But see, that literal ground-shaking prompt hadn't only been witnessed by two people.
For in truth, in places that should've been familiar yet somehow weren't, the very same message appeared.
The script varied.
The symbols differed.
The language itself seemed completely foreign.
Yet no matter how it was written, no matter how strange the characters looked, it would all inevitably translate to the same thing.
[BRIDGING CONNECTION REQUEST DETECTED…]
[ALLOW CONNECTION?]
[YES] [NO]
Now, whether the following information would be considered fortunate or unfortunate would largely depend on one's perspective.
Because at that very moment, there were exactly three separate groups capable of responding.
Capable in the sense that they still possessed just enough strength to reach a gate they hadn't really seen respond for what felt like an eternity.
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