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chapter 85
Chapter 85 The next day brought no rest for anyone in Sanctuary City. The black veins from the corrupted eastern district kept spreading slowly like a disease that refused to die. Zarek called for a temporary truce with Draven's remaining people. They had no choice. The pale creatures were getting smarter and hungrier. If both sides kept fighting each other the Void would finish them all by nightfall. Zarek stood in the central square and shook hands with Draven in front of the crowd. The moment felt fake. Both men stared at each other with cold eyes. Draven's face showed fresh bruises and his daughter stayed hidden away because the corruption inside her grew worse by the hour. They agreed to fight together for one day only. After that the war between them would continue. The combined force moved toward the eastern edge. Zarek led the front with his hammer ready. Mira insisted on coming again even though her belly had grown heavier and her wound still hurt. She carried lighter tool
chapter 84
Chapter 84 The morning light broke over Sanctuary City in a weak gray haze. Smoke still rose from the eastern district where the corruption had taken root. Zarek stood on the edge of the core chamber and watched his mother move through the room. She helped sort supplies and spoke gently to the wounded. It felt like a dream. He kept expecting her to vanish but she stayed solid and real. Kael stayed close to her side the whole time. The boy smiled more than he had in weeks. He told her about the battles and the powers he struggled with. Their mother listened with patient eyes and stroked his hair the way she used to when they were small. Zarek joined them and the three sat together on the floor for a while sharing a small meal of dried meat and bread. For those minutes the weight on his shoulders felt lighter. "You have done so much my son," his mother said to him. Her voice sounded warm. "But you cannot carry it all alone. The core is too much for one person." Zarek nodded slowly.
chapter 83
Chapter 83 The surge from Harlan's device ripped through the eastern district like a living wound. Black veins spread across the ground and climbed the walls of buildings. Pale creatures poured out from the new cracks and attacked anyone in sight. Zarek barely had time to pull his team back before the real madness started. Draven's people blamed Zarek for the disaster. They said the raid had provoked the Void. Zarek's supporters shouted back that Harlan was the traitor working with outsiders. Words turned to bullets in minutes. The civil war exploded across the whole city. Houses burned in long rows. Families who had survived monsters and rifts now ran through the streets carrying children and whatever food they could grab. Zarek moved through the smoke with his hammer dripping blood. He had not slept. His body felt heavy but the rage kept him moving. "Push them back to their district," he ordered. "Do not let them reach the core." His fighters clashed with Draven's men in the mi
chapter 82
**Chapter 82**The night air felt thick and heavy over Sanctuary City. Zarek moved through the shadows with his small team close behind. Some of these men had fought for Draven only hours earlier. Now they crept beside him toward the eastern district because they knew the real enemy waited there. Harlan and his hidden contacts from the stars.Zarek gripped his reinforced hammer tight. His body still ached from the last battle but he pushed the pain down. The Planetary Anchor Core sat at thirty four percent stability. If they lost any more ground tonight the whole city might fall.They slipped past broken barricades and burned out houses. Gunfire and shouts echoed in the distance. The eastern district had become a lawless zone where Draven's people held power. Zarek's group included three of Draven's former fighters who had switched sides after they saw the pale creatures crawling out of the rift. Trust was thin but they needed every blade."Stay low," Zarek whispered. "Harlan cannot l
chapter 81
Chapter 81 The morning after the dome came down the city felt different. Quieter in a bad way. People moved slow through the streets like they were waiting for the next bad thing to happen. The market square was nothing but broken stone and black stains that would not wash away. The rift was gone but the air still carried that cold rotten smell. Everyone knew it was not really over. Zarek stood on the tower balcony watching the eastern district. Draven’s people had pulled back to their side of the city. They had set up new barricades and their own guards. The temporary truce had lasted long enough to destroy the seed but it died the second the fighting stopped. Now the split was wider than ever. Mira rested in their quarters with bandages around her side. The cut from the creature had been deep but it was healing. She looked up when Zarek came in and gave him a tired smile. Her belly showed clearly now and she kept one hand on it most of the time. “The baby kicked strong this morni
chapter 80
**Chapter 80** Dawn came with a weak gray light that barely pushed through the clouds. Zarek stood at the edge of the dome with a small team behind him. Lirien checked her arrows one last time. Rylan melted into the shadows ready to scout ahead. Mira had insisted on coming even though Zarek tried to stop her. She carried a heavy wrench and wore reinforced gloves. “I built half these walls. I am not sitting out while you risk everything,” she said. Kael stayed back in the tower with Elara this time. The boy had begged to come but Zarek put his foot down. The black lines on Kael’s arms were warning enough. Draven brought five of his best fighters. They stood a few steps away and did not speak much. The truce felt like a rope pulled tight between them. One tug and it would snap. Zarek placed his hands on the dome and opened a narrow door just wide enough for them to slip through. The stone slid apart with a low rumble. Cold air rushed out carrying the smell of rot and something metall
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