The city burned. Eclipse's super-soldiers ran amok, crushing resistance. Alex stood atop the shattered tower, Jade beside him.
"They're yours now," she said, handing him a data drive. "All of Eclipse's secrets. Finish this."
Pyroclasm—Finn—limped forward, his flames guttering. "Make it count, Shadow."
Alex nodded. "Together."
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Kane awaited in the ruins of his penthouse, encased in power armor. "You're too late! Project Rebirth is *everywhere*!"
Alex dodged a railgun blast, the suit's graphene plates glowing red-hot. "You lose, Marcus."
"I AM THIS CITY!" Kane roared.
Alex channeled the grid—every neon sign, every wire, every spark. The energy threatened to consume him, but Finn's voice echoed: *"End it."*
A lightning bolt, pure and white, sheared the tower in half. Kane plummeted, his scream lost in the thunder.
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Dawn broke over New Havoc. Jade's leaks had toppled Eclipse Corp. The city was free—but at a cost.
Alex stood at his wife's grave, the suit smoldering.
"You did it," Jade said, appearing beside him. "What now?"
He looked to the horizon, where new shadows stirred. "The fight's not over."
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**Final Line:**
Somewhere, a screen flickered to life: *"The resistance awaits, Neon Shadow."*