The planet screamed.Not in sound.In strain.Continents groaned as if pulled by opposing hands. The oceans recoiled from their basins. Gravity fluctuated violently, slamming Lucy to the ground as Adrian planted his feet and absorbed the force without moving.The chasm beneath Nova Imperium University widened another kilometer.Light poured upward—not fire, not energy—but exposure.The Foundation was no longer hidden.It was rising.Sera clung to Adrian’s arm, sobbing.“It’s unraveling the load paths,” she cried. “Reality is sloughing off it like loose skin!”Adrian stared into the abyss.At the structure beneath the world.At the thing that had carried the weight of gods and lies for longer than time had been measured.And for the first time—He understood.THE TRUTH OF THE WAR GODThe Foundation was not evil.It was not angry.It was exhausted.“I know what you are,” Adrian said quietly, his voice carrying through the tremor.The voice answered immediately.“THEN SPEAK IT.”“You wer