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Chapter 186
The morning after the mountain fell was too quiet.The air smelled like scorched earth and rain. Somewhere in the trees, birds were calling—hesitant, like they didn’t trust the silence.Davion sat on a boulder at the edge of their makeshift camp, watching the smoke rise from what was once Genesis. His helmet lay beside him. His hands wouldn’t stop shaking.Behind him, Elias slept under a pile of blankets, his breathing shallow but steady. Beverly was crouched next to him, changing the IV bag with the precision of someone who’d done it too many times for too many people.“You should eat,” Beverly said without looking up.Davion didn’t turn. “I’m not hungry.”“You’re running on fumes.”“I said I’m fine.”Her voice hardened. “You almost collapsed carrying him out last night.”He finally looked at her. “I’m still here. That’s enough.”Beverly’s jaw worked like she wanted to say more, but instead she clipped the IV in place and stood. “Don’t make me drag you to the fire.”A crunch of boots
Chapter 185
The hallway trembled beneath their feet as Davion led the charge.Beverly flanked him, rifle raised, jaw clenched. Behind them, Maya sprinted with her blades drawn, and Rami gripped a backpack full of EMP charges like it was his last lifeline.Alarms screamed above.“Take the left corridor!” Davion shouted, pointing to a rusted door marked CORE ACCESS.“I thought you said you had the map!” Maya yelled back.“I said I memorized it—ten years ago!”“Well, let’s hope your trauma has a good memory!” she snapped, ducking a burst of steam from a wall vent.Rami punched the keypad. “Access code?”Davion didn’t hesitate. “0407.”The keypad blinked.ACCESS GRANTED.Everyone froze.Beverly’s voice was low. “That’s your birthday.”Davion didn’t answer. The doors groaned open.Beyond them, a massive chamber stretched out, layered in cables and steel. At the center stood a pulsing reactor core—glowing red, alive, angry. Tubes snaked into the walls, feeding something deeper.And in front of it… stoo
Chapter 184
The corridors twisted like a maze designed by madness.Rust clung to the walls. Pipes hissed. Red emergency lights painted everything like blood. But Davion didn’t stop. He led with his jaw clenched and eyes set on a future he refused to let slip away again.Behind him, Beverly held the rescued girl, her name barely whispered: Nia. Maya flanked them with her pistol drawn, covering corners. Rami’s boots thudded fast, his tablet pressed to his chest like a guidebook through hell.“We’re close,” Rami shouted. “Core’s one floor down. There’s a vertical shaft ahead. But—”The ground shook beneath them. A pulse. Low, like a heartbeat.“That’s new,” Beverly muttered.“It’s powering up,” Davion said. “He’s not gonna let us in easy.”“Let him try,” Maya growled. “I got twelve more rounds and a score to settle.”They turned a corner—straight into gunfire.Clang. Sparks. A bullet grazed the wall near Rami’s head. He ducked, yelling, “Turrets!”Automated. Sleek and silver. Guns mounted like spide
Chapter 182
The elevator ride up felt… wrong.Not quiet—because alarms still wailed somewhere far below—but heavy. Like every breath weighed twice as much now that Genesis was gone.Davion leaned against the wall, sweat dripping down his neck. Beverly stood beside him, helmet off, hair stuck to her forehead. Scarface sat in the corner, knees up, staring at the floor like if he looked away the ground might disappear.Maya broke the silence first. “So… what’s next?”Rami laughed—short, sharp, humorless. “We just burned a ghost city under a mountain and you’re asking what’s next?”“I’m serious,” Maya shot back. “Iron Hand’s gonna feel this. We either use that or we hide and wait for them to regroup.”“We don’t hide,” Davion said immediately.Beverly raised an eyebrow. “You sure about that? Because my shoulder is bleeding and your ribs are probably cracked.”He didn’t look at her. “We don’t hide.”Scarface finally spoke. His voice was quiet but sharp enough to cut. “They’ll come for me too now.”“The
Chapter 181
The doors hissed open with a mechanical groan, revealing a massive chamber. It looked nothing like the rest of the facility. The walls were smooth obsidian, glowing faint blue with pulses of energy that ran like veins. A circular platform sat in the center of the room, surrounded by hanging cables and flickering monitors. The temperature dropped the second they stepped inside. Davion exhaled slowly. “This is the core.” Beverly’s boots echoed as she walked beside him. “It’s like a tech cathedral.” Scarface—the boy with the eye scar—whistled under his breath. “It’s beautiful… and cursed.” “Yeah,” Davion muttered. “Just like him.” As if summoned by his thoughts, a hologram flickered to life in the center of the platform. His father’s face. Cold. Digital. Watching. “Welcome, Subject Eight,” the voice said smoothly. “Bringing traitors into the sanctuary now, are we?” “You call this a sanctuary?” Beverly asked, stepping forward with her gun drawn. “You brainwashed kids into soldiers
Chapter 180
The night air bit at their faces as they moved.No one spoke.Rami led the way, eyes glued to his tracker. “Heat signatures are moving… but slow. Like sentries on a loop.”“Or sleepwalkers,” Maya muttered, gripping her rifle tight.The mountain loomed above them like a sleeping beast. Quiet. Still. Except Davion knew better. Genesis wasn’t asleep. It was waiting.They reached the hidden path first—wedged between two boulders, barely wide enough for a person to slide through. A cold draft snaked out.“This is it,” Rami said. “One of the old ventilation tunnels.”Davion took a deep breath. “Let’s go.”He crawled in first. The tunnel was narrow, damp. Every shuffle forward echoed behind him. Beverly followed, then Maya, then Rami.They emerged into darkness.The chamber stretched out, lit only by a faint red emergency glow. Dust clung to the air. The walls were concrete, old but intact. Wires hung from the ceiling. Pipes hummed faintly. Somewhere deep in the base, power still lived.Maya
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