Chapter 141

CHapter 141 KAELOS The committee's response came forty-eight hours after the Chilean operation concluded—not through official channels, but through a carefully orchestrated media campaign that began with leaked footage from Guardian Command archives. "They're playing dirty," Elena announced as she monitored the information warfare unfolding across global networks. "Selective footage from our early training days, enhanced to make our abilities look more destructive than they actually were." I watched the doctored videos on her displays—clips of Chen's geological training that emphasized ground ruptures while editing out the precision control he demonstrated, footage of Rivera's storm manipulation that highlighted lightning strikes while removing context about weather dissipation. Clever editing designed to transform demonstrations of capability into evidence of danger. "Narrative warfare," Sarah observed from her recovery station, her analytical mind tracking the propaganda strategy eve