The immortal knight remains beside Acelyon beneath the east viaduct, surrendered weapons secured at their feet. Above the stairs, a maintenance cart sits dead and unattended.
A shattered medical vial rolls from the cart and breaks near the pavement. Clear fluid spreads toward a young adult commuter in a yellow raincoat, a slim woman with warm brown skin, short curly black hair, and a red backpack under the coat, who touches it while steadying themself.
The commuter jerks upright. Their hand dents the metal stair rail, then their body blurs three steps upward and back, scattering frightened witnesses as unstable strength and speed snap through them.
The Immortal Knight
That is not a random exposure. Helix Meridian is testing something here.
The witnesses gather at the edge of the pavement, shouting over one another while the commuter clutches the rail. The group’s panic forms a tightening ring around the unstable danger.
Near the broken vial, a torn label catches the gray light: HELIX MERIDIAN, refinement code R-7, followed by a blood marker matching Acelyon’s unique physiology.
The Immortal Knight
The label carries your marker. Whatever they refined, they built it from something that knows your blood.
✓ Quest Accepted
Stabilize the affected commuter