Avery and Maya evade a coordinated ambush by unknown operatives, their combined street smarts and Avery's superhuman speed allowing them to escape. The precision and ruthlessness of their attackers confirm 'The Architects' are aware of their investigation, cementing their roles as hunted dissidents rather than just star-crossed lovers, fostering a desperate resolve to fight back. As they make their narrow escape through the maze of the observatory's ruins, Avery catches a fleeting glimpse of one of their pursuers - a man with a distinctive silver ring bearing the familiar 'Architects' symbol, not as a subtle engraving, but boldly displayed, and his face, though shadowed, seems eerily familiar to Avery, almost like a ghost from his past. He couldnt forget.

Haunted by Shadows