't exist anymore," Yara says, staring at the data. "We destroyed Dominion."
Catalyst confirms the presence of legacy fragments, but the behavior is different—passive, observational, as if waiting for something.
Observer offers a cryptic insight: "Legacy is never truly gone. Silence is a choice."
The Guardians realize that Dominion's remnants may have been absorbed rather than erased.