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Reboot My Heart Chapter Twelve: Echoes of the Core
The whisper lingered in the air long after it had faded, wrapping around Kian-like unseen chains. “You have come too late.” The words echoed through his skull, hollow and ancient, as if spoken from the very bones of the Core itself. He swallowed hard, his pulse a steady drum in his ears. The corridor ahead stretched into darkness, pulsing faintly with an eerie glow, the walls breathing with an unnatural rhythm. Elena tightened her grip on his hand. “Kian…” her voice was barely above a whisper. “I heard it too,” he murmured. Selene groaned from where she lay on the cold stone, clutching her injured side. Blood oozed between her fingers, dark against her pale skin. “What… was that?” Kian shook his head. He didn’t know. And that terrified him more than anything. They weren’t alone. The air around them was charged, like the moments before a storm, thick with unseen energy pressing down on them. Kian scanned the corridor, his instincts screaming at him to keep moving. The rebels wou
Reboot My Heart Chapter Thirteen: The Awakening
The silence in the chamber was suffocating. Kian's breath came in slow, measured exhales as he stared at the figure encased in the Core’s energy. Darius. The man they had fought against, the face of their opposition, now revealed as nothing more than another pawn—trapped, just like the lost ones. Elena took a shaky step forward, her fingers trembling. "How... how is this possible?" Her voice barely reached above a whisper. Selene's back pressed against the cold metal wall as she fought to remain upright. "The System doesn’t just consume people," she rasped, wincing. "It replaces them." Kian swallowed, the weight of the revelation crashing down on him. The figures they had seen—the echoes—weren’t just remnants. They were people erased and repurposed, their existence overwritten by something far greater, something they still didn’t fully understand. His pulse pounded in his ears. The hum of the Core grew louder, a deep, resonant vibration that seeped into his bones. Darius' eyes we
Reboot My Heart Chapter Fourteen: Fractured Light
Darkness pressed in on Kian’s senses, thick and suffocating, stretching endlessly in every direction. There was no floor beneath him, no sky above—only weightlessness, a sensation of floating through the void. He didn’t know how long he drifted, consciousness flickering at the edges like a dying flame. His body felt distant, as if detached from him entirely. Was he dead? Trapped inside the Core’s remains? Then— A sharp, stinging pain erupted in his chest. His lungs spasmed as he sucked in a ragged breath. Cold air rushed over his skin, dragging him back into reality. Kian’s eyes snapped open. Blurry lights danced above him, shifting between deep crimson and electric blue. The chamber was still intact, but everything felt… different. The metallic walls no longer pulse with the rhythmic glow of the Core. Instead, they flickered erratically, as if struggling to maintain power. The Core was gone. Or at least, it was no longer what it had been. Kian groaned, pushing himself up on sh
Reboot My Heart Chapter Fifteen: The Fractured Light
Darkness pressed in on Kian’s senses, thick and suffocating, stretching endlessly in every direction. There was no floor beneath him, no sky above—only weightlessness, a sensation of floating through the void. He didn’t know how long he drifted, consciousness flickering at the edges like a dying flame. His body felt distant, as if detached from him entirely. Was he dead? Trapped inside the Core’s remains? Then— A sharp, stinging pain erupted in his chest. His lungs spasmed as he sucked in a ragged breath. Cold air rushed over his skin, dragging him back into reality. Kian’s eyes snapped open. Blurry lights danced above him, shifting between deep crimson and electric blue. The chamber was still intact, but everything felt… different. The metallic walls no longer pulsed with the rhythmic glow of the Core. Instead, they flickered erratically, as if struggling to maintain power. The Core was gone. Or at least, it was no longer what it had been. Kian groaned, pushing himsel
Reboot My Heart Chapter Sixteen: The Fractured Echo
The chamber was eerily silent, save for the faint hum of the System’s remnants. Kian sat on the cold, metallic floor, his golden implant flickering weakly as he tried to process what he had just experienced. Elena knelt beside him, her hand resting on his shoulder, her touch grounding him in the present.“Kian,” she said softly, her voice filled with concern. “What happened? You were… gone.”He looked at her, his mind still reeling. “I saw him. Darius. He was… different. The Core—it’s not gone. It’s inside him.”Elena’s eyes widened. “What do you mean?”Before Kian could respond, Selene stepped forward, her crimson implant glowing faintly. “The Core isn’t just a machine. It’s an entity. A consciousness. If it’s inside Darius, then we’re not done yet.”Kian nodded, his thoughts racing. “He said we couldn’t destroy it. Not without destroying ourselves.”Elena’s grip tightened on his shoulder. “Then what do we do?”Kian looked at her, his heart aching at the fear in her eyes. “We find hi
Reboot My Heart Chapter Seventeen: The Shattered Veil
