Chapter 25 - Unbroken Sovereignty
Mara didn't flinch. The momentary shock of her uncle's survival instantly melted away, replaced by the cold, absolute clarity of a queen defending her realm. She stood tall, her hand resting firmly on the grip of her tactical sidearm.
"They think they can wake up from hibernation and reclaim a world that has already moved on," Mara said, her voice cutting through the blaring alarms with terrifying, unyielding authority.
She tapped her encrypted comm-link, directly connecting to the command hub at the Vale estate thousands of miles away. "Marcus, patch me through to Citadel Alpha master control. Full network mobilization. Authorize orbital kinetic defense grid and deep-sea hydro-turbines."
"Affirmative, My Liege," Marcus's voice came back instantly, calm and steady. "All tactical nodes are live. Awaiting your coordinates."
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Mara turned to Thomas and Julian, a fierce, triumphant smile touching her lips. "Let's show the ghosts of the old world that the Atlantic doesn't belong to them anymore. It belongs to us."
With a swift series of commands, Mara locked the coordinates of the polar Aegis node into Citadel Alpha's master quantum core, preparing to unleash the full, unstoppable fury of her global empire against the last remnants of the shadow coalition.
