Its presence disrupts unstable zones, stabilizing or weaponizing fungal interference based on the bearer’s rank. When near decaying tags, its pulse accelerates, inducing tremors in weak circuits and forcing premature decay. The entity syncs with the Hoard Hound’s neural network, allowing its bearer to predict node shifts and exploit blind seconds in the surveillance grid.

A whisper before the cull, a flicker before the fall. It is the moment the system decides you are no longer viable—and the hand that flips the switch.