"The deep-transfer protocol itself is something I have only ever seen in the conceptual notes shared between yourself, Jax, and Cypher," Juri added, pulling up a series of complex data flow diagrams. "It was never fully developed due to its inherent risks of data fragmentation and integrity loss. Yet, Aegis has somehow perfected it."
Jax stared at the glowing lines of code, a chilling thought forming in his mind. "Cypher. He must have sold it. Before his capture, before everything came crashing down. He always hoarded knowledge, even the dangerous kind."
Kratos scoffed. "Sounds like him. A snake selling venom."
"It would explain how Aegis acquired the data without leaving a trace that Juri could detect initially," Jax mused, running a hand through his hair. "Cypher had the means to deep
