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THE UNUSUAL TRAJECTORY
“Sir, if they miss, we expose our positions.”“If we do nothing, we may lose a city,” Ethan said. “Launch them.”Within seconds, confirmation reports started arriving.Interceptor batteries activated.Tracking radars locked onto the incoming threat.Launch crews entered firing sequences.Every officer understood that the chances were poor.But if there was even a one percent possibility of stopping the missile, they had to try.Nobody voiced the obvious fear.If the interceptors failed, the Tribunal would reveal valuable defense positions without gaining anything in return.Yet no one challenged Ethan's decision.A failed interception was still better than standing helplessly while a nuclear weapon crossed the sky.Across the giant display wall, the red trajectory line continued climbing higher into the atmosphere.Nobody knew where it was going.Nobody knew who was about to die.The uncertainty was almost worse than knowing.Every city was a possible target.Every military base was v
THE MISSILE IN THE SKY
Ethan’s heart jumped when Serena said the missile carried a nuclear warhead, but his face did not break. Around him, the boardroom changed within seconds. The hope that Project Aegis had brought disappeared, replaced by a fear so sharp that even the senior engineers forgot how to speak.Brigadier general Lorne was the first to move. “Get that missile on screen now. I want speed, altitude, launch origin, and projected path.” His voice pulled the room back to life. Military officers rushed toward the terminals while Xavier Tech engineers pushed aside the Aegis interface and opened emergency tracking systems.The giant display wall flickered and changed. Satellite feeds loaded. Red warnings appeared across the screen. Then a single red line rose from Heroldian territory, climbing fast into the sky.The room collectively stopped breathing.Nobody had expected Darius to move this quickly.For days they had been discussing possibilities, launch scenarios, and worst-case simulations.Now the
THE FIRST LAUNCH
Several seconds passed before anyone spoke.The engineers remained focused on the giant display wall as orbital trajectories, satellite coverage zones, and defense grids continued loading across the screens. Some of them looked fascinated by what they were seeing. Others looked completely confused. The longer they stared at Project Aegis, the more obvious it became that not everyone in the room understood what they were looking at.Finally, one of the younger engineers broke the silence.“Master Ethan, with all due respect, some of us have no idea what Project Aegis actually is.”His statement immediately encouraged others to speak.“I was thinking the same thing,” another engineer admitted. “I've worked at Xavier Tech for years, and this is the first time I've ever heard that name.”Several heads nodded around the table.The confusion was genuine. Most of the engineers had spent years working on defense systems, aerospace technology, and military applications. Yet none of them had e
PROJECT AEGIS
Ethan looked around the room. “How does a missile know where to go?”The engineers exchanged glances. Unsure if Ethan was actually serious right now.Several of them expected Ethan to reveal a new attack plan.Others expected another infiltration proposal.Instead, he was asking about missile guidance like a university professor preparing a lecture.For a brief moment, nobody understood where he was going.However, the aerospace chief answered first. “Guidance systems. Depending on the design, it may use satellite positioning, onboard navigation, ground command updates, and tracking corrections.”Ethan nodded. “So the missile has eyes.”Ethan folded his arms as he spoke.The phrase sounded simple, but he could already see some of the engineers beginning to follow his line of thinking.Not all of them understood yet. But a few were already looking less defeated than before.“In a manner of speaking,” the chief said. “Yes.”“And those eyes are not only inside the missile.”The aerospace
THE BLIND SPOT
Ethan Xavier left home before the city fully woke, but his mind had already gone to war.His convoy moved through the quiet streets with armed escort vehicles in front and behind. Inside the armored car, Ethan sat alone in the rear seat, dressed in a black suit with his coat folded beside him. His face was calm, but his right hand remained closed around a small flash drive.It looked ordinary, but Ethan held it like it carried the future of Verdanis.His phone rang as the convoy turned toward Xavier Tech headquarters. Ethan answered immediately.Mira’s voice came through. “Master Ethan, the emergency meeting is ready. Captain Lorne, Hisan, Colonel Serena Voss, the senior Xavier Tech engineers, and the Tribunal Aerospace division chiefs are all present.”“Are they waiting in the main boardroom?” Ethan asked.“Yes, sir. They have been there for almost an hour. Everyone looks exhausted.”“They should be,” Ethan said. “Nobody in that room has the right to sleep while Thunderfall still exi
THE THREAT BROADCAST
Ethan did not answer Selene’s question. His eyes stayed fixed on the television, and that silence told her more than any confession could. He was not the kind of man who admitted fear easily, but the tightness in his jaw and the stillness of his body gave him away.On the screen, Darius Herold stood before the Heroldian flag with a calm smile that made Ethan’s anger deepen. The reporter tried to look professional, but even through the broadcast, the fear in the room around Darius could be felt.Darius faced the camera fully. “The Tribunal Army thought I would build Thunderfall without protecting it. They thought I would prepare a nuclear program and forget the most important details. Security. Logistics. Defense. Counterattack. That is how pathetic their thinking has become.”Selene slowly sat up beside Ethan and pulled the sheet around herself. “He sounds like he is giving a victory speech.”“He is lying like a man who believes his own poison,” Ethan said.Darius continued, his tone
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