The Architect signal did not stop.
Even after Lysarra decoded the first fragment of its meaning, the transmission continued to move through the Constellation Network like a slow tide of mathematical whispers. Each pulse of code drifted from node to node, weaving itself into the energy lattice that spanned thousands of star systems.
At first, the signal had seemed simple.
A warning.
Containment failing.
But now the triad understood that the message had never been meant as a single statement.
It was part of something much larger.
Inside the Convergence Axis chamber, the atmosphere had changed dramatically.
