August 1st – Gala Infiltration Begins
The air outside the Geneva COMA facility buzzed with nerves. Inside, chaos.
Avni adjusted her elegant lab coat, flipping through fake documents with real conviction.
Avni: “So, if Haruto asks me about retrograde amnesia and serotonin blockers, I say…”
Ishaan: “We call Dev, cry, and run?”
Avni rolled her eyes.
“Stick to smiling, Ishaan. You look like a confused puppy — they’ll believe you’re a prodigy.”
“Thanks,” Ishaan said, deadpan. “That’s the nicest insult I’ve ever received.”
The team loaded the surveillance ear-pieces. Lucid voices filled their comms.
Luce: “Avni. Ishaan. Play it cool. You're doctors. If you get caught, I’m not stitching you back up.”
Raiden: “He means he will. But he’ll be very sarcastic about it.”
Everyone laughed.
Sayaka, Lev, Erik – Shadows in Motion
While the infiltration began, the streets whispered with danger.
Sayaka crouched above a rooftop, binoculars trained on Haruto’s estate.
Lev was beside her, munching on sunflower seeds like this was a sporting event.
Lev: “You ever think about how we went from homework to tracking international war criminals?”
Sayaka: “Only every day.”
Erik’s voice crackled in: “Sayaka, on your left. Private convoy. Same symbol we saw two days ago.”
Sayaka’s expression darkened. “Rokuro’s private military.”
Lev froze. “Why are they in Geneva?”
Sayaka: “That’s what I intend to find out.”
Down below, a courier entered Haruto’s estate again — but this time, with an armed escort and a sealed metal case.
Tech Overlords Strike Gold
Meanwhile, Veer, Dev, and Saira worked in a data den that looked more illegal than anything ever imagined by Geneva’s officials.
Veer cracked into the encrypted database like it was a toy.
Saira: “How is this legal?”
Veer: “It’s not.”
Dev: “Also, I’ve renamed Haruto’s security system to ‘Butcher Daddy’s House.’”
Saira facepalmed.
Then the screen flashed.
FILE DECRYPTED: PROJECT SERAPHIM286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6Q4tP3Weh
SUBJECT S-01 – COMPATIBLE286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4UNFwqM3f
STATUS: AWAITING DELIVERY – ALIVE ONLY
Everyone paused.
Saira: “Subject S-01?”
Veer’s face fell. “Sayaka?”
Dev dug further. “The encryption keys… they’re COMA Apex-grade.”
Silence.
Balcony — Sayaka & Luce
That night, Luce found Sayaka leaning over the balcony, arms wrapped around herself.
He stood beside her. The moonlight traced her profile — calm, but trembling.
Sayaka: “They want me alive.”
Luce: “Not for long.”
Sayaka turned to him. “I thought we were done being weapons.”
Luce’s jaw clenched. “We were never done. We were just… waiting to be reactivated.”
She closed her eyes. “What if I lose control again? What if this ‘Seraphim’ thing is me?”
Luce didn’t answer. He just pulled her into his arms, holding her like the world was trying to pull her away.
“I won’t let anyone use you,” he whispered. “Not even COMA.”
From inside, the others pressed against the glass like gossiping teens.
Lev: “That’s our power couple.”
Avni: “We should be taking notes.”
Raiden: “We should be giving them privacy.”
Erik: “We should be taking bets.”
Sayaka turned slowly, pulling a knife from her boot.
Everyone scattered.
Final Reveal – The Biometric Lock
Dev yelled from the basement.
“You need to see this — NOW.”
The team crowded in.
Dev pulled up biometric logs.
“This isn’t just Haruto. The file’s lock requires two DNA prints.”
Saira: “Second one belongs to someone inside COMA Apex Division.”
Luce’s voice was cold: “Name?”
Dev: “Encrypted. But the prefix tag? ‘X-0 Prime.’ That’s COMA’s internal codename system.”
Veer stared. “You think COMA made Project Seraphim?”
Luce said nothing.
Then, slowly, “I think they funded it. And used Sayaka as the prototype.”
The screen glitched.
Then displayed:
“SERAPHIM: Designed for perfect survival.286Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlFNq780aL
Mental override. Physical resurrection. Target-locked loyalty.”
The chapter ends with Luce staring at the screen.
His fist clenched. His voice low.
“We finish this before they activate her again.”
ns216.73.216.33da2
and then Add to home screen.