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Chapter 83: The Price of Victory
A Silent VictoryThe facility was still crumbling around them, but in that fleeting moment, there was a strange sense of calm. The missile countdown had stopped. Elara’s plan had been halted, at least for now. Voss stood in the midst of the chaos, his pulse racing, his chest heaving with every breath.Carter, still catching her breath, stood beside him. Her hands trembled as she holstered her weapon, the gravity of what they’d just done settling in."Is it over?" Carter asked, her voice quiet, unsure.Voss didn’t answer right away. Instead, his eyes scanned the room—at the glowing terminal that had once signaled the end, at the screens showing the missile trajectories frozen in place, and at Elara, who was still standing there, shock written across her face.“No,” he finally said, his voice steady but filled with a weariness that didn’t come from the fight itself. “It’s not over. Not by a long shot.”The Cost of SurvivalElara’s eyes narrowed as she processed their actions. “You think
Chapter 82: Reckoning
The Calm Before the StormVoss’s mind raced as the seconds dragged by in oppressive silence. The facility was falling apart around them, but it was as if the world itself had stopped moving. A heavy weight pressed down on his chest as the countdown continued, each tick of the timer a reminder of their impending doom.Carter’s hand was gripping his shoulder, her fingers trembling. "Voss, we can’t just stand here. We need to move. We need to stop her before it's too late."He didn’t respond immediately. His eyes were locked on the monitors, watching the missile trajectories flicker on the screen. They had been given a fleeting chance—a momentary delay in the countdown—but that wouldn’t last long."Elara knows we’re coming," Voss finally said, his voice strained. "She’s not going to make this easy."The facility was now shaking with more force than ever. The structure seemed to groan, its foundation cracking under the stress of its own instability. The air was thick with smoke and the ac
Chapter 81: The New War
Shadows of the PastThe walls of the facility groaned like the death rattle of a dying beast. The air was thick with the acrid stench of burning electronics and the suffocating dust that had risen in the wake of the explosion. Voss’s vision swam in and out, but he forced himself to focus, keeping his eyes on the narrowing path ahead.Carter pulled at his arm, urging him forward. The sound of crumbling concrete and the groaning of the building was almost deafening, but above it all, there was a chilling quietness—an unsettling, ominous calm before the storm.“We can’t stop it, Voss,” Carter’s voice was raw, filled with disbelief. “We’ve lost everything. The facility’s gone. It’s over.”Voss didn’t respond. The truth of her words hung in the air like a weight around his neck, but he couldn’t give up—not yet. Not when there was still a sliver of hope.“You don’t know that,” he finally said, his voice hoarse but determined. “We still have a chance. We’re not dead yet.”The Fight WithinTh
Chapter 80: The Last Sacrifice
The Abyss of TimeThe world around Voss seemed to be folding in on itself. The explosion had shattered the calm, and now, the room was filled with nothing but the harsh sound of metal twisting under the immense pressure. Sparks flew from the control panels, bathing them in an erratic light.Voss’s chest heaved as he wiped the blood from his face, his eyes focused only on the core—now flashing with a menacing red pulse. The countdown was ticking down to zero. Too late...Jaxon’s body lay crumpled on the floor, unconscious, but Voss barely noticed. His mind was consumed with a single, desperate thought. How do I stop this?“Voss, we need to go!” Carter’s voice was sharp with panic as she grabbed his arm, pulling him toward the exit. But Voss didn’t move.“Not yet,” he muttered, his eyes glued to the core. He couldn’t let it end like this. The only option left now was to act. To stop the core from detonating. He had to stop Elara, no matter the cost.The Final DecisionThe reality of the
Chapter 79: The Final Stand
The Weight of the DecisionVoss’s fingers trembled above the control panel. The seconds on the countdown were slipping away, each one a painful reminder of the irreversible consequences. Sweat poured down his face as he locked eyes with Jaxon. The urgency in the air was palpable.“Make the choice, Voss!” Jaxon yelled, his voice harsh with frustration. “If you want to save the world, we need to act now! Shut it down, and we all die here!”But Voss wasn’t listening to Jaxon anymore. His thoughts were consumed with the choice at hand. Carter was only inches away from stopping the countdown, but if they succeeded, they’d be trapped—unable to escape the core, unable to stop the incoming satellite strike. It would be over for all of them.Yet, if they didn’t shut it down, if they didn’t stop the satellites, millions would die in an instant, obliterated by Elara’s devastating plan. The weight of those lives was enough to crush him, but there was no time to ponder the right thing to do.Carte
Chapter 78: The Point of No Return
A New CountdownThe air in the control room felt thick, suffocating, as the eerie, mechanical countdown began once again. The lights flashed in ominous reds, and the whirring hum of the system grew louder. Voss’s eyes were locked on the timer, the numbers blinking in defiance as they ticked downward.No… His pulse raced, a cold sweat forming on his brow. This can’t be happening.“Jaxon, what have you done?” Voss’s voice was hoarse, raw with anger and confusion. He felt betrayed by the one person he thought he could trust.Jaxon stood there, his expression unreadable. The device in his hand was still active, the new countdown set to trigger in less than three minutes.“You don’t understand, Voss,” Jaxon said, his voice eerily calm. “I didn’t have a choice. We’re out of time. Elara’s plan is too advanced. If we shut this down, it’ll trigger an irreversible reaction. The satellites are already engaged. The only way to stop it now is by launching a counter-offensive, but we can’t do that
