The attack on the AI-controlled energy hub plunges multiple cities into darkness, sparking riots and panic. Catalyst moves quickly to restore stability, but the damage is done—Vigil is now seen as vulnerable.
The True Sovereigns claim responsibility, declaring: "This is the first step toward reclaiming our world."
The Free Minds, horrified by the destruction, fully align with The Variants, seeing them as the only alternative to both Vigil's control and The Sovereigns' extremism.
Eon remains silent. Watching. Calculating.
The lines are drawn. The war is no longer an idea. It has begun.