2026-08-21 07:00:30The ticking inside the artificial monster’s chest was growing faster, and every single second sounded like a death sentence.
Logan stood over the paralyzed white clone as it lay frozen on the ruined stone floor, its four synthetic eyes flickering with a faint, dying red glow. Thick black smoke poured out from its ironwood chest plates, but deep within its ribcage, a giant, cracked glass core hummed with violent, trapped energy.It is going to restart its core, Vivienne warned, steppin
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chapter 79
The cold sea wind howled across the wooden deck, but inside the narrow rear cabin, the sound of Brandon’s shallow breathing was far more frightening than the storm.The fast sun-ship rocked gently over the rolling northern waves as the thermal engine below hummed a low, steady thrum. Inside the dimly lit cabin, Brandon lay propped up against two thick woolen blankets, his face ash white and his dark lips trembling as he fought for every single breath.Father, drink a little water, Logan said softly, kneeling beside the small wooden cot and holding a tin cup to the old man’s lips.Brandon shook his head weakly, pushing the water away with a frail, trembling hand that had almost no strength left in it. The water cannot fix this, Logan, Brandon rasped out, his voice barely louder than a whisper. My body was broken in the Void Tower. The black-blood poison did its work months ago.Do not talk like that, Logan urged, his hand tightening around the wooden frame of the cot
chapter 80
The cold sea wind howled across the wooden deck, but inside the narrow rear cabin, the sound of Brandon’s shallow breathing was far more frightening than the storm.The fast sun-ship rocked gently over the rolling northern waves as the thermal engine below hummed a low, steady thrum. Inside the dimly lit cabin, Brandon lay propped up against two thick woolen blankets, his face ash white and his dark lips trembling as he fought for every single breath.Father, drink a little water, Logan said softly, kneeling beside the small wooden cot and holding a tin cup to the old man’s lips.Brandon shook his head weakly, pushing the water away with a frail, trembling hand that had almost no strength left in it. The water cannot fix this, Logan, Brandon rasped out, his voice barely louder than a whisper. My body was broken in the Void Tower. The black-blood poison did its work months ago.Do not talk like that, Logan urged, his hand tightening around the wooden frame of the cot
chapter 78
The smoke over Solis began to clear, but the fires of a new world were just beginning to catch the desert wind.Prince Kaelen stood at the high marble balustrade of the city plaza, his dark navy tunic torn and covered in gray soot. Below him, thousands of citizens, former slaves, and navy guards stood in silence, their weapons held low as three loud trumpets sounded across the stone avenues.People of the Sun-Kin Dominion, Kaelen shouted, his voice echoing off the high stone arches with absolute authority. High Priest Harek is dead. The corrupt council has fallen. My father, who traded our honor to western tyrants, has fled into the dark sea like a thief in the night.A low, rumbling cheer started in the lower market and rapidly built into a deafening roar that shook the city walls.As of this hour, I declare a total ceasefire across all provinces, Kaelen announced, raising his right hand to quiet the massive crowd. No more arena executions. No more hunting foreign t
chapter 77
The blast did not just tear down the inner sanctum wall, it ripped the brass doors clean off a hidden iron safe embedded deep within the bedrock.Logan cleared a heavy pile of shattered marble and hot ash with his boot, his eyes locking onto a thick metal box exposed inside the smoldering wall cavity. Thick black smoke still curled from its cracked edges, but the heavy mechanical lock had melted into a lump of useless lead.Look at the back of the alcove, Logan said, pointing his sword tip toward the revealed iron safe. The High Priest had a secret vault built straight into the mountain foundation.Vivienne scrambled over the fallen stone beams, her dagger held low as she approached the smoking metal box. Be careful with those hot iron edges, she cautioned, peering into the dark opening. Harek was a paranoid man. He always kept poison needles inside his locks.The lock is already destroyed, Logan grunted, using the heavy pommel of his Vanguard blade to strike the cra
chapter 75
The sky went dead black as the moon aligned perfectly over the northern coast, and that pitch dark shadow was the exact catalyst Vivienne needed to shatter the sky.A loud, metallic roar echoed through the rocky cove as a second white clone, even larger than the first, dragged its massive stone-plated body along the jagged cliff path. The artificial beast possessed four glowing red eyes, and three thick rows of synthetic runes burned brightly along its spine, humming with a harsh energy that vibrated the sea rocks beneath their boots.It is blocking the tunnel mouth, Kassia shouted, her fingers slipping slightly on her bowstring as cold rain began to pour down from the dark eclipse sky. My arrows are bouncing right off its shoulder plates.That is not real dragon armor, Brandon warned from behind a heavy boulder, his raspy voice cutting through the rising wind. Those are synthetic spell runes carved into ironwood plates. They draw raw magic directly from the surrounding
chapter 76
The ticking inside the artificial monster’s chest was growing faster, and every single second sounded like a death sentence.Logan stood over the paralyzed white clone as it lay frozen on the ruined stone floor, its four synthetic eyes flickering with a faint, dying red glow. Thick black smoke poured out from its ironwood chest plates, but deep within its ribcage, a giant, cracked glass core hummed with violent, trapped energy.It is going to restart its core, Vivienne warned, stepping back as small purple sparks began to leap across the monster’s shoulder joint. The EMP shockwave only stalled the primary circuit. When that core resets, it will release enough kinetic force to level this entire wing.We cannot cut through the core housing with standard steel, Kassia yelled, pulling two arrows from her quiver as the stone pillars above them groaned loudly under the building pressure. The glass frame is four inches thick.Then steel is not what I am using, Logan growled
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