The air inside the hidden bunker was thick—like secrets were clinging to the walls.
Mira slowly flipped through the dusty files while Kevin hacked the main console.
Kevin: "This... this isn't just data. These are logs from years ago. We were all in this project."
Lara: "But why us? We were just kids... ordinary—"
Bihoo cut in: "No, we weren't."
The holograms flickered, showing lab footage—kids in hospital beds with glowing serums, undergoing "Gen Code Synchronization." Each clip paused on familiar faces.
Nisa stared at her own image. Younger. Innocent. Scared.
She stepped back, heart racing.
Suddenly, her jade glowed again.
A secret compartment in the wall clicked open. Inside was a memory crystal labeled:
> "Subject: NISA-S | Codename: Heartveil"
Bihoo reached to grab it, but the crystal glowed red.
WARNING: UNLOCKING MEMORY WILL AFFECT CODEMATE B-SR9 (Bihoo)
Teaha: "You're codemates...?"
Nisa and Bihoo both gasped.
FLASH!
The memory burst out—a vivid scene where Nisa as a child clutched Bihoo's hand while soldiers dragged them apart.
She screamed his name.
He yelled back, but then—darkness.
Nisa stumbled back, overwhelmed.
Nisa: "We... knew each other?"
Bihoo, shaken, looked away. "That's why you felt familiar."
Kevin was silent. Mira had tears in her eyes. Even Teaha was dead serious now.
Lara whispered, "This is bigger than military training... this is who we are."
Sudden Alert—INTRUDERS DETECTED
The bunker's system activated self-defense mode. Metal doors locked.
Mira: "They know we found it!"
Nisa (clutching her jade): "Let's fight. Together."
They formed a circle—ready to protect each other.
TO BE CONTINUED…