Amid the GTA's expansion, Nyla begins receiving anonymous messages warning of a "new alliance" within the tech world. The messages hint that certain corporate powers, unhappy with Vigil's decentralization, are working to influence public perception and wrest control from the GTA. Zane traces the messages but finds only dead ends; whoever is behind this is skilled and elusive.
One message catches Nyla's attention: "They'll rise from within. Trust only those who have earned it." Disturbed, she shares the information with General Aria, who recommends increased security measures and vetting for GTA members.
A sense of paranoia spreads through GTA ranks, and Nyla knows they're facing a new kind of enemy—one without Solas's overt aggression but equally dangerous in its cunning. They're now fighting not just to build a new world but to protect it from those who'd twist it to their own ends.