The first explosion came like thunder in a bottle.
Walls shook. Lights died.
Klaxons howled.
[WARNING: BREACH – LEVEL 3][VULTARI OMEGA UNIT DETECTED]
Raine staggered to her feet, the Erebus serum still burning in her veins.
Her vision shimmered. Sound warped.
"They're already here…" she whispered.
Omega Drop
The ceiling ruptured. Black fluid rained down—then rose, forming into armored monstrosities.
No mouths. No eyes. Just blades.
One lunged at Kael—he didn't even scream.
Raine unleashed a pulse.
Her body moved on instinct.
Time slowed.Molecules twisted.And for a second... everything obeyed her will.
She slammed her hand down.
CRACK!
The Omega soldier froze midair—its cells turning against themselves.
[EROSION COMPLETE – THREAT NEUTRALIZED]
Breakout
A dozen others charged.
Black Echo operatives fell. Screams. Smoke.
But Raine didn't retreat.
The Strain had awakened something in her.
She reached out—felt the Vultari DNA inside the creatures—and commanded it to rupture.
One by one, they collapsed in silence.
But it drained her. Blood trickled from her nose.
She ran toward the inner vaults.
"Need the kill-switch prototype… before they glass this place."
Truth Revealed
Inside the vault, Raine found a memory core—labeled PROJECT: GENESIS.
It played a fragment:
Lucian's voice."Subject Raine... spliced from Patient Zero. She's not just the key—she's the mold."
Her hands trembled.
"I'm not human…"
Behind her, a shadow moved.
"But you're still ours."
Silas stepped forward, blade drawn.