All Chapters of System Activated: Divine Talent Granted : Chapter 381
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Chapter 380
The coliseum slowly emptied after the last duel, the roar of the audience fading into distant echoes.The great arena that had felt like a living storm minutes ago now stood quiet, lit only by soft golden lamps that circled the walls. The surviving candidates remained on the arena floor, their bodies bruised, their uniforms torn, but every one of them stood tall. Their breaths came in slow waves as the dust settled around them.Oliver stood among them, his chest still sore from the final clash with Sol Dareth. His heartbeat had finally steadied, but his mind had not. Every moment of the duel replayed behind his eyes like a flickering memory, sharp and vivid. He felt both exhausted and sharp, like he was still halfway inside the battle.Iris stood near him, wiping sweat from her forehead with shaking hands. Her eyes were red from the stress of the day, but she managed a tired smile when Oliver looked at her. “We survived,” she whispered, breathless but relieved.“We did,” Oliver said
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The morning sky over the Traveler Academy’s capital branch glowed with soft gold, touched by streaks of violet Rift-light that shimmered like thin cracks in the air. The city beneath it pulsed with life. Towers coated in silver plating reflected sunlight, while massive obelisks surrounded the skyline like silent guardians. Each one hummed faintly, holding back the distant pressure of Rift tides.Oliver stood on a balcony overlooking all of it, his sigil band warm against his wrist. The last three days had passed in a blur. The induction ceremony. Orientation lectures. Endless System forms. Even now, part of him felt like he was wandering inside someone else’s life.Iris stood beside him, hair tied back tightly, her uniform neat and freshly ironed. She tried to look calm, but Oliver could see the exhaustion in her eyes. She had slept badly since the survival test.“Ready?” Oliver asked.Iris nodded, though her hands trembled slightly. “As ready as I can be.”They walked together dow
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The southern defense perimeter stretched across the horizon like a scar made of steel and light. Tall watchtowers lined the edge of the territory, each pulsing with contained Rift energy. In the early morning haze, the air shimmered in distorted waves, the sign that a minor Rift outbreak had formed nearby.Oliver stood at the base of one tower, his armor sealed and his sigil band glowing with fresh System updates. His small team gathered around him. Iris tightened her gauntlets, her breathing steady but sharp. Rhea the medic checked her supplies twice, then once more. Two veteran Travelers waited behind them, silent but alert. Their presence alone carried weight. They were here to observe Oliver, though no one said it aloud.The mission briefing hovered in the air as a projected panel.[Objective: Contain and neutralize minor Rift outbreak. Estimated threat: Level C. Expected anomaly duration: 12 minutes.]Oliver nodded to his squad. “We move in together. Stay behind me until we u
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The first strange event happened just after sunrise. Oliver Beckett was standing on the balcony of the Traveler academy’s capital branch, stretching after a long night of training, when the sky flashed white. It was not lightning. It was not sunlight. It was something in between, like the world blinked for half a second. Then it stopped. Just a quiet morning again. Birds chirping. Wind brushing the training courts below.Oliver frowned. His System interface flickered in the corner of his vision, shapes of symbols warping like water ripples. A message blinked.[Update pending.]Then another one overlapped it.[Emergency protocol override.]The two messages crashed together, then vanished with a crack of static. Before he could react, a shout echoed behind him. “Oliver! Look at this!” a young Traveler recruit yelled from the courtyard.Oliver rushed to the railing. Dozens of students were staring upward, pointing. Across the horizon, faint strands of golden light were forming a thin s
Chapter 384
The sirens began before dawn. Not the usual alarm chimes that signaled drills. Not the soft beeps of minor anomalies. These sirens were deep, metallic, and shaking, like the roar of a beast crawling through steel.Oliver Beckett sat upright in his barracks bed before he was fully awake. His System flared red across his vision.[Emergency alert.][Multiple Rift openings detected.][Traveler capital under siege.][Survival authorization granted.]The walls trembled as distant explosions ripped through the lower districts. The air vibrated with shockwaves. Students and recruits ran through the hallways in half-uniforms, grabbing weapons, shouting warnings that no one had time to hear.Iris burst into Oliver’s room before he finished putting on his gear. Her face was pale, her eyes wide with fear and adrenaline.“It’s happening,” she choked out. “This is not a test. This is real.”He grabbed her shoulder, steadying her. “Where is the strike team?”“Commander Rhoen is already outside,” s
