The rain had stopped, but the air smelled like metal and ash, like a city breathing through wounds it had never healed.Jason’s car hummed quietly down streets coated in neon reflections, the puddles mirroring his face in distorted, jagged lines. The cross pulsed against his chest, gold and red warring like a heartbeat he could feel in his bones.Mirror City.Even the name felt like a warning. Every story about it whispered of ghost data, abandoned programs, and experiments that didn’t survive the system. But somewhere in its heart, his mother waited. Somewhere, Malik waited too—and this time, Malik wasn’t entirely human.Jason parked in a dark alley. The skyline of Mirror City rose above him: towering skyscrapers twisted into impossible angles, digital screens flickering with broken faces, advertisements bleeding into shadows. Time didn’t feel like a line here—it was a loop, a carousel of memories overlaying reality.He swallowed hard. The cross burned hotter.> NEW OBJECTIVE: LOCATE

The doorway shimmered like liquid gold and violet, suspended in the heart of the storm. Jason and his mother fell through, their bodies cutting through the neon rain, the city below fracturing like shattered glass.The moment they crossed the threshold, the world shifted. The storm vanished, replaced by a cathedral of light and shadow. Towering pillars stretched impossibly, carved with symbols that twisted and writhed, glowing faintly as if breathing. Every pulse of light seemed synchronized with Jason’s heartbeat.His mother gasped. “Where… where are we?”Jason’s eyes narrowed. “I think… this is the source. The true Legacy.”A voice boomed, resonant and infinite, echoing through the pillars:> “Welcome, Jason V. You have surpassed every trial. Yet only now does the inheritance awaken.”The holographic cross on his chest flared spontaneously, sending golden tendrils of light across the cathedral, connecting the floating pillars like threads of energy.From the shadows, Malik emerged—n

The city was calm. The rain had stopped, and the neon lights were soft again. Jason stood on a rooftop with his mother beside him. For the first time, the air didn’t taste like smoke or fear. The system voice was silent. No alerts. No missions. Only quiet. Jason closed his eyes. “It’s finally over.” His mother smiled. “You saved us, Jason. You saved everyone.” He looked at her and smiled too. But inside, something didn’t feel right. It was too calm. Too quiet. The kind of silence that hides something dark. Then the cross mark on his chest flickered once — very faint, almost like a heartbeat. > SYSTEM NOTICE: INHERITANCE STABILIZING… ERROR DETECTED. SOURCE UNKNOWN. Jason opened his eyes quickly. “Mom… did you see that?” She frowned. “See what?” The mark flickered again, and for a split second, he saw something strange — a tiny red spark floating far away, down near the edge of the city. It pulsed once, twice. Like it was calling him. Jason stepped forward. “Something’s wron

Jason fell and fell. It felt like he was falling forever. The wind roared in his ears, and the light from the world above grew smaller and smaller until it was gone. Then there was only darkness — thick and heavy, like the air itself didn’t want him there. He tried to move, but there was no ground, no sky, just a sea of floating numbers and broken lights. His cross flickered weakly on his chest. > SYSTEM NOTICE: LOCATION – UNKNOWN SECTOR STATUS: ENERGY 9%. CRITICAL LEVEL. Jason groaned. “Not again… Come on, system, don’t die on me now.” He reached out, touching one of the glowing numbers drifting by. It shivered and turned into an image — his mother’s face, smiling faintly, then fading away like dust. Jason whispered, “Mom… please hold on. I’m coming.” The darkness answered with silence. He started walking — or floating, he couldn’t tell. Every step sent ripples through the dark air. Far ahead, something shimmered faintly — a small light, flickering like a candle in a storm.

Jason stepped through the glowing gate.The light was so bright it hurt his eyes.When he opened them again, he stood in a quiet white room.No walls. No ceiling. No floor.Just white light and silence.Then, a deep voice filled the air.> “Welcome, Jason V. You have reached the Origin Chamber.”Jason looked around. “Who are you?”> “I am the System before all systems. The Mother’s code is my child. You are standing inside the place where everything began.”Jason’s heart pounded. “You mean… this is where the Legacy was born?”> “Yes. And now, it is where you will be judged.”The air shimmered. From the light, three glowing circles appeared.Each one floated in front of him — red, blue, and gold.> “Choose your path,” the voice said.“Each path will shape the power inside you.”Jason looked at the circles.The red circle burned with fire and shadows.The blue glowed like calm water.The gold pulsed with light and warmth.He remembered what the Core had said — The Origin has chosen you.