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Chapter 461
The hum of Kael’s lab was a comforting sound now, a stark contrast to the chaos of the previous day. Max sat in a specialized chair, wires and sensors attached to his temples and the temporal resonance amplifier on his wrist. Kael stood by a console, meticulously adjusting settings, while Thorne hovered nearby, a notepad in hand, occasionally offering theoretical insights.“Alright, Max,” Kael said, his voice low and steady. “We’re going deeper this time. The Shard’s connection to Anastasia’s residual temporal signature is strong, especially after the close proximity you had with her. Thorne’s calculations suggest we can achieve more stable, longer visions of her past.”“Longer than just a glimpse?” Max asked, his voice a little strained. He was nervous. The idea of diving into Anastasia’s mind, seeing her life, felt… invasive.“Yes,” Thorne confirmed, adjusting his glasses. “The Chronos Shard acts as a conduit, and with Kael’s temporal stabilization protocols, we’re essentially creat
Chapter 460
The piercing scream ripped through the tense silence. Ronald froze, his hand still gripping the knife, its tip just breaking Bobby’s skin. He looked up, his eyes wide, his rage momentarily forgotten.Standing in the doorway, a young woman clutched a small child. The child, a girl with wide, terrified eyes, pointed at Ronald. “Papi!” she wailed, her voice cracking.Ronald’s grip on the knife loosened. The woman’s face was pale, her mouth open in a silent scream. The little girl, no older than five, started sobbing, trying to hide her face in her mother’s side.Bobby, seeing his family, let out a desperate gasp. “Maria! Lily! Get out of here! Run!”But it was too late. The little girl, Lily, broke free from her mother’s grasp and stumbled towards Bobby, her small arms outstretched. “Papi!” she cried, burying her face in his shoulder, oblivious to the knife lying beside him.Bobby, still pinned, wrapped an arm around his daughter, pulling her close. He looked up at Ronald, his eyes plead
Chapter 459
Meanwhile, far away, in the bustling, sun-drenched suburbs of Mexico City, Ronald was a shadow. He moved with a practiced ease, blending into the background, his eyes fixed on a beat-up sedan. Bobby. The traitor.Ronald had been tracking Bobby for two days, a relentless, silent hunter. Bobby had been careful, but not careful enough. Ronald knew the Becker's tricks, knew their safe houses, their dead drops. And he knew Bobby’s habits.The sedan pulled into the driveway of a modest, two-story house, painted a faded yellow. It looked utterly normal, utterly suburban. A perfect hiding spot.Bobby got out, a duffel bag slung over his shoulder. He glanced around, a nervous habit Ronald recognized. He was jumpy. Good.Bobby unlocked the front door and slipped inside.Ronald waited. He counted to sixty, then to another sixty. No alarms. No other Becker agents. Bobby was alone. Or thought he was.Ronald moved. He scaled the fence in the backyard, silent as a cat. The back door was reinforced,
Chapter 458
“You’re coming too?” Max asked.“Someone has to make sure you don’t accidentally turn yourself into a dinosaur,” Kael grumbled, but there was a hint of something else in his voice – a flicker of trust. “Besides, I built this place. I’m not letting them take it without a fight.”They moved quickly, Kael leading the way through a series of service tunnels. The klaxons blared, and the sounds of distant explosions echoed through the complex.They reached Sector Gamma. A shimmering, distorted field of energy pulsed across the corridor, twisting the light and making the air crackle. It looked like a wall of liquid heat, but Max could feel the temporal chaos within it.“This is it,” Kael said, his face grim. “The temporal anomaly field. It’s shifting every millisecond. You need to find the gaps, Max. The moments of stability. And you need to be fast.”Max took a deep breath, focusing his senses. The field was overwhelming, a chaotic storm of probabilities. He could feel countless timelines,
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He turned, a distant look in his eyes. “I once thought I could control everything. That I could map out every variable, predict every outcome. The Syndicate taught me otherwise. They taught me that no matter how much you plan, there are always… anomalies. Variables you can’t account for.”“Like your own past?” Max ventured, remembering Thorne’s explanation of Kael’s history.Kael’s face hardened. “My past is a closed book. A chapter I wish I could erase. But even I, with all my temporal knowledge, cannot change what has been done.” He paused, then continued, his voice low. “I built the machines that allowed them to do what they did. I believed their lies, that it was for the greater good. That we were stabilizing the timeline. Instead, we were just… erasing inconvenient truths. Erasing people.”Max saw the raw pain in Kael’s eyes, a guilt that ran deeper than any anger. “That’s why you’re here, isn’t it? Trying to fix what you helped break.”Kael didn’t answer directly. He just turned
Chapter 456
The air in Kael’s main lab was always humming, a low, steady thrum that Max was slowly getting used to. It wasn't just the machines; it was the temporal energy, a constant, subtle vibration that made the hairs on his arms stand up. The minor Chronos Shard in his pocket felt like a warm stone, always active, always whispering.“Alright, Max,” Kael said, his voice cutting through the hum. He stood by a console, its holographic display showing swirling patterns of light and data. “Today, we move beyond just ‘feeling’ the ripples. We start to *shape* them.”Thorne and Bucky watched from a respectful distance. Thorne, ever curious, had a notepad out, scribbling furiously as Kael spoke. Bucky was just… Bucky, leaning against a wall, arms crossed, looking like he’d rather be anywhere else.“Shape them?” Max asked, stepping closer to the console. It looked like a complicated mess of dials, touchscreens, and glowing conduits.“Yes,” Kael confirmed, tapping a control. A small, clear orb, about
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