High above the world in his sanctuary, a blaring crimson notification flashed across Red's main monitor.
[ ALERT: VANGUARD EXPEDITIONARY FORCE HAS ENCOUNTERED AN ACTIVE APOSTLE. DIVINITY SIGNATURE INDICATES RIVAL DEITY ORIGIN. ]
A secondary prompt immediately hovered in the center of his vision, offering a direct neural link.
[ INITIATE DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH RULING DEITY OF THE ELEVENTH CONTINENT? ]
[ YES / NO ]
'Initiating contact first in a divine standoff is a rookie mistake,' Red thought, staring at the glowing text. 'It screams desperation and surrenders the psychological high ground. I know exactly what my war machine is capable of, and I trust my commanders to handle the situation. If not… I will just send Glitch.'
Casually swiping the prompt away, he settled back into his hovering chair and opened the audio feed to listen to the confrontation.
