Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: The Ghost in the Machine

​Back in his room, Aranya connects the crystal to his custom-built PC. The power in the entire neighborhood dips for a second as his computer screen turns a deep, neon blue. A voice—distorted and digital—whispers from his speakers: "Is anyone there?" A hidden directory opens, labeled Project Cobalt. He realizes this crystal is a biological hard drive containing enough data to rewrite the world's internet. But as he scrolls through the files, he sees his father's digital signature on every document.