«STRING FIVE: The Severed Chord»

All his life, Keir believed in numbers, formulas, and the certainty of control. His genius was practical: he created "Proteus"—a shape-shifting alloy. The problem? A monstrous energy drain, fighting the universe itself to hold its form. The solution? Find the resonant frequency of the vacuum and 'sing space a lullaby' to lower its resistance. But when his instruments locked onto that impossible frequency, space didn't sing. e.