Chapter 28. The Iron Hymn
Author: Sikky Turner
last update2025-11-13 21:31:26

The wind carried voices that night. Not real ones, not human, just the echoes of metal and sand grinding together as if the desert itself were whispering.

Rick sat near his fire, staring at the faint glow of his crystal. The flames flickered low, their light crawling across the walls of his ruined lab.

His eyes were dark from sleepless nights. He whispered, “System, status check.”

[User vitals: stable. Energy output: fluctuating. External interference detected.]

Rick frowned. “Interference?”

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