Fifty defenders faced Level 183 Sovereign. Forty-seven veterans plus Coalition-complete. Combined force versus ultimate threat. United strength versus overwhelming power.
Lead Champion stepped forward. Grizzled. Scarred. Level 142 veteran. Decades of actual war experience etched into weathered face.
"Listen closely, Timeline 48," he said, voice cutting through chaos. "Sealing reality fractures requires three components. First: anchor points. Four Champions positioned at cardinal directions around fracture perimeter. Second: containment field. Coordinated void energy suppression from all anchor points simultaneously. Third: final seal. Requires Regressor capability. Requires Timeline knowledge. Requires you two specifically."
Rama absorbed the information rapidly. "Why specifically us?"
