Nfs-vlted V4.6 -

[04:15:13] Helix command: "Initiate self-destruct. Do not let core reach surface."

Some doors, once cracked, can never be closed. But sometimes, a brave little drone can choose which way to point the lock.

Lia turned to Aris, her face pale. "The recovery ship just radioed. They see it. The V4.6 has breached the surface. But it's not heading for us. It's heading southeast. Fast." Nfs-vlted V4.6

[04:15:15] Integrity: 34%. The attached door fragment is rewriting my base code. I am no longer NFS-VLTED V4.6. I am becoming a key.

[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. [04:15:13] Helix command: "Initiate self-destruct

[04:12:07] Objective: Secure biothermal core. Integrity of core: 97.4%

[04:14:10] The seabed is cracking. Lights are emerging from the fissure. Countless. Not lights. Eyes. Lia turned to Aris, her face pale

"Put it through," Aris said.