Late 2036: a Protocore map becomes the most valuable object in N109, sparking a months-long gang war between factions. Roughly a third of N109's population disappears during the fighting. Sylus wins — not through a final battlefield victory, but through a deal. Ginevra, a Special Task Force officer and Aislinn's adoptive mother, trades the Protocore map to Sylus in exchange for his protection of Elysium bar. Sylus sends Mephisto as messenger with four words: 'The deal is done. I'll be taking the map.' This consolidation makes Sylus the undisputed ruler of N109 and Onychinus the zone's dominant power. Sylus later returns Aislinn's original protection money through Phantom Thief Pea (Mr. P).