[Bisi has turned the camera on herself. She is sitting in the driver's seat of the SUV, the glow of her laptop illuminating her face. In the background, through the window, you can see the faint, rhythmic amber pulse of the Jos Plateau on the horizon.]
Bisi: "I guess it's my turn. Tade told me I should record one of these for the 'black box' files. Just in case." [She lets out a dry, nervous laugh.]
"People ask how I got dragged into this. It started with a phone call. Tunde called me, sounding like he'd seen a ghost. He said, 'Bisi, I found something in the dirt that doesn't belong in this century.' I thought he was talking about an old coin or a statue. I didn't know he was talking about the end of the world."
"The first time I saw them... Omi, Ina, and Irin... I wasn't thinking about 'ancient guardians.' I was thinking about how much power was vibrating in the air. It felt like standing next to a live high-voltage wire. I've spent my life hacking systems, breaking codes, and looking for 'power' in data. But this? This was raw. It was terrifying."
"But then, the adrenaline wears off. And you start to see the cracks."
[She turns the camera slightly to show the back of the SUV, where a pile of modern jackets and a bag of fast-food wrappers sit next to an ancient, hand-carved spear.]
"I see them struggling with a door handle. I see Ina getting frustrated because he can't 'burn' his way through a digital firewall. I see them looking at a map of Lagos and realising that every forest they once knew is now a concrete jungle. It's culture shock on a cosmic scale. We talk about 'stopping Ile,' but deep down? I can see it in their eyes when they think I'm not looking. They are grieving."
"Imagine waking up and finding out your entire civilisation—everyone you ever loved, every song you ever sang, every house you ever built—is just... dust. They aren't just fighting Ile to save our world. They're fighting him because he's the only piece of their world they have left, even if he is a monster."
"They are so powerful they could level this country, but they are also as vulnerable as children lost in a shopping mall. It's my job to make sure they don't get overwhelmed by the noise of 2026 before they can save it. Because if they give up... then we're all just statues in Ile's garden."
[She looks at a notification on her screen—a DIA tracking alert.]
"The DIA is closing in, pinging the towers. I have to go. If you're watching this, just know... they're trying. They're really trying to be the heroes we need, even if they're still mourning the ones they lost."