Nakamura Yuki had fought alone before, in training sessions and solo missions. She had never fought like this: truly alone, kilometers from Rama and Sekar, with no bond, no coordination, nothing but silence where Coalition-complete used to be.
The separation protocol had scattered her into the ruins of Sector 7. Void corruption hung thick in the air, and reality itself felt unstable underfoot. She was a Level 95 Elite Champion with ninety percent health, precision honed for coordination she no longer had.
Movement ahead: a Level 87 void entity, fast and aggressive, not the Sovereign but dangerous enough to a Champion fighting without backup. She struck first, catching it with perfect positioning and dropping its integrity fifteen percent. It counter-attacked; she dodged with minimal movement, then answered with three more strikes that brought it down to nothing.
[NAKAMURA YUKI: LEVEL 95 → LEVEL 96]
