CHAPTER 36 - THIRTEEN

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POLIS

Murphy is still imprisoned in an underground shrine, unconscious. He wakes up and Titus approaches him from behind

Titus: Now you've had time to think, shall we continue our conversation about this?

Titus shows the City of Light chip to Murphy.

Murphy: I already told you everything I know the first 10 times you asked me.

Titus: What you told me doesn't make any sense. How did a Sky Person come to be in possession of our most holy symbol?

Murphy: Holy? It's a corporate logo.

Titus is raged by Murphy's words and starts choking him. Murphy doesn't seem fazed.

Titus: Wrong. This is the sacred symbol of the commander to whom I've dedicated my life. Now, how did you get it?

Murphy: Again, Jaha gave it to me.

Titus lets Murphy's neck go.

Titus: This would be Chancellor Jaha.

Murphy: Yes. He told me it was the key to the City of Light and that if I swallowed it, the woman in red would take me there.

Titus: The woman who's not a woman.

Murphy: Yeah. That's right. She's a computer program, but I get that's hard for you to grasp, considering you pray to garbage -

Titus becomes angry again at the insinuations

Murphy: - no offense, obviously.

Titus: Tell me more about this computer program that ended the world.

Murphy: Come on. I don't have any details, Ok? On the Ark, they just told us it was countries, politics. Big surprise, they were wrong.

Titus continues observing the chip.

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POLARIS SPACE STATION

FLASHBACK – 97 YEARS EARLIER

Becca is seen working on a chip similar to the City of Light chip. She is recording herself. The chip seems to have tentacle-like appendages, but it continuously malfunctions.

Becca: Science log, day 128. The A.I. basal control module continues to malfunction.

Becca speaks out a phrase in an unknown language which stops the twitching

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Becca speaks out a phrase in an unknown language which stops the twitching. The appendages also return into the chip. Alongside Becca is her assistant, Peri Gordan.

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