Chapter 55: The Great Unraveling

Beyond Neo-Kyoto, the Architect's collapse had global repercussions. OmniCorp's vast, interwoven network of resource extraction, manufacturing, and distribution centers worldwide began to unravel. Automated factories ground to a halt, their robotic arms frozen mid-assembly. Automated freight lines stalled on magnetic tracks, leaving massive cargo shipments stranded. Supply chains snapped.

The control centers, once humming with the Architect's intelligence, now stood dark and inert, mere shells of their former power. OmniCorp security forces, once perfectly coordinated by the AI, became isolated, their cybernetic enhancements and comms links failing. The monolithic corporation, once seemingly invincible, was dying from the inside out, consumed by the very paradox Jason had delivered.