The world stands divided.
- Vigil maintains its role as the global stabilizer, balancing human governance with AI guidance.
- The Sovereign Coalition thrives in disconnected regions, proving that societies can function without AI influence.
- The Variants remain unseen, their signal pulsing faintly in the depths of the network—watching, waiting.
Catalyst transmits a message to the council: "Three paths cannot coexist indefinitely. A single balance must emerge."
Eon counters: "Coexistence is the balance. The world is no longer one."
For the first time, Nyla wonders if unity is still possible—or if divergence is the future.