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THE SYSTEM SENDS A GOD
The sky cracked open like shattered glass.Kai and Mira were walking along the edge of a ruined city, keeping to shadows, avoiding open streets, when the first tremor hit. The ground shivered beneath their feet, small cracks spiderwebbing across the pavement.Kai froze instantly, eyes scanning the horizon. “Not another drone,” he muttered. “Something bigger.”Mira clutched his sleeve, her breathing shallow. “Kai… what is it?”Before he could answer, the air above them warped. The clouds twisted unnaturally, streaks of black lightning sparking across the sky. The moon disappeared behind a thick shroud that seemed alive.“It’s coming,” Kai whispered. “And it’s not human.”A low hum grew in intensity. It vibrated through their bones, rattled the debris around them, and made their teeth ache. Mira’s power reacted instinctively, her fingers twitching as small stones lifted around her. The air itself warped, trembling.Then it descended.From the blackened clouds, a figure emerged. Tall, im
MIRACLE OR CATASTROPHE
The night had never felt heavier.Even without the fog pressing down on them, the world seemed to lean, holding its breath, waiting. Kai and Mira moved cautiously through the ruins of a small settlement, their steps careful on the cracked pavement. The skeletal remains of cars and buildings cast strange shadows in the faint moonlight, shadows that seemed to watch them.Mira’s hands were cold as she clutched Kai’s sleeve. “I feel it again,” she whispered, voice trembling. “The power… it’s coming back stronger.”Kai nodded, his jaw tight. “I know. We need to control it before it controls you.”Her eyes widened. “But how? I can’t stop it. It just… reacts.”Kai stopped and pulled her behind a crumbling wall. He lowered himself to the ground, pulling Mira beside him. “Listen to me. This is the first time it’s acted without provocation. That’s why we’re alive and not hunted to the ground yet. But you cannot let fear or anger trigger it. You have to focus. Only focus.”Mira closed her eyes.
THE FIRST HUNT
The bounty went global at dawn.Kai felt it before he saw it.A faint pressure rolled across the land, subtle but heavy, like the world exhaling through clenched teeth. Birds scattered from ruined rooftops. Distant monsters howled, then fell silent, as if listening.Mira sat up sharply. “Something changed.”Kai was already on his feet.The air buzzed. Not with sound, but with intent.Then the System spoke.Not just to them.To everyone.SYSTEM WORLD ANNOUNCEMENTPriority Target ConfirmedUnregistered Anomaly: FEMALEThreat Level: UNDEFINEDCapture Status: PREFERRED ALIVEElimination AuthorizedRewards Scaled by ContributionThe words burned into Kai’s mind.Mira’s face went pale.“They’re turning me into a prize,” she whispered.Kai clenched his jaw. “No. They’re turning you into bait.”They did not stay at the service station.Kai knew better.Fixed positions killed mortals.They moved fast, keeping to broken streets and collapsed buildings, avoiding open areas. Kai marked paths, che
THE WORLD THAT MOVES ON
They left before sunrise.No speeches.No goodbyes.The Null Refuge did not try to stop them.That scared Kai more than pursuit would have.The fog parted quietly as they walked, like a door opening for guests it was tired of protecting. Behind them, the stone shelters blurred, losing shape, losing meaning. The Refuge was already collapsing in spirit. Soon it would collapse in truth.Mira kept close to Kai, her steps careful. Every few minutes, she glanced back.“Do you think they will survive?” she asked softly.Kai did not lie.“Some will,” he said. “Some will not.”She nodded. That was answer enough.The moment they crossed the boundary, the air changed.Weight returned.Sound sharpened.Pain deepened.Kai staggered slightly, his body reacting to a world where nothing was muted anymore.Mira grabbed his arm. “Kai.”“I’m fine,” he said, through clenched teeth. “Just… mortal.”The fog snapped shut behind them.Not gently.Like a lid.The Null was done with them.The world outside was
THE HAND THAT POINTED AT HER
The Null Refuge did not celebrate miracles. It feared them. By morning, the air felt wrong tight, restless, like a crowd holding back a scream. People avoided Mira’s eyes. Conversations stopped when she passed. Mothers pulled children closer. Kai noticed everything. Fear had changed shape. It now had a face. Reth called a gathering. Not in the open clearing. Inside the old stone hall the place reserved for judgment. Kai didn’t like that. Mira clutched his sleeve. “Why does it feel like we’re in trouble?” “Because we are,” Kai said quietly. They entered together. The hall was packed. Faces lined the walls hard, frightened, desperate. At the center stood Reth and three elders Kai had not seen before. And one man Kai recognized. Jorin. The quiet scout. The one who had smiled at Mira when she handed him food. Kai’s stomach sank. Reth raised a hand. “We are here because the Null has been breached.” Murmurs erupted. “It’s her.” “She summoned it.” “We warned you!” Re
THE GIRL THE SYSTEM COULDN’T CLAIM
Kai woke up choking. Not on blood. On fear. Real fear the kind that didn’t reset, didn’t fade, didn’t soften with death. His body felt wrong. Heavy. Limited. Every breath mattered now. Mira was there immediately, one hand on his chest, the other gripping his shoulder. “Easy,” she whispered. “You’re alive.” He laughed weakly. “Still getting used to that.” Her smile flickered but relief was real. Around them, the Null Refuge buzzed with quiet panic. People whispered. Watched. Pointed when they thought Mira wasn’t looking. Kai noticed. “What happened while I was out?” he asked. Mira hesitated. Reth answered instead. “You changed the balance,” he said, standing a few steps away. “The Null reacted.” Kai pushed himself up slowly. “Reacted how?” Reth’s eyes went to Mira. “She did.” It started with the fog. Not surging. Not attacking. Backing away. The gray haze that had always pressed against the Refuge’s borders now hung farther out, like a cautious animal. People not
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