"MGX-41 status: Active," a synthesized voice whispered through his headphones.
The file labeled was never meant to be opened. It sat in the deep-storage archives of the Neoterra Research Facility, a 41-megabyte anomaly that had corrupted three different decryption subroutines before it was flagged as "hazardous data." MGX41RTX.mp4
Ten seconds in, a figure appeared. It wasn't a person, but a silhouette made of the same light and shadow as the pillars. It didn't speak, but it looked directly into the camera—directly at Kaelen. "MGX-41 status: Active