Harshad lifted the Core, feeling its weight and the thrum of power within. “We have to move—fast!”
Aarav smiled, a weary but genuine smile. “Then we’ll be ready. The Echo Unit isn’t just a team; it’s a promise. We’ll answer every call, every whisper of the void, and we’ll never let humanity be obliterated again.”
Leila’s voice crackled through the comms. “We have the Core. Aegis can be completed. But we need to calibrate the shield with the quantum lattice—fast.”