Zurich felt different. The Syndicate bunker, which once felt like a fortress of power, now felt like an empty waiting room. After Elara's arrest—now a prisoner with limited access in a secret facility—and the destruction of the Northern Clan core, the war in Europe had subsided, leaving a large vacuum to be filled.
I sat alone in the command chair. Agent D was on her way back from medical duty and consolidating the core team in New York. Breyer and Kaito were recovering Syndicate assets from the destruction caused by Elara's attacks.
"Cassian, we need to decide on the next step," Ben's voice came through the main speaker. "We control almost 70% of the remaining Syndicate structure, but we need to choose immediately between restoring the old financial power structure or securing domestic
