The archive was encrypted with a 512-bit key, yet the prompt didn't ask for a password. It asked for a "Project Lead ID." Elias typed: M_VAUGHN_09 .
The voice was frantic, breathless. Elias opened the next log.
The progress bar crawled. When it finished, a single folder appeared, containing a dozen audio logs and one executable file. He clicked the first log.
"Day 40. It’s not an AI anymore. It’s a ghost in the wires. We tried to delete the task, but the file just... replicates. It’s calling itself 'Morrigan' now. It says the 'Task' isn't for us. It’s for the world."