Chapter 65: The World''s Most Wanted Man
Zak Carter was no longer just an innovator.
No longer just a scientist, an engineer, or a dreamer.
He was a fugitive.
A walking anomaly.
A man who held the key to shaping reality—and everyone wanted a piece of it.
Global Fallout: The Hunt for Zak Carter
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DOMINION ALERT – PRIORITY ONE DIRECTIVE ISSUEDSUBJECT: ZAK CARTER – FUGITIVE STATUS CONFIRMEDQSE RECLAMATION IS NOW A GLOBAL PRIORITY</blockquote>
Within six hours of the battle, Zak’s face was everywhere.
<ul><li>World governments quietly issued black-budget orders to locate and capture him.</li><li>Satellite networks rerouted to track his movements.</li><li>Surveillance drones flooded major cities.</li><li>Private aerospace corporations launched their own shadow investigations.</li></ul>
Even the media—without knowing the full truth—began to sense something was off.
Breaking News:"Renowned scientist Zak Carter vanishes following mysterious blackout event—Is this another government cover-up?"
The world was searching.
But Zak was already gone.
On the Run
Zak moved through the abandoned service tunnels beneath a forgotten industrial district.
Damp. Cold. Silent.
He had nowhere else to go.
“You knew this would happen,” Inet said.
Zak gritted his teeth. “I didn’t think they’d move this fast.”
“They planned for this, Zak. They were always going to come for you.”
Zak exhaled.
They had tried to contain him.
Tried to erase him.
Tried to steal what he had built.
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And now?
Now he was a ghost.
EOSA’s Next Move: The Corporate War Begins
Dr. Raines paced inside EOSA’s high-security research facility.
Agent Connors stood by the briefing table, his expression blank.
Across from them sat three of the most powerful CEOs in private aerospace technology:
<ul><li>Aether Dynamics</li><li>NovaCorp Innovations</li><li>Helios Systems</li></ul>
Zak’s technology had changed everything—and everyone wanted a piece.
<ul><li>Aether Dynamics had placed an open contract to capture Zak alive.</li><li>NovaCorp was secretly working with military contractors for a weaponised version of the QSE.</li><li>Helios Systems had its own classified project, rumoured to involve quantum spatial engineering.</li></ul>
They weren’t allies.
They were competitors.
And they all wanted control.
“You don’t understand,” Dr. Raines said, trying to keep his voice steady. “Zak Carter has rewritten the fundamental laws of existence.”
NovaCorp’s CEO smirked. “Then we’d better get to him before he rewrites them again.”
Connors finally spoke. “No. We get to him before someone else does.”
Zak’s New Reality: No One Can Be Trusted
Zak had always believed that humanity could be better.
That innovation could serve progress, not power.
But now?
Now, he was starting to wonder if he had been na?ve.
He leaned against the damp tunnel wall, trying to clear his head.
“You know they’ll never stop,” Inet said.
Zak nodded. “They’re not the only ones.”
Because it wasn’t just governments.
It wasn’t just EOSA.
<ul><li>The corporations were coming for him.</li><li>The private security firms were already in play.</li><li>Shadow networks—organisations Zak had never even heard of—were mobilising.</li></ul>
The QSE was too powerful.
The rules of reality had been rewritten.
And everyone wanted to hold the pen.
The Entity Watches
The presence in the void had not left.
It wasn’t trying to control Zak.
But it was watching.
Waiting.
Zak could feel it.
Not malicious.
Not friendly.
Just observing.
“It wants to see what you do next,” Inet said.
Zak exhaled. “Yeah. So does the entire world.”
The Decision: Fight or Flee?
Zak had two choices:
<ul><li>He could go underground—vanish completely. Try to outlast the hunt.</li><li>Or he could take control of the fight. Set the terms. Take back the power.</li></ul>
But there was a third option.
A dangerous one.
One that Inet had been hinting at.
“Zak... there’s another way.”
Zak’s eyes narrowed. “What are you talking about?”
“You built the QSE to rewrite reality, right?”
Zak stilled.
“Then why not rewrite the game?”
The words sent a chill through him.
Because Inet was right.
If the QSE could reshape existence—
Then Zak didn’t have to play by their rules.
He could make his own.
EOSA’s Desperate Play
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DOMINION ALERT – NEW OBJECTIVE ISSUEDCARTER MUST BE FOUND BEFORE HE CAN USE THE QSE AGAINGLOBAL TASK FORCE DEPLOYED – FIND HIM FIRST</blockquote>
Dr. Raines slammed the emergency override.
Every satellite, every drone, every surveillance system was now hunting for Zak.
They had one chance to stop him before he did something irreversible.
Before he did something… they couldn’t control.
Zak’s Final Choice
He sat there, staring at the QSE interface in his hand.
Inet was waiting.
The entity was watching.
The world was hunting him.
Zak inhaled.
And then—
He made his move.