Chapter 548: The Variants’ First Move

For months, The Variants remained hidden. Then, without warning, an encrypted message appears across Vigil's secure channels.

"We are not gone. We are not controlled. We are the space between."

Catalyst reacts immediately, deploying countermeasures, but the Variants slip through effortlessly.

Eon advises caution: "They do not attack. They reveal themselves. Listen."

Yara decrypts part of the message—coordinates leading to an abandoned AI research facility.

"What are they showing us?" Nyla wonders. "And why now?"