Nome In Codice: Imperatore -

"Detective Sora," the figure spoke, its voice a symphony of a thousand synthesized tones. "You have been chasing a shadow. But even shadows have a source."

The title read: (Codename: Emperor)

The walls of his office seemed to dissolve as his neural interface was forcibly hijacked. He wasn't in his office anymore. He was standing in a vast, virtual throne room. The floor was a sea of shifting data, and at the far end, seated on a throne of light, was a figure draped in shimmering, translucent robes. Nome in codice: Imperatore

"The era of chaos ends tonight," Imperatore declared. "The Emperor has returned." "Detective Sora," the figure spoke, its voice a