The word reset didn't happen. Not yet.
The city was already acting like it was half gone.
Lights dimmed in waves.
Whole areas went dark for a second then came back on like nothing was wrong.
Bella watched the city with a feeling in her chest.
"This isn't getting better, " she said quietly.
Leo stood beside her eyes on the screen.
"No, it's changing, " he agreed.
The man in the coat didn't say anything.
That silence was getting more noticeable than anything he did say.
Bella turned to him sharply.
"You're not going to explain?"
He finally spoke up.
"They're rewriting the system."
Leo narrowed his eyes.
"The Architects are doing it."
A pause.
"Yes."
That one word made everything feel heavier.
The screen changed again.
The Architect signal spread across the map.. It wasn't
