Chapter 7 - Classified military files discovered inside the reinforced steel vault expose a terrifying government conspiracy linking the newborn infant directly to top-secret Cold War experiments.
Dr. Harrison laid the heavy metal briefcase found on the desk open under the desk lamp.
Yellowed paper documents stamped with top-secret clearance seals littered the dusty surface.
Julian picked up a photograph showing his grandfather standing beside a glowing containment pod.
"Project Ægis wasn't just a space race initiative," Dr. Harrison muttered in sheer disbelief.
"It was an engineered human lineage designed to withstand catastrophic planetary radiation exposure."
Clara stared at the medical schematics on the desk, recognizing the exact same birthmark.
The infant behind them stirred, its tiny hands glowing with a faint, pulsing blue energy.
Eleanor stepped back, her hands flying to her mouth as the terrible truth crystallized.
"My husband's father didn't die in an accident," Eleanor whispered, her voice cracking.
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"He was locked away in a deep subterranean facility just like this one."
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