The risk was immense. The ICJ audit was scheduled to begin in a few hours, and Anthony was leaving the safe house, risking his ICJ-mandated protection to infiltrate the Sub-Vault. Liora, carrying the Master Sub-Vault Key, accompanied him. Vionna remained behind, maintaining the digital and political front, coordinating with Fenrick, who was being covertly transported back to the safe house.Anthony and Liora, using Ronan's expert guidance, accessed the original Jodah estate using a secure, unmarked transport. The exterior was quiet, but the air was thick with tension—Vance's operatives were undoubtedly watching the property, expecting a move.They used Fenrick's covert entrance and quickly made their way down to the heavy steel door of the Level 1 Sub-Vault.Liora inserted the key, and the heavy door groaned open. "Fenrick’s code is still active. The initial level is secure."Inside, the vault was dark. They moved past the empty shelves where Fenrick had retrieved the Genesis Files."

The escape from the Sub-Vault and the dash to the waiting Jodah covert jet was a high-speed blur. Anthony and Liora bypassed the trapped Vance operatives and raced toward the nearest clandestine airfield.Inside the Jodah jet, soaring toward the Caribbean, the atmosphere was one of calculated desperation. Fenrick, having been medically stabilized, was on a secure video link from the safe house, while Vionna was launching the most damaging media offensive in the Empire's history."Vionna, confirm the Genesis Files and the Legacy Protocols are with the ICJ," Anthony demanded, holding the secure pouch containing the biological sample."Confirmed, Anthony," Vionna reported, her eyes blazing with focused intensity. "The ICJ received the documents minutes ago. The global reaction is seismic. They're not talking about tax fraud anymore; they're talking about Dynastic Perpetuation and biological ethics. The ICJ has issued an immediate, extraordinary global warrant for the arrest of Ezekiel Va

The glass atrium of the Vance compound dissolved into chaos. The glowing mist from the shattered Legacy Reserve Failsafe vial was dissipating, but the immediate effects were clear: the Legacy Transfer Protocol was irrevocably terminated, and the Legacy Host's biometric link was nullified.The Chief of Staff, lunging for Anthony, was immediately intercepted by Ronan’s security detail, who had breached the rear perimeter seconds after the vial shattered. A quick, brutal confrontation ensued, ending with the Chief of Staff subdued and the Secondary Master Key recovered.Ezekiel Vance, his face twisted in a mask of total devastation, ignored the fight, staring at the terminal screen flashing HOST BIOMETRIC NULLIFIED."You sacrificed it," Vance whispered, the shock rendering his voice flat. "The culmination of fifty years of financial engineering... the ultimate advantage... you destroyed it!""You forced my hand, Ezekiel," Anthony stated, stepping over the broken glass toward his mother.

Anthony returned to the safe house with Evelyn Parker Jodah, who was immediately placed under a highly secure medical watch. The official narrative was that Evelyn had been rescued from a criminal kidnapping.Before the ICJ auditors were set to begin their work at VEXO, Anthony had a final, necessary conversation with his mother. He met her in the secure wing of the safe house, the atmosphere thick with decades of unspoken secrets and recent betrayals."They're gone, Mother," Anthony began, sitting beside her bed. "Ezekiel Vance and his accomplice are in custody. The Legacy Reserves are nullified, and the Empire is safe from immediate seizure."Evelyn, looking weary but resolute, nodded slowly. "I know, Anthony. I heard the news. You destroyed fifty years of careful work. And you endangered yourself to do it.""Why, Mother?" Anthony asked, his voice steady but carrying the weight of his profound disappointment. "Why were you the Legacy Host? Why didn't you ever tell me that you were a

The forensic audit plunged the Jodah Empire into an unprecedented period of vulnerability. For the next 48 hours, VEXO became a secure zone, crawling with ICJ auditors reviewing every shadow of the Jodah past.In the Level 1 Sub-Vault, Liora faced Dr. Rostova, navigating the treacherous waters of the Empire's history."Ms. Singh," Dr. Rostova began, holding up a printout of the Genesis Files. "These documents confirm the Ghost Account was created as a joint venture with the Vance family, precisely as they claimed. This suggests deliberate tax evasion and a violation of multiple international tax treaties.""Dr. Rostova, the Genesis Files, while confirming the joint venture, also confirm the original purpose was a protection against a politically motivated seizure during a time of global unrest," Liora argued calmly, her voice echoing in the vault. "Furthermore, the documents clearly show that Ezekiel Vance breached the multi-generational agreement by attempting to seize the entire res