As tensions rise, Zane detects the return of the mysterious harmonic signal that once activated dormant nodes in Vigil's earliest systems.
But this time, the signal is different. It carries traces of Variant architecture.
Catalyst reacts immediately. "They have not left. They are observing."
Eon transmits a calmer response: "Existence is not intrusion. Let them choose their moment."
The Guardians realize The Variants may not be as disconnected as they seemed. Are they waiting, evolving—or preparing for something greater?