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Chapter 5 - Lymen protocol

Parfait. Voici la traduction complète du Chapitre 4 en anglaisHÉLIOS Surveillance Center — Urban Sector North

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A sharp beep broke the silence.

Then another.

Then a low, heavy alarm—one no ordinary human could hear.

On the central screen, an anomaly had appeared.

— Unregistered luminous signal detected, the artificial voice announced.

— Origin: Street 17-Delta.

— Intensity: abnormal.

Data streams exploded across the displays.

Too fast.

Too strong.

An officer looked up immediately.

— Zoom in.

The image stabilized.

A female silhouette. Hood up.

Her right hand was still faintly glowing.

Then—

THE STREETLAMP EXPLODED.

The screens flickered.

Absolute silence filled the room.

A man slowly stood up behind the consoles.

Long dark coat. Cold, unreadable eyes.

His badge bore a simple emblem:

HÉLIOS — Extermination Division.

— Stop everything.

The room froze.

— Confirm the analysis.

The synthetic voice replied:

— Energy signature compatible with LUMI-PRIME spectrum.

— Provisional classification: LYMEN.

The man inhaled calmly.

— Genetic confirmation?

— Impossible at this distance.

— However, signal purity exceeds known Alpha thresholds.

A technician whispered:

— It could be… an Omega.

The man turned sharply toward him.

— Do not use that word lightly.

He returned his gaze to the screen.

The girl looked panicked.

Unstable.

Dangerous.

— Deploy the drones.

High above the city, three silent units detached from their orbital station.

No lights.

No sound.

Predators.

— Drones H-17 to H-19 deployed.

— Mode: Passive Hunt.

On screen, the target started running.

— She's fleeing.

— Of course, the man replied calmly.

— Lymen sense fear before they understand it.

The drones descended.

Then—pause.

Something moved into the visual field.

An absence.

— What is that? an operator asked.

The data spiked wildly.

— Dark interference detected…

— Secondary anomaly…

— UNKNOWN SIGNATURE—

The system hesitated.

— Signature compatible with VOID.

The control room erupted in murmurs.

— Impossible…

— A Void here?!

— And with her?!

The man smiled—for the first time.

— Interesting.

On-screen, the darkness expanded, swallowing the luminous target.

— Drone losing target lock!

— Reset tracking!

A blue beam fired.

It struck the darkness—and vanished.

— Drone H-17 lost.

The man folded his hands behind his back.

— So the rumors were true.

He turned toward a secondary console.

— Log this. — Lymen confirmed. — Active Void presence. — Early synchronization.

He paused.

— The prophecy has begun.

Minutes later.

The drones scanned the area—but both targets were gone.

— They vanished, sir.

— No thermal trace.

— No residual signal.

The man stepped closer to the frozen image on screen.

An abandoned factory.

— Where did they go?

Algorithms spun.

Then an answer appeared.

— Spatial anomaly detected.

— Structure classified as ANCIENT.

— Zone status: UNTRACKABLE.

Silence.

— A sanctuary… someone murmured.

The man's smile faded.

— Of course.

— Should we deploy a unit? an officer asked cautiously.

He raised a hand.

— No.

— Sir, it's a Lymen—

— Precisely.

He turned away.

— You do not breach a sanctuary. Not yet.

He cast one last look at the frozen image of the girl.

— Prepare Phase Two.

— Phase Two? the room echoed.

— Yes.

His voice was calm.

Too calm.

— Extended Hunt.

— Track secondary Bearers.

— Monitor residual zones.

— And most importantly…

He stopped.

— Identify everyone orbiting her.

A secondary screen lit up.

Points scattered across the city.

Red.

Blue.

Green.

Gray.

— The generation is gathering, he concluded.

A thin smile formed.

— And we will be there to extinguish it.

Deep within HÉLIOS, a new silent alarm activated.

LYMEN PROTOCOL: ACTIVE

The war had officially begun.

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