Chapter Five: The Price of Seeing

The hall erupted. Bai erased one second from everyone's sight. Lin broke a zone valve, sending a high-pressure curtain across the room. Shen locked Obsidian's weapons network and shouted, “Cognitive seizure. Evacuate the Dome Hall!” He had manufactured a reason for retreat. Han's projection hardened. “Your duty is to recover company property.” “I'm controlling losses,” Shen replied. At forty seconds, Qiao replaced the giant button with PERMANENTLY GIFT ASSETS TO OBSIDIAN CAPITAL. Guests saw the truth and closed the page, severing Han's mass wallet harvest. The Prism still refused to descend. ROOT-KEY REQUIREMENT: PROVE THE HOLDER CAN ENDURE TRUTH.