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The Shattered Throne
The throne chamber burned with stormlight.Ethan’s scream tore through the air, a sound of rage and grief so deep it fractured the very stones beneath him. Lightning burst outward in violent arcs, scorching the walls, melting the runes that had been carved into Ragnar’s fortress.Nathan staggered back, shielding his eyes as Ethan’s storm rose higher. “Impossible—no Host should be able to channel this much!” His voice cracked as the System’s restraints flickered, glyphs snapping one after another like glass under a hammer. “You’ll destroy us all, you fool!”Ethan rose, Ada limp in his arms, her blood dripping down his wrists. His eyes were voids filled with thunder, his voice nothing but a growl. “You already destroyed us.”The storm surged outward, wrapping him like armor, jagged bolts lashing out with every word. Nathan raised his System-forged blade and roared, charging forward. “Then die with your storm!”The clash was deafening. Steel met lightning, sparks igniting midair as the t
The Knife Behind the Smile
The chamber stank of ozone and blood. Glyphs on the walls pulsed in violent rhythm, the countdown gnawing away at every second. The System core roared faintly in the distance, a constant reminder that all of this was unraveling faster than any of them could hold together.But none of that mattered when Lena took her first step forward.Her laugh curled like smoke through the throne room, smooth and venomous, carrying the weight of a woman who had been underestimated far too long. Nathan’s eyes narrowed, Ada’s grip on the Seed tightened, and Ethan’s storm crackled across the ceiling.“Maybe I’ll choose for you,” Lena repeated, voice honeyed with mockery.Ada stepped between her and the throne, lifting the Seed high as though its glow could burn away the shadow curling behind Lena’s eyes. “Stay back, Lena. This isn’t your war.”Lena tilted her head, her smile never faltering. “Not my war?” Her heels clicked closer, echoing off the walls like gunshots. “You think I bled, schemed, and cla
Fractured Alliances
The fortress was groaning under the weight of collapse. The core pulsed in the background like a heart about to burst, each beat rattling through the marble and steel foundations of the chamber. Red glyphs spiraled across the walls, marking out the countdown in lines of burning code.“Fifty-three minutes until network collapse.”The voice was hollow, mechanical, but its certainty cut sharper than any blade.Ethan’s stormlight simmered around him, his fists clenching and unclenching as he stared across the throne chamber. Maya was still chained, her head drooping but her eyes fixed on him with desperate fire. He could see the effort it took her just to raise her chin, but she still did it—for him.Nathan stood beside the throne, his blade resting casually against the cracked marble floor. His smile was razor-thin, cruel, drenched in the smugness of a man who thought victory inevitable.“We don’t have time for this,” Ethan snapped, stormlight flaring brighter. “We save her, and we leave
The Specter Divide
The throne room stank of ozone and blood, stormlight still crackling in broken shards across the ruined floor. Ethan’s chest heaved, his veins glowing faintly as if molten lightning pulsed inside him. Nathan stood opposite, blade still gleaming with System fire, his grin sharp despite the blood on his lips.But all eyes were fixed on the shadow draped figure standing in the doorway, mask glinting with spectral light.Specter tilted his head, voice smooth, deliberate, cruel.“You two squabble like children over a throne that was never yours. Neither of you deserve the System. It belongs to me.”The silence that followed was suffocating. Even the System’s hum seemed to falter.Nathan spat blood, then laughed. “You? A failed Host who scavenges scraps of others’ power? Don’t insult me.” He leveled his blade. “You were always a parasite.”Specter chuckled low, the sound sliding like a knife across nerves. “Parasite? No. I am inevitability. You think you control the System, Nathan? You thin
Host Against Host
The fortress walls groaned as stormlight and System energy collided, each strike carving craters into the throne chamber. Nathan’s blade, forged by the System itself, crackled with threads of digital lightning, each swing accompanied by the sound of breaking worlds. Ethan met him blow for blow, his own storm surging with new force, fueled by Ada’s release and the Seed’s whispers echoing in his veins.Steel met storm. Shockwaves rattled through stone and steel, tearing banners from the walls and shattering obsidian columns. Sparks flew, dust swirled, and the throne itself pulsed with power, feeding Nathan’s every strike.Nathan’s smirk never wavered. “You feel it now, don’t you? The storm tearing at your flesh, the fire eating your veins. You can’t control it, Ethan — not like me.” His sword clanged against Ethan’s gauntlet, forcing him back step by step. “This is what you were meant for. Not to resist — to submit.”Ethan snarled, his voice raw, storm crackling through his teeth. “I do
The Mother’s Gambit
The blade pressed closer. Sparks hissed as Nathan’s sword threatened to pierce Ethan’s chest. His stormlight flickered like a dying flame, his arms trembling, his will unraveling.The System’s voice echoed again, merciless and cold:“Host Zero — termination authorized.”Maya’s chains rattled as she screamed, her voice breaking. “Ethan! Fight it! Don’t let him—”But then the throne room shuddered. A pulse rolled through the air, deep and resonant, like the heartbeat of the earth itself. Stone cracked. The stormlight dimmed as if bowing to something older, something stronger.The great doors of the chamber groaned open, their metal frames warped and scorched. Out of the smoke and ruin stepped a figure cloaked in light and shadow. Her clothes were torn, her body scarred, her face lined with the memory of battles endured — yet her eyes burned with unyielding fire.Ada Cole.In her hands blazed the Seed of Origin, pulsing with raw, living energy, older than the System, older than the thron
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