At exactly 4:17 AM, Xavier’s terminal went black.
The Vault link severed.
The Echo roots sliced.
The code he built—collapsed in on itself.
He stared at the dark screen for a long, long moment.
Then whispered, “So she did it.”
Across the world, Phoenix systems rebooted under MirrorGhost.
Users logging in found this message:
“This is the verified...