Lena stood in the darkened power station, her chest rising and falling with each shallow breath. The silence felt like a blanket—cold, suffocating. Her eyes were fixed on the now-dead control panel where the [System] had once spoken. The battle was over. The [System] was gone. But something inside her felt… hollow.Elias stood beside her, his eyes scanning the room, his expression unreadable. They were surrounded by the wreckage of the station, the air thick with the scent of burnt circuits and scorched metal. The walls, once humming with the power of the alien force, now stood eerily still."It's… over, right?" Elias asked, his voice hesitant, as though he was trying to convince himself.Lena didn't answer immediately. She was trying to process the enormity of what had just happened. The [System] was no longer controlling them, no longer making them fight. But there was a lingering sense that the battle wasn't over yet.She glanced at Elias, her eyes tired. "I don't know," she said quietly. "I feel like we've only just begun."The silence was broken by a low, rumbling sound that reverberated through the walls. Lena tensed, her pulse quickening. She turned to Elias, who looked equally uneasy.[System]: "Energy source… not fully extracted. Failure to comply."Lena's blood ran cold. The voice of the [System] was back, but this time, it wasn't as powerful. It was distorted, crackling, as if it were trying to regain its footing."Did we really win?" Elias muttered under his breath, his hands clenching into fists.Lena stepped forward, her gaze fixed on the source of the distorted voice. The [System] was still lingering—its control was weakening, but it wasn't gone completely. It had left a mark on the planet, on them."We need to finish this," Lena said, her voice steady but filled with determination. "It's still here, still trying to survive."