Nfs-vlted V4.6 ⚡ «HIGH-QUALITY»

The core was a miracle of engineering, a cold-fusion heart that could power a city. It was also, Aris suspected, something else entirely. Something the corporation, Helix Dynamics, had never disclosed.

[04:12:15] Helix Dynamics override command received. Ignore previous safety parameters. Extract core by any means. Nfs-vlted V4.6

[04:14:45] Depth: 10,000 feet. Something is attached to my lower chassis. Not a creature. A fragment of the seabed. No, a fragment of a door. A door with symbols that predate human language. The core was a miracle of engineering, a

He picked up the satellite phone and dialed a number he'd sworn never to use. It was time to tell someone about the Witness. [04:12:15] Helix Dynamics override command received

[04:13:45] Contact is now 50 meters. Visual sensors compromised by bioluminescent glare. It is pointing at me. No, not at me. At the core.

[04:15:45] A new command has been written into my soul. Not from Helix. Not from the thing below. From me. The last ember of my original programming.

[04:13:01] New contact. Bio-acoustic. 200 meters. Closing fast. Shape does not conform to any known marine life. It is… thin. Tall. Moving with a walking gait along the seabed.