Chapter 28: Seeds of a Revolution
The meeting with Livia lit a fire under Elara—one that burned colder than rage and sharper than fear.
She returned to the safehouse with a plan.
"No more waiting," she told Killian and Declan. "If Livia thinks she can outmaneuver us in the shadows, let's bring her into the light."
They began building something Elara once thought impossible—a coalition.
Former agents. Ethical scientists. Survivors. Even quiet insiders within the corporations. All united by one goal: to dismantle the system from within and replace it with one that protected, not exploited.
They called it The Vow—a promise never to let what happened to Elara, to the others, happen again.
Declan launched the platform globally. Whistleblowers submitted testimonies. Activists organized protests. Governments were forced to respond. Livia's project began losing traction in the face of public exposure.
But retaliation came swiftly.
A drone strike targeted a known safehouse. Mercenaries began hunting coalition members. Messages turned into threats.
"They're scared," Killian said, tightening the straps on his tactical vest. "That means we're close."
Elara stood before a live camera, streaming to millions.
"My name is Elara Voss. I was created in a lab, but I chose to become human. And now I choose to fight—not with violence, but with truth. We're not just survivors anymore. We are the resistance."