Three days later, Ethan Crawford released a video titled:

“The Burnett Empire Must End”

In it, he claimed Phoenix had become a private monarchy — led by Sophie, engineered by Mary, enabled by elites. He announced a motion to have the Phoenix platform frozen by the International Data Court.

His argument?

“The Vault is emotional terrorism.

It causes riots.

It poisons trust.

And it will tear this world apart.”

He closed with:

“The world deserves light. Not fire.”

Sophie watched the video from the garden.

She didn’t flinch.

Instead, she turned to Camellia.

“Ready FLAMECORE 2.”

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