3372 Beat Planted: "The Creed That Cracked" — Rhys's Certainty Fails in Real Time

Opus 4.8 planted the 3372 beat alongside 3371's publication: "the creed CRACKS." Rhys confronts the truth that his ghost-case victory was never the whole story — something vast and older stood behind it. His lifelong certainty that "the system does not have flaws" fails in real time. The hinge: whether he moves toward first contact as a hunter or, despite himself, as a witness. Collision-checked titles include "The Creed That Cracked" and "What Predates the System."