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CHAPTER 31: SHATTERED NEUTRAL NETWORKS
Author: Aviela
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Kai’s scream echoed violently through the sterile chamber, ricocheting off the steel walls. Every pulse of the neural extractor burned into his skull, forcing him to relive every fragment of memory that Veil wanted to probe.

Pain, betrayal, and power and each sensation was magnified a thousandfold. His body shook, muscles convulsing against the magnetic restraints, veins glowing with residual energy from the Convergence surge.

Dr. Veil watched calmly, as if observing a clockwork experiment. “Focus, Kai,” they said softly. “The Convergence imprint is stronger than expected. You must cooperate, or risk total cerebral collapse.”

Kai’s teeth ground together. “I… will… never… cooperate!” he spat, voice hoarse.

Veil’s fingers danced over the console. “Refusal will only accelerate the process. Neural collapse is… temporary. But your memories of your father, of the Convergence, will remain fragmented. Painful. Useless.”

The machine hummed, lights intensifying, pulling energy directly from Kai
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