"Elder Song..."
Nathan whispered the name as if saying it too loudly would shatter reality.
The crystal giant stopped walking.
Its glowing white eyes dimmed for a brief moment.
Then the weak voice returned.
"Seraph..."
"...don't let them..."
The sentence broke apart into static.
The giant violently grabbed its own head.
Blue lightning surged across its crystal body.
The ground shook beneath its feet.
Halo immediately projected dozens of warning screens.
---
Pilot Consciousness Destabilizing
External Override Detected
Control Conflict: 97%
---
Nathan looked at Halo.
"He's fighting someone."
Halo answered instantly.
[Correct.]
[Elder Song is resisting the command system.]
Harold narrowed his eyes.
"So he isn't controlling the machine."
"He's imprisoned inside it."
Nathan's expression hardened.
"Then we're getting him out."
The crystal giant suddenly roared.
This time the voice wasn't Elder Song's.
It was cold.
Mechanical.
Without emotion.
