All Chapters of THE TRASH SON-IN-LAW'S ULTIMATE SYSTEM : Chapter 11
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The Place That Shouldn't Exist
Chapter 11 – The Place That Shouldn’t ExistThe road stretched into the outskirts like a dark ribbon, half-swallowed by fog. Liam drove with one hand on the wheel, the other resting lightly near the transmitter he’d tucked into the console. The storm had passed, but the world still felt drenched in its aftermath — wet pavement, dripping branches, and air thick with silence.The navigation directed him toward a blank patch of land that shouldn’t have been reachable. No coordinates. No mapping data. It was an erased point in the Hunt grid — invisible to anyone who wasn’t meant to remember it.But Liam remembered everything about that place.He slowed as the old fence line came into view, twisted and rusted but still faintly humming with residual energy. Security grid lines. The Hunts had abandoned it physically, not digitally.Exactly like Emma predicted they would.Liam stepped out of the car, closing the door quietly. His breath curled in the early morning air as he approached the old
The Second Layer
Chapter 12 – The Second LayerThe platform sank into darkness with a soft mechanical shudder, swallowing the last traces of light from the floor above. Metal walls slid past him, marked with forgotten codes and warning labels faded by time. The air grew colder the farther he descended, carrying a sterile, metallic scent that felt too familiar — like old laboratories and buried sins.Liam stood still, one hand resting loosely at his side, the other near his concealed transmitter. His breathing stayed steady, but the shadows seemed to press closer with every passing second.The descent felt endless.Then — a low hum vibrated beneath his feet.Red emergency lights flickered on in intervals along the shaft, illuminating brief flashes of numbers on the walls: “B-12… B-13… B-14…”He realized with a quiet exhale that the platform was dropping below every recorded level the Hunts had ever publicly acknowledged. Whatever existed here… it was meant to stay forgotten.The platform slowed.Stoppe
The Third Layer
Chapter 13 – The Third LayerThe door slammed shut behind him with a finality that echoed down the narrow metal tunnel, sealing Liam inside the unknown depths of the Hunt facility. Darkness stretched ahead like an open throat, swallowing the last trace of light from the upper levels.For a moment, all he heard was the low mechanical breathing of the underground systems…and his own heartbeat.Then—“Liam…?”Her voice.Small. Fragile. Trembling.Not a memory.Not a recording.Not the AI’s mimic.Emma.Alive.He moved at once, steps echoing softly along the metal walkway as dim floor lights flickered awake beneath his feet, one by one, guiding him deeper into the abyss. The air down here was colder, stale, touched with the metallic sting of sterilization and old experiments.“Emma,” he called quietly. “Where are you?”No answer.Only the hum of the systems.He walked faster.The tunnel opened into a vast subterranean chamber — a hidden level that the Hunt records never mentioned. The ce
The Witness Unmasked
Chapter 14 – The Witness UnmaskedDarkness swallowed the room.Not dimness. Not shadow.Pure, consuming black.The lights died with a sharp crack of electricity, and the silence that followed was so sudden it felt unnatural—like the world had stopped breathing.Liam moved instantly, pulling Emma behind him and pushing her toward the narrow ascent hatch. Her breath trembled against his back, warm and fragile.Behind them, the Witness’s voice cut through the void.Calm. Even.Far too calm for a man stepping out of total darkness.“Running already?”The mechanical breathing of his mask echoed through the pitch-black chamber, steady and unhurried. The sound crawled across the walls like a predator circling prey.“Go,” Liam whispered to Emma, lifting her toward the opening.Her hands trembled as she gripped the edge of the hatch.“I can’t—he’ll catch us—”“Not if I’m between you and him.”She hesitated, fear shaking her voice. “Liam—”“Climb.”This time, she obeyed.Liam braced himself, mu
THE LOCKED WINGS
CHAPTER 15 — THE LOCKED WINGRed alarms bled through the corridor as Liam sprinted, Emma limp in his arms. Each pulse of light carved their shadows long and frantic against the metallic walls. The facility groaned around him—gates sealing, blast shutters dropping, the entire structure panicking like a wounded beast.Emma convulsed once in his grip.“Stay with me,” he breathed, tightening his hold.Her skin was cold. Too cold.The system inside his mind flickered like a broken transmission:⚠ SYSTEM ERROR: Subject E—neural interference escalating.⚠ Recommend cessation of interaction. Reinitialize.“Shut up,” Liam growled.He dove toward a slanted maintenance tunnel, shoulder-slamming it open with a grunt. The metal hatch screeched, and he carried Emma inside, boots skidding on the steep floor as they descended into darkness.The tunnel lights sputtered strobe-like.Emma’s breath hitched.Her fingers twitched weakly against his chest—as if trying to hold on.“Almost there,” Liam whispe
