For a brief second, doubt flickered.
What is she planning?
But it didn't matter.
Cornelia moved anyway.
She adjusted her footing, positioning herself directly beneath the gem. Her body tensed, ready to strike at any moment. She didn't fully understand the plan, but she trusted Ivy enough to follow through or more precisely she trusted Remedy's judgement.
Behind her, Ivy turned back to the terminal.
Her hands hovered over the interface for a fraction of a second. The simulations replayed in her mind one last time, every possible failure already eliminated, every outcome calculated down to the smallest detail.
This would work.
It had to.
"Here goes nothing," she muttered.
Then she activated the device.
The moment Ivy activated Orion, the entire structure came alive with a low, vibrating hum. Energy surged through every circuit she had refined, flowing exactly along the paths she had simulated. There was no instability, as Orion responded perfectly.
