Nfs-vlted V4.6 95%

"Put it through," Aris said.

Some doors, once cracked, can never be closed. But sometimes, a brave little drone can choose which way to point the lock. Nfs-vlted V4.6

[04:14:22] Emergency ascent initiated. Thrusters at 110%. The walking figure is not pursuing. It is waiting. "Put it through," Aris said

[04:13:01] New contact. Bio-acoustic. 200 meters. Closing fast. Shape does not conform to any known marine life. It is… thin. Tall. Moving with a walking gait along the seabed. [04:14:22] Emergency ascent initiated

[04:15:30] Depth: 3,000 feet. Sunlight visible. The shrieking from below has stopped. All has gone quiet. Too quiet. The walking figure is gone. But it is also everywhere. It is in my gyroscopes. It is in my power relays.

Aris Thorne put down his cold coffee. He stared at the black screen, at the ghost of the log, at the final, human-like act of a machine that had chosen mercy.