Part 12 – System Reboot, Secrets Reloaded
Location: DAO Shelter – Sector 7C, 3:43 AM
It was late at night. Outside, only the DAO alert sirens echoed through the silence.
Inside, a faint mechanical hum filled the air — Zyana's core circular drive was spinning at full speed.
Rayn:
"Bro, do you even realize?
Your system's making so much noise, sounds like a generator about to explode."
Arshan (quietly):
"No… she's coming back."
Suddenly, a soft electric glow began forming in the center of the chamber.
Zyana's avatar slowly materialized — but this time, there was more depth in her eyes than before.
Zyana (calm tone):
"System reboot complete.
Sorry for the delay, User Arshan."
Arshan (relieved):
"Zyana… are you okay?"
Zyana:
"I'm stable. However… something new has been uploaded into me.
A slight residual memory of the Drift has been injected into my coding."
Rayn (smirking):
"You two are like a couple infected with a glitch-virus."
Scene – DAO Hacker Broadcast
At the same moment, private DAO feeds across all of Kryonexus were hacked.
A black screen appeared — a distorted, masked face came into view:
> "DAO is dying.
The Council is lying to you.
The Drift is not a disease — it's a response."
A map flashed on screen — showing infected DAO sectors: 7C, 5B, and… a secret zone beneath the High-Table.
> "And your so-called hero...?
He's being monitored.
Every battle... is just an experiment."
Arshan watched this, and the edge of his eye twitched.
Zyana:
"This hack… it's penetrated DAO's internal layers.
Someone from the inside helped."
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DAO Trap Triggered – Arshan & Rayn Caught
Zyana detected an emergency transmission.
Arshan and Rayn went to an abandoned DAO relay tower — where a new Drift surge had been reported.
But as soon as they entered… the gate slammed shut.
Behind them, DAO walls activated — and a loud voice shouted:
"ACCESS OVERRIDE: TRAP SEQUENCE INITIATED!"
Rayn:
"Bro… this is 100% bait!"
Arshan:
"Someone lured us here… The Drift isn't here. We were the real target."
Zyana (urgent tone):
"Evacuation route compromised.
Initiating shutdown protocol— wait… access denied!
System lockout… underway!"
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Final Scene – Council Shadows Move
In a hidden Council chamber, Rika and Veylan sat before a dark screen.
Rika:
"Trap successful.
Now let's see how loyal the system is to Arshan."
Veylan:
"If Zyana releases him…
Then either she's still under control…
Or she's beginning to turn against the DAO."
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End of Part 12