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Chapter 96: Battle at the Core of Reality
Author: Maa_in
last update2026-06-11 05:10:00

The vibration beneath Raka Satya’s boots was no longer the rhythmic thrum of a city or the hum of a machine; it was the tectonic grinding of existence itself. Standing upon the gargantuan, golden-obsidian gear that served as the Core of Reality, Raka felt the sheer, crushing weight of every choice he had ever made. Above them, the nebula of glowing destiny threads—billions of silver and gold filaments—swirled in a panicked, kaleidoscopic vortex, reacting to the black roots o

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