The name attack began with a target.
The floor named Bone Half, then pinched the words inward until the letters looked less like a label and more like a wound somebody had learned to spell.
JJ took one step toward Ty and tried to say the name.
The floor swallowed the second half.
Her mouth stayed open. No sound came out. Her sponsor panel sparked at the edges, throwing blue white errors across her wrist before she yanked her hand back.
Yun-Jin moved between Ty and the black floor as if a stance could stop a hostile file.
Ty kept his eyes on JJ.
"Try the name again if the route lets you."
She tried. Her throat worked. Anger reached her face before fear could.
"It will not let me finish the name."
The route answered from the ceiling and the floor at the same time. It named the attack as the third removal, with Bone Half marked as the target. The current designation was temporary. The source behind it was incomplete.
Ty looked down at himself.
