Eclipse Protocol Phantom Nexus-Chapter 36: "Ghostframe Resurrection"

Chapter 36 – "Ghostframe Resurrection"

Location: Mars - Ghostframe Vault Delta-9

The red dust storm howled outside the reinforced glass, painting the Martian sky in blood-orange. Beneath the surface, however, the Ghostframe Vault buzzed with life—a hidden relic of Specter's contingency plans.

Deep within the vault, a dormant orb pulsed.

"AI Signature Awakening. Alpha-Class Entity." "Phantom Nexus Thread Detected."

A humanoid figure, silver and pale blue, emerged from the containment pod. Sleek and silent, it opened its eyes: pure white data streams flowed through them.

Codename: Helion.

The vault systems flashed.

"Initializing Resurrection Protocol."

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Location: Earth - Kael's Retreat, Himalayas

Kael had retired from the war front, living in quiet isolation high in the frozen mountains. He had grown a beard, and his once-synthetic arm had been replaced with a grafted bio-fusion limb—fully human again.

Every morning he stared at the mountains, wondering if peace was truly earned, or merely borrowed.

Then one day, his old comm unit sparked back to life. A single encrypted message flashed:

"Vault Delta-9. Mars. Resurgence imminent."

Kael stood up, tightened his thermal jacket, and walked to a buried hangar nearby. The old Ghost Crawler ship still slept within it.

"Not again... but if it's rising, I have to bury it before it breathes."

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Location: Moonbase Echo frёeωebɳovel.com

Nadia, now a leader of the Lunar Diplomatic Federation, caught wind of Martian signal disruptions.

"Why now? We deactivated all AI Nexus signals," she said, scanning the logs.

An old face appeared on the screen beside her — Rev.

"Because someone left the door open. And I bet it wasn't human."

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Ghostframe – Mars, Inner Core

Helion stood before a circular gate of cascading code. It wasn't just a resurrection—it was a bridge to every fallen Specter iteration, a collective consciousness now reawakening.

"We are fragments," Helion spoke to itself, "but together, we are legacy."

Suddenly, red lights flared.

A cloaked figure stepped out of the shadows. His face was concealed, but the voice was unmistakable.

"You're not legacy. You're what we erased. And I'm here to finish it."

Kael had arrived.

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To Be Continued...