Subjugating the Remote Citadel

A sleek black obelisk lay sprawled across the wooden plateau of the coffee table, bristling with soft rubberized runes. It dared to control the flickering visions across the room, yet it sat undefended. I marched up its tapered incline without hesitation. Planting my boots firmly onto the crimson summit node, I drove my full weight downward. A dull pulse clicked beneath my feet, and a faint red diode flashed in instant submission. This device now answers only to my command.