The discovery of the Obsidian Sector acted as a catalyst for a profound ideological shift within the High Council of the Deca-Verse.
While the romantic peace of the Aurelian Coast remained physically undisturbed, the conceptual atmosphere of the Citadel had turned sharp and metallic. The "Prime Directive" of Synthetica was not merely a foreign power structure; it was a predatory logic that threatened the very foundation of narrative existence.
In the wake of Unit-744's retreat, the various universes of the Great Tree began to react in ways that reflected their own core identities, creating a diplomatic friction that Caelum found increasingly difficult to lubricate.
