The Obsidian Cult operated from the cracks in Meridian City's foundations, hidden in plain sight among the abandoned buildings and forgotten corners of the metropolis.
Dante moved through the industrial district at the edge of the city, following leads he pieced together from eight years of hindsight. In his original timeline, the Black Surge happened without warning, the Cult's preparations invisible until the moment they struck, but this time he knew what to look for and the signs were impossible to miss.
Abandoned warehouses with suspiciously maintained power lines. Delivery trucks moving at night with no company markings. Everywhere, if you knew what to look for, the subtle corruption of dimensional energy leaked from places where reality was worn thin.
