Sienna found herself alone in the glass-enclosed chamber, the Phoenix Protocol display illuminating her surroundings.
“Confirm activation,” it instructed.
Her fingers lingered just above the keys.
Jack's voice resonated in her thoughts—you’re the one who remains—and then Lulu's last message:
You can be their end.
She pressed Enter.
The world transformed.
The screen flickered—then erupted with lines of code. Access pathways opened like digital floodgates. Layer by layer, Arcturus’s framework unraveled.
Sienna was no longer viewing through a portal.
She was immersed within it.
Back in the control room, alarms blared.
Sparrow swore. “They've detected us. Response teams are mobilizing.”
Tasha's gaze darted around. “We have a five-minute window. Maybe six.”
Sienna’s voice crackled
