He didn’t finish the neural erase. Instead, he modified the transformation pattern. He grafted a single thruster back onto Stormfall’s spine, hidden inside the tanker mode’s chassis. He rewrote the final line of code:
"Good filter. Better soldier." End of story.
MODE_3: FLIGHT (UNLOCKED). DURATION: 30 SECONDS PER DAY.
Stormfall’s lone optic glowed red.
For the first time in ten years, Kael broke the rules.
The Seeker’s frame shuddered. "You cannot make me forget the sky."
