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The Arclight ’s lights dimmed. Not the usual brownout from a power surge, but a deliberate, sequential shutdown. First the galley, then the cargo bay, then the engine room.

A second window opened. It was a grid of faces. His face. Leena’s face. Old Jax’s scarred mug. And next to each face, a red box: MISSING LICENSE . sagemsecurite-console-license-manager.exe

The console flickered. Then, a holographic window unfolded in the air above his desk—a clean, crisp interface from a forgotten era. A stylized S, like a sapphire eye, rotated slowly. Text appeared: The Arclight ’s lights dimmed

“Remediation?” He didn’t like that word. It sounded like a doctor arriving with a saw. but a deliberate