Truck Loses Cargo on Highway, Then The Driver Realizes What It Is

New Purpose

Years later, a new network appeared online: The Shepherd Protocol. An open-source initiative dedicated to building ethical AI, founded by anonymous engineers. Among them, rumors swirled of a trio who once ran from men in black suits. In a forest cabin somewhere, a dusty old device blinked to life again—awaiting new hands to guide it. Derek, watching from afar, smiled faintly. They hadn’t just run from something. They’d started something bigger.