Morgan’s hands fly across her console. "We’ve lost the primary dampening grid! The secondary grid is failing! The ley-lines are surging!"
I look at the tactical map. The GRI construction site in Sector 4 is flashing red.
"The Sovereign Earth Coalition," I say, the realization hitting me like a physical blow. "They’re launching a cyber-attack on the dampeners."
Kade’s aura flares, a sharp, commanding pressure that makes the air in the room vibrate. "If the dampeners fail, the raw ley-line energy will fry the human tech. It will expose the full, unfiltered magical reality to the world. The masquerade won't just be dead; it will be a global panic."
"Worse," Morgan says, her voice rising in panic. "The raw energy will feedback into the Ouroboros loop. It could destabilize the Seed!"
I clo
