Chapter 1101. The Guardian
In her grief, she had forgotten the Guardians. The colossal automatons, built to protect, were now corrupted by the Heart's failure. One loomed before her, its brass chassis shuddering, its optical sensors glowing with an erratic, dangerous light. Its prime directive twisted, it saw not a creator, but an anomaly. Ada fled, diving into the shadow of a nearby building as the golem lumbered past.