The final capture zone occupied a damaged water-exchange station beyond the tram district, where concrete channels fed the old river pumps. Captain Dain Korr waited beside the central pylon in dark command armor that carried a steady blue current through every plate.
Nox entered through the west gate with Vasa, Yeda, and Mina behind the marked trial boundary. Rook had rewritten the final rule so only the First Citadel leader could contest the capture, leaving the others able to advise but unable to cross the station floor.
"The armor has a C-rank reserve core at its back plate, and the conduit feeds every joint from that reserve," Vasa said, holding a scan window against the boundary glass.
"Then he is wearing the part I need to stop," Nox replied, tightening his hand around the seized shock baton.
