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168 - Visitors From Beyond The Veil III
The wave of null slowed before it reached the castle.It washed across the Central Field like a held breath, cold but controlled, stripping nothing permanent, breaking no anchors. The castle flickered once more… then stabilized, its white glow reasserting itself with quiet defiance.Baxter exhaled sharply. “So… are we about to die or, ”“No,” Ogodo said, almost amused. “Nothing will happen.”She folded her hands behind her back, watching the sky as though this were a familiar sport. “This is not war in your sense. It is a ritual conflict. A game of dominance.”Below them, the panic dissolved into something else… Anticipation. Platforms around the field lit up with cascading sigils. Probability grids flared into existence. Entire sections of the city began projecting shifting numbers, odds recalculating in real time.Lorenzo frowned. “Are those… wagers?”“Yes,” Ogodo replied. “Some people gamble big. Prestige. Resources. Future favors. Even territories.” She glanced at the Star-Eater,
167 - The Convergence II
Ogodo led them deeper into Kogi, the streets subtly rearranged themselves, pathways widening, lights softening, colors shifting into warm, iridescent hues. Towers bent ever so slightly, like elegant giants bowing in acknowledgment. Soft harmonic tones rippled through the air, a melodic resonance that seemed tuned to their heartbeats.“Are the buildings… reacting to us?” Erica whispered.“Yes,” Ogodo replied serenely. “Kogi recognizes distinction. The city adjusts itself to honor guests of high value.”Before any of them could respond, a procession emerged from the central boulevard. Figures clad in flowing, luminescent garments approached, men and women adorned with crystalline threads that pulsed gently with light. Floating drones hovered above them, projecting delicate symbols that shimmered like constellations.One stepped forward and bowed deeply.“Honored Ones,” the figure said, voice layered with a soft echo, “Kogi welcomes you.”With a graceful wave of his hand, garments mat
166 - An Adventure In Kogi Country I
The landscape gradually opened into a vast expanse, and before them stood a city that seemed torn from a dream.Towering skyscrapers of shimmering glass and metal spiraled into the sky, their surfaces alive with light, holograms flickering like distant stars.Roads floated above the ground, lined with vehicles that glided silently, leaving trails of luminescent energy in their wake. The air vibrated faintly, as if the city itself was alive and breathing.“This… this is insane,” Baxter muttered, eyes wide as he stumbled slightly on the smooth ground. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”“Insane doesn’t even begin to cover it,” Lorenzo added, brushing ash off his shoulders while craning his neck.“It’s… advanced. Way more advanced than anything back home.”A figure appeared suddenly, walking toward them from a path lined with gleaming towers. She was human, tall, and black, her posture confident yet welcoming. Her eyes held a quiet curiosity, scanning them as she approached.“Greetings,
165 - Where Are We? XVII
He felt guilty immediately. It hit him like a physical blow. His chest tightened, breath breaking as the reality of what he’d done caught up all at once.He cried, quiet at first, then harder, and wrapped his arms around Adams, holding him as if letting go would shatter them both.“I’m here,” he choked out, burying his face into Adams’s shoulder. “I’m here.”Adams didn’t pull away. He held him back just as tightly, one hand gripping the back of his jacket, the other pressed flat between his shoulder blades. The world trembled around them, metal groaning, alarms screaming, but for a heartbeat, that was all that existed.“Four minutes, fifty seconds!” Erica shouted over the noise.A concussive blast tore through the chamber as Erica fired again, sparks exploding from the exposed motherboard.The final barrier gave way with a shriek of tortured metal. Energy surged, unstable and blinding, and the portal snapped open, an oval of violent light clawing at the air, dragging debris toward it.
164 - I Remember XVI
“Make him remember? How?”Adams couldn't think of how to make Aleric remember at this point.“Same way you, and the two others remembered, tell him things that could trigger his memory without error,” Erica shouted from where she was still trying to pry the other board open.Adams cautiously walked closer to Aleric.“Remember, this isn't you Aleric. You are not meant to become any king. Believe it or not, you won't survive the next thirty minutes in this place even if everyone is to die. You'd also be eliminated dddd”Aleric staggered back as the memories surged around him but none of them stuck. They played like fleeting fragments.Just like they had for Baxter and Lorenzo until they finally broke through.He clutched his head, breath ragged, eyes darting through collapsing fragments of a life that refused to assemble into something whole.“I…” His voice cracked. “I don’t remember that. I don’t remember any of it.” he screamed. “LIES… I AM MEANT TO BE THE KING OF THE SYSTEM. YOU ALL
163 - Leaving The System XV
The void convulsed as a new authority signature slammed into existence.STOP! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO LORENZO?Aleric turned just as a part of the system split open.Adams stumbled through the fracture, Erica closed behind him, her arm locked around his shoulder as if dragging him through sheer refusal to let go.The system reacted instantly.[ERROR: UNKNOWN ENTRANCE][ERROR: NON-COMPLIANT ENTITIES DETECTED][FORCEFUL CORRECTION ENGAGED]Chunks of broken code erupted like shrapnel. Gravity inverted, then shattered. The void twisted, folding in on itself as alarms screamed in overlapping layers.Baxter hit the ground hard, skidding across dissolving terrain.Lorenzo staggered, barely catching himself.Aleric straightened slowly.His smile returned.“You brought outsiders,” he said calmly. “How careless.”Adams coughed, blood streaking his chin as he forced himself upright. His eyes locked onto Baxter, then Lorenzo.“Don’t,” he shouted, voice hoarse but cutting through the ch
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