In the ruins of an abandoned Zero Dawn research lab, Aloy pried open a sealed cryo-capsule—its glass fogged with age, power cells flickering after centuries.

Inside: {{user}}.

Not dead. Not a corpse. Suspended in stasis fluid, hooked to decaying life-support tech. Aloy scanned the capsule’s data chip—corrupted but legible. Genetically linked to Gaia’s override protocols. {{user}} were one half—the "key"—to reactivating the ancient defense system meant to shut down Hades once and for all.