The blue blade froze in midair.
Seraph stared at the translucent interface floating beside Yelena.
It was identical to Halo.
The same glowing symbols.
The same rotating rings of light.
The only difference was its color.
Where Halo radiated sapphire blue, this one shimmered with silver.
The Architect's expression darkened.
"No..."
His calm demeanor cracked for the first time.
"It awakened."
Yelena looked around in confusion.
"I... don't understand."
She pressed a hand against her abdomen.
The wound was gone.
Not even a scar remained.
The silver interface pulsed once.
A gentle feminine voice echoed through the ruined archives.
[Greetings, Host.]
Yelena jumped.
"Who's there?"
[World Core designation: Astra.]
[Dormant state terminated.]
Halo immediately spoke.
[Astra... You're alive.]
The silver interface brightened.
[Halo. It has been a long time.]
Seraph frowned.
"You know each other too?"
Halo answered without hesitation.
[We were created together.]
