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Kael took the eastern catwalk, Mira the western drainage tunnel. The depot's mercenaries wore black-and-gold armor — Syndicate colors. Kael had spent three years undercover inside the Syndicate. Mira, he suspected, had done the same for the rival Consortium. Neither knew the other's true allegiance.

Neither raised a weapon.

Kael and Mira exchanged a long look.

Kael's blood chilled. He'd been told the same thing.

Halfway to the mainframe, Kael's earpiece crackled. Hidden.Strike.2023.1080p.English.WEB-DL.5.1.ESu...

A long silence. Then: "Because Esu knows what I really am."

"Always."

They met at the server hub — a circular room humming with cold blue light. Mira held the Anvil drive. Kael had the decryption key. For a moment, neither moved.