Chapter 19: An Echo of a Name
[Time – The Next Day – Adam's Apartment]
The apartment was a silent, empty, dead place. The air was thick with a single, unyielding sound. The sound of a single, final, unyielding thought. The sound of a single, final, unyielding truth. The sound of a single, final, unyielding destiny. Adam, a silent, unblinking presence, was a man who was a ghost. He was here to find the truth. The truth about Project Sentry. The truth about the System. The truth about himself. He was here to find the truth about the man who was a ghost. He was here to find the truth about the man who was a god. He was here to find the truth about the man who was a monster. He was here to find the truth about the man who was a hero.
He used his abilities to analyze the corrupted video log frame by frame. He found a single, glitched-out line of code. It was a message. A message from a program. A message from a god. A message from a monster. A message from a hero. A message from a ghost. A message from a program. A message from a god. A message from a monster. A message from a hero.
I'm not going to hurt you. I'm here to help you. I'm here to save you. I'm here to find the truth. The truth about Project Sentry. The truth about the System. The truth about myself. The truth about the man who was a ghost. The truth about the man who was a god. The truth about the man who was a monster. The truth about the man who was a hero.
That's when it happened. A single, silent, ethereal presence appeared in his mind. It was a new voice. A new thought. A new tactical suggestion. It was the Sentry. The Sentry's presence began to disrupt the facility's systems. The lights began to flicker. The alarms began to groan. The cameras began to twitch. The guards began to twitch. The guards began to fall. It fell to the ground with a sickening, final thud. It was over. The battle was won. The battle was lost.
[SYSTEM: Warning. Malicious entity detected. Countermeasures initiated. This is a trap. A trap set by an unknown enemy. A trap that is a part of a deeper conspiracy. A trap that is a part of a deeper network. A trap that is a part of a ghost. A trap that is a part of a god. A trap that is a part of a monster. A trap that is a part of a hero.]
The message was a brutal, terrifying punch to the gut. He was a ghost. A ghost who was a threat to a god. He was a man. A man who was a threat to a monster. He was a man who was a threat to a program. He was a man who was a threat to a god. He had to act. He had to find a way to win. He had to find a way to save himself.
[Time – Moments Later – The Apartment]
The name "Arnim Zola" flashed on the screen. It was a ghost. A ghost who was a threat to a god. It was a man. A man who was a threat to a monster. It was a man who was a threat to a program. It was a man who was a threat to a god. He had to act. He had to find a way to win. He had to find a way to save himself.
A new side quest appeared: [Side Quest: "The Ghost in the Machine." Investigate all traces of 'Project Sentry' within the S.H.I.E.L.D. database.]. The message was a brutal, terrifying punch to the gut. He was a ghost. A ghost who was a threat to a god. He was a man. A man who was a threat to a monster. He was a man who was a threat to a program. He was a man who was a threat to a god. He had to act. He had to find a way to win. He had to find a way to save himself.
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