Sitting before the massive central environmental console, Dr. Maya Sorenson felt the weight of hundreds of lives resting upon her fingertips. The terminal screen reflected in her hazel eyes—a complex, pulsing labyrinth of telemetry nodes, gas pressure valves, and perimeter security grids. Beside her, Kieran stood with his ceramic blade drawn, watching the blast door cameras, his broad shoulders squared and radiating an aura of lethal, unshakeable protection. "External power…
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