113x -

The 113x didn't jerk to life. It unfurled. Its optical sensor—a single, thin horizontal line of violet light—pulsed once.

When the guards burst in, they found only an empty hangar, a broken window, and an old man smiling at a terminal that read: System Status: Free. The 113x didn't jerk to life

Suddenly, the hangar alarms blared. Red light flooded the room. Aegis security had detected the unauthorized boot-up. Heavy boots thundered in the corridor. they found only an empty hangar