The blinding wave of golden light crashed over us like a tidal wave, tearing through the white chamber and ripping the countdown timer into tiny, harmless shreds.I hit the floor hard, sliding across smooth glass before scrambling back up to my feet. My breath came fast and heavy, the silver pen gripped so tight in my hand that my knuckles had turned completely white."Kofi!" Aminata called out, rushing over with her crystal gun still firmly in hand. "Look at the screen."I followed her gaze up toward the massive sky above the chamber.The red warning alarms had vanished entirely. The terrifying purge countdown was gone, replaced by a clean, brilliant blue sky that stretched out endlessly across the digital horizon. Millions of floating story islands drifted peacefully i