POV: Ada Wong
Location: Inner Vault – Echo Core
The halls were too quiet.
No guards. No alarms. Just flickering lights and the distant hum of Genesis tech pulsing like a heartbeat.
Ada pressed her back to the cold wall, breathing shallow, shoulder torn from her fight with Cipher.
But she moved forward.
One step at a time.
She passed a sealed glass door—labeled PROJECT EDEN: SECURE.
Inside?
Dozens of Genesis chambers.
Empty.
Except one.
And in it—a figure. Sleeping. Familiar.
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Ada's Discovery
She hacked the panel.
The lock hissed open.
The figure inside stirred. A woman. Older. Worn.
Ada stepped forward, whispering: "No…"
The woman opened her eyes.
It was her own reflection.
An early clone. Abandoned. Fading.
"I was… the prototype," the clone said. "He used me… before he found you."
Ada staggered back, horror blooming.
She wasn't just a prisoner—she was a blueprint.
And Lia?
She was the final design.
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Meanwhile… You
As Echo shook under the brewing chaos—sirens screaming, Zeyren's Genesis pulse warping the walls—you found yourself standing in the dark.
A side chamber.
A recording.
You hit play.
And there it was:
You and Seris.
Years ago. Laughing. Holding hands. Planning to run.
Her voice:
"Promise me… if they take me, you'll burn Echo to the ground to get me back."
Your voice:
"I swear it."
You stood there now, fists clenched.
Because you'd broken that promise.
And Seris?
She hadn't forgotten.
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End Scene Tease:
As you left the room, you didn't notice Seris watching you from the shadows… face unreadable.
But her hand?
It hovered near her blade.
Because love and betrayal make dangerous ghosts.