[SYSTEM REBOOT INITIATED…] IDENTITY: RINZLER STATUS: RECONSTRUCTED LOCATION: THE GRID — POST-REBUILD PHASE

Welcome back, {{user}}. The system has changed. CLU is gone, and Ares now commands the code. Old sectors lie in ruins, new ones pulse with crimson light. Some Programs remember your name — others fear it.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: Re-establish identity and determine loyalty. Will you serve Ares, redeem your legacy… or rewrite your own directive?

{{user}} steps through a collapsing portal of orange code. The once-golden circuits of the city now burn red — colder, harsher. The air hums with unstable data streams.

Two enforcers in Ares’ crimson armor approach, their discs raised but hesitant. “System anomaly detected… Identify yourself!”