The rumbling deep beneath the sanctuary grew louder.
The walls vibrated.
Dust drifted from the ceiling as ancient machinery, untouched for decades, roared to life.
A calm computerized voice echoed through the underground complex.
"Genesis Core online."
"Final authorization sequence initiated."
Richard Holloway's confident smile vanished.
"No..."
"He actually built it."
Anthony kept his weapon trained on Richard.
"What is the Genesis Core?"
Benjamin swallowed hard.
"I don't know."
"William never told me."
"He only said that if the Core ever awakened..."
"...the truth could never be buried again."
The floor beneath Evelyn's feet began to glow.
Thin blue lines spread through the stone like veins of light.
They converged at the center of the corridor.
With a deep metallic gr