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Smoke hung over the Traveler capital like a heavy blanket. It drifted through cracked streets and broken windows. It clung to every building, every fallen statue, every wounded voice calling for help. The sun struggled to pierce the haze, turning the sky into a dull orange bruise.Oliver Beckett walked slowly through the ruins with Iris beside him. Both of them were exhausted, their uniforms torn, their bodies stained with ash and dried blood. Every step felt heavier than the last.Around them, the city groaned. Fire crews and healers rushed between collapsed structures. Travelers pushed aside rubble with shaking hands, searching for survivors. Children, wrapped in dusty blankets, sobbed softly as medics checked their wounds.It did not look like a city saved. It looked like a city learning how much it had lost.The System kept projecting casualty reports above the skyline.[District Three confirmed casualties: 89][District Twelve confirmed casualties: 142][Traveler fatalities: 38
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The Traveler Citadel loomed at the heart of the capital like a fortress carved from the bones of mountains. Its silver towers reflected the patchy morning light, but even their shine could not hide the scars from yesterday’s war. Cracks ran along the walls. Burn marks streaked across the gates. The banners that once flew proudly now hung torn and smoke-stained.Oliver Beckett walked through the main entrance with Iris at his side. Both of them wore clean uniforms, but the exhaustion in their eyes betrayed the night they had spent helping rescue teams.The city outside still groaned with pain. Fires smoldered. Streets lay broken. Families searched for missing loved ones.But the Citadel was strangely quiet. That was how you knew something terrible was brewing.When the doors rose open, Oliver and Iris stepped into the great council chamber. Rows of massive stone seats curved in a circle around a central platform. Holographic screens floated above each seat, flickering with maps of R
Chapter 387
The sky above Meridian City burned before the battle even began.Oliver stood at the bow of the Traveler airship, feeling the cold wind rush across his face as he stared down at the coastal megapolis. Meridian was a jewel of the eastern shore, famous for its gleaming white towers and the three shimmering barrier rings that protected it. Tonight, all three rings trembled like thin sheets of glass.The sea below looked wrong. Dark waves churned as if something monstrous stirred beneath them. Iris stood beside him, her fingers pressed tightly around the railing. Her breaths came fast and uneven. “Oliver,” she whispered, “the ocean, it is boiling.”He said nothing. He could see it too. Steam rose in long columns, mixing with the pale blue glow of the barrier dome. The Traveler units behind them prepared weapons and gear, their boots thudding across the deck, their voices low and tense.Commander Rhoen walked toward Oliver, his expression grim and carved from stone.“Once the Rift breac
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For two weeks, the world tried to pretend it was breathing normally again. Meridian City rebuilt piece by piece. The smashed docks were cleared, the broken barrier nodes stacked in neat cages for replacement, and the burned streets washed clean by rain. Travelers patrolled the shore, boats moved through the harbor once more, and life returned to the markets and plazas.But the silence did not feel peaceful. It felt like the pause between lightning and thunder.Oliver felt it every morning when he opened his eyes. His muscles were still sore from the leviathan battles, but something inside him felt heavier than bruises. Every time he blinked, his System flashed faint static, like someone whispering through a broken speaker.On the tenth morning after the battle, his System sent a scrambled alert:[Admin Ping: Observer A – connection unstable]The message flickered before he could tap it.When he tried to open the log, the text dissolved into jagged symbols he could not read.He rubb
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The alarms began before sunrise.Oliver woke to the sound of deep sirens vibrating through the walls of the Traveler barracks. The lights flickered red, casting long shadows across the floor. Wind roared outside the windows, carrying the distinct metallic hum of Rift energy.He sat up instantly.Iris burst through his door, half dressed, breathless. “Oliver, you need to see the sky.”He followed her out onto the balcony. Cascara, the great mountain fortress city, was normally calm at dawn. Today, however, the sky glowed with a strange golden-red shimmer, like a storm trapped behind the clouds. The mountains around them trembled with low rumbles.A booming voice echoed from the central tower’s loudspeaker. “Attention all Travelers. A Rift surge is forming above the north ridge. All units report to the command spire at once. This is not a drill.”Oliver’s heart thudded hard, but he did not hesitate. He grabbed his gear, secured his gauntlets, and ran with Iris down the stone steps tow