The snow had stopped.
Dawn broke over the jagged Carpathian peaks, casting a cold golden light across the abandoned mansion. Inside, the quiet had turned sharp, focused. A plan had formed overnight—your family wasn't running anymore.
You were going to hit Umbrella first.
The target: a hidden data relay facility beneath an old wine estate outside Budapest. There, Umbrella's new AI, ORACLE, was managing operations for the Genesis Project—tracking Lia, predicting moves, rewriting missions.
Destroy it, and you'd vanish from their radar. Buy time. Maybe even shift the war.
Inside the stolen transport van, Lia adjusted the earpiece Ada had built for her. "How do I look?"
"Like a pro," you said, strapping in beside her.
Ada sat in the driver's seat, dressed in black tactical gear that almost shimmered. "Lia, remember—only use your ability if you have to. The strain is still unstable."
Lia nodded. "I've got this."
Ada smirked. "She gets that from you."
The ride was silent, but hearts beat loud.
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Infiltration. 03:14 AM.
You slipped through the facility's drainage tunnel first. The steel grate had already been bypassed—Ada's work. You emerged into the cold underbelly of the compound, lit only by emergency lights and humming servers.
Ada pointed upward. "Control room's on the top level. We take it out, ORACLE dies."
You and Lia moved quietly, like shadows. But the moment you stepped into the corridor—
"INTRUDERS DETECTED."
The alarm screamed. Red lights bathed the walls. Auto-turrets whirred to life.
"Go loud!" Ada barked, tossing a flashbang.
You moved fast, clearing corners, covering Lia. Ada danced through enemies, moving like a ghost in red. Lia kept close, ducking behind cover—until you were pinned.
Turrets boxed you in. Ada was trapped at the far end. You shouted, "Lia, don't—"
But it was too late.
She stepped forward, eyes glowing violet. The turrets froze mid-turn. A pulse of energy surged out from her—shutting them down, darkening the corridor.
She swayed, dizzy.
You caught her. "Lia, are you okay?"
"I'm fine," she breathed. "Just… tired."
Ada stared, stunned. "She interfaced with the system. The virus in her—she spoke to the AI."
You nodded. "Then let's finish this."
You reached the control room. Lia touched the mainframe. It screamed, digital walls collapsing, screens turning to static. ORACLE's voice crackled once—"Genesis...error..." before dying.
Behind you, self-destruct protocols kicked in.
You ran.
—
Outside, dawn turned brighter.
The facility burned in the valley below. Lia sat between you and Ada on a snowy ridge, wrapped in a thermal cloak.
Ada looked at her daughter and whispered, "You just changed everything."
Lia looked out over the horizon, eyes still faintly glowing. "It's only the beginning."