Fiona stood calmly between the kneeling enforcers.
The rhythm-chains pulsed with glowing light around their arms and necks.
Her visor gleamed, her face lit by the streaming holograms.
"Alright boys, let's keep the music going."
She turned slightly, her drone camera hovering in close.
"Chat… you heard the surface-level stuff."
"Vault codes. Beast test logs. But what I really want…"
She leaned down between the two enforcers.
"…is the truth behind Aurelius."
She snapped her fingers. The helmets pulsed again.
"Tell me what your family's really after."
The left enforcer's head twitched.
Then he began to speak—slowly, monotone.
"Primary objective: restructure dominance hierarchy across regions through beast integration."
Fiona raised an eyebrow. "Integration?"
The right enforcer added, still blank-eyed.
"Humanoid beast project."
"Forced crossbreeding of mutant beast cores with genetically selected humans."
"Goal: create a new species of loyal bio-warriors."
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