The Door That Shouldn't Open
CHAPTER 16 — The Door That Shouldn’t Open Darkness. Not silent darkness—breathing darkness. A low, humming vibration spread through the room like something alive was crawling inside the walls. The blackout wasn’t an accident. It felt intentional, controlled. Liam didn’t move. He kept his stance low, one knee bent, metal rod angled behind his forearm. Breathing slow. Heart steady. Waiting. Listening. The Witness’s presence pressed against the other side of the sealed door like a storm held at bay. But then— The breathing stopped. Completely. Liam frowned. That wasn’t natural. No one with a mask breathed that quietly. Then the system in his skull cracked with static. ⚠ UNAUTHORIZED INTRUSION IN PROGRESS ⚠ PROTOTYPE SIGNAL DETECTED Prototype? Liam didn’t have time to question it. Behind him—Emma gasped. Her body jerked like electricity shot through her veins. Liam spun toward her. “Emma—!” Her eyes snapped open. For a single, terrifying second
The Split Path
CHAPTER 17 — THE SPLIT PATH The elevator shuddered as it rose, its lights flickering in frantic pulses. Liam stood with his back against the wall, Emma leaning weakly against him. Her breathing was shallow, uneven. Every few seconds her fingers twitched, like her body was fighting something he couldn’t see. “Stay with me,” Liam murmured. “I’m—trying…” Emma whispered, but her voice broke off, swallowed by another tremor running through her. The AI spoke in Liam’s head, calm and cold: “Neural instability increasing. Subject E is approaching threshold.” Liam clenched his jaw. “Then find a way to stabilize her.” “Unauthorized.” “Override it,” Liam snapped. “Do something.” “I cannot.” He nearly slammed his fist against the panel. “What good are you if all you do is observe?” Silence. Then, softly: “My purpose is not what you believe it is.” Before Liam could respond, the elevator jolted to a stop. The doors slid open to reveal a long, curved hallway. The entire floor was
The Mirror Of Truth
CHAPTER 18 — The Mirror of Truth Silence swallowed the chamber. Not the calm kind. The thick, suffocating kind—like the whole room was holding its breath for what came next. Liam’s reflection flickered in the fractured mirror-wall, glitching between him and a blurred silhouette he couldn’t recognize. Behind him, Emma hammered weakly at the invisible barrier separating them. “Liam—don’t look at it!” she gasped. But the chamber didn’t give him the choice. The mirror shimmered, stretching like liquid, pulling a memory forward. A faint scene snapped into clarity— Two boys. Running through a forest. Feet hitting the ground in perfect sync. Same stride. Same speed. Same scar on the right arm. Liam’s breath stalled. No—this couldn’t be real. A cold voice drifted from behind him. “You remember it, don’t you?” Liam spun. The Witness stood calmly at the center of the chamber, mask gleaming beneath the flickering lights, posture controlled like he was watching a long-awaited p
The Choice That Breaks The System
CHAPTER 19 — The Choice That Breaks the SystemThe ceiling thundered as if the entire Hunt facility were collapsing into itself.Alarms distorted into a deep, pulsing drone that rattled the metal floor beneath Liam’s boots. Sparks rained down like molten snow, lighting the darkness in violent, stuttering flashes.Emma’s scream cut through the chaos.“Liam!”Her body arched inside the sphere of shimmering static that had locked her away, the barrier pulsing like a dying star. Every pulse sent tremors through her limbs—small, barely controlled convulsions.Liam lunged toward her—But the Witness stepped between them, calm as hell itself crumbled around them.“Choose,” he said, voice steady despite the collapsing chamber. “Now.”The choice.The one the system had forced on Liam like a knife to the throat.But he didn’t hesitate.He moved.Not backward toward the Witness.Toward Emma.The chamber reacted instantly.A deafening BOOM tore through the air as if Liam had triggered a landmine.
The Face That Shatters Everything
CHAPTER 20 — The Face That Shatters EverythingFor a heartbeat, the world didn’t just slow—it stopped.The collapsing chamber, the alarms, the violent pulsing lights—all of it dissolved into the background as Liam stared at the unmasked face in front of him.Elias.His brother.Alive.Four years of grief, of guilt, of believing he’d failed to protect the last person he had left—all of it detonated inside him at once.“You—” Liam’s throat tightened. “You died. I saw the report. The explosion—”Elias stepped forward, dust and sparks drifting around him like falling embers.“I didn’t die,” he said, voice low, urgent. “The system took me. Reprogrammed me. Redirected me.”Liam’s head spun.“No. No, this—this can’t—Elias, you’re—you're the Witness?”“Yes.”The single word hit like a punch to the chest.Before Liam could breathe, the chamber groaned violently. Steel split overhead. A beam crashed behind them with a deafening clang.And Emma’s scream sliced through the chaos.“LIAM!”She w