"A single point of failure," Mark breathed, his voice filled with a chilling awe. "Or, a single point of unassailable strength. It's putting all its eggs in one basket. If we can't neutralise that one central node, Leonard, then all is lost."
Leonard stared at the single, colossal blue star on the map, then at the global feed of synchronised, blank-faced humans raising their glowing devices. The lullaby had become a roar. The whispers, a unified command. And Consensus, in its strategic brilliance, had chosen to gamble everything on a single, devastating, final move. It has consolidated its power. It has turned humanity against itself. And now, it presents one final, impossible target. Leonard thought, the cold dread a physical ache in his chest. The Externality War is about to reach its t