The hovercraft shuddered violently as Darius’s rebels closed in, their weapons blazing. Selene fought to stabilize the craft, her hands moving deftly over the controls, but the damage was too severe. The alarms blared, and the cabin filled with the acrid smell of burning circuits.“We’re losing altitude!” Selene shouted, her voice strained.Kian gripped the edge of his seat, his golden implant flickering weakly. He glanced at Elena, who sat beside him, her face pale but determined. Her hand found his, and she squeezed it tightly.“We’ll make it,” she said, her voice steady despite the chaos around them.Kian nodded, though his heart was heavy with doubt. The Core was so close—just beneath them now—but the rebels were relentless. Darius’s hovercraft led the pack, its crimson glow cutting through the night like a predator’s eyes.Selene’s voice broke through his thoughts. “We’re not going to make it to the Core in this thing. We need to jump.”“Jump?” Elena’s eyes widened. “From this he
Reboot My Heart Chapter Eighteen: The Edge of Eternity
The chamber was eerily silent, save for the faint hum of the System’s remnants. Kian stood frozen, his golden implant flickering weakly as he stared down the barrel of Ryker’s weapon. Behind Ryker, Marcus and Darius loomed, their implants glowing ominously in the dim light.“Ryker,” Kian said, his voice steady despite the fear coursing through him. “Don’t do this. You’re better than this.”Ryker’s jaw tightened, but his grip on the weapon didn’t waver. “You don’t understand, Kian. This isn’t about right or wrong. It’s about survival. The System is broken, and if we don’t take control, everything will collapse.”Elena stepped forward, her eyes filled with anger. “And what? You think Marcus is the answer? He’s using you, just like he used Selene. Just like he’s using everyone.”Ryker’s expression faltered for a moment, a flicker of doubt crossing his face. But then his eyes hardened, and he shook his head. “It’s too late for second thoughts. The decision’s been made.”Before anyone coul
Reboot My Heart Chapter Nineteen: Descent into the Core
The hovercraft jolted violently as another blast struck its side, sending sparks flying across the control panel. Kian braced himself against the wall, his golden implant flickering erratically. Elena gripped his arm tightly, her breath shallow, her eyes locked onto the swarm of rebel hovercrafts closing in.Selene cursed under her breath, her hands flying across the controls. “They’re trying to disable us, not destroy us. They want you alive, Elena.”Elena’s expression hardened. “And we’re not going to let them take me.”Kian moved to the co-pilot seat, scanning the sensors. “We’re outnumbered. We need an escape route.”Selene grimaced. “There’s one option, but it’s risky.”Another explosion rocked the hovercraft, and warning lights flared across the dashboard. Darius’ voice crackled through the communication system, laced with cold amusement.“There’s nowhere left to run, Kian. Surrender Elena, and I might let you live.”Kian clenched his jaw, his eyes blazing with fury. “Not a chan
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Chapter 62: Into the Abyss
The crack of the gunshot echoed in the sterile hallway — but it wasn’t Kian who collapsed.With reflexes honed by endless battles and survival against impossible odds, Kian twisted at the last moment, the bullet grazing his side instead of piercing his heart. The pain was blinding, hot and searing, but he forced himself to move.Marcus cursed and fired again, but Kian was already closing the distance between them.He slammed into Marcus with the full force of his body, sending them both crashing against the metal wall. The gun clattered to the floor. Kian drove a fist into Marcus’s stomach, then another into his jaw, fueled by rage years in the making."You think you can take everything from me?" Kian growled, his voice low and dangerous. "My life... my future... my children?"Marcus spat blood, grinning through broken teeth. "I already have."Kian’s vision blurred with fury, but he didn’t let it consume him. He needed answers more than vengeance. Slamming Marcus against the wall agai
Chapter 61: Shadows of the Past
The silence between Kian and Elena deepened as they stood across from each other, the weight of unspoken truths pressing down like a storm about to break. Outside the abandoned observatory where they had taken refuge, the night howled with restless winds, but it was the tension in the room that froze Kian to the core."You owe me the whole story, Elena," he said at last, his voice low but firm. "All of it."Elena’s hands trembled slightly as she nodded. Her lips parted, and the truth spilled out — hesitantly at first, then gathering speed like a river bursting through a dam."It wasn’t supposed to happen this way," she began, eyes glistening. "After I left you… after everything... Marcus lied to me. He said you had betrayed the Federation. That you were working with the Forgotten Ones. I believed him, Kian. I believed the man who had always stood in your shadow."Kian’s fists clenched at his sides. Every muscle in his body screamed to lash out, to rage — but he held it all in, locking
Chapter 60: The Edge of Truth
Kian stood frozen, the sound of his breath loud in the sudden silence. The man’s words echoed in his head: “I’m your brother, Kian.”The storm outside battered the edges of the facility, but inside, everything had fallen still. Kian’s eyes narrowed as he studied the stranger—tall, lean, bearing subtle similarities to his own face, but older. Hardened.“My brother is dead,” Kian said coldly, gripping the edge of the table until his knuckles turned white.The man didn’t flinch. “That’s what they told you. But lies have built your entire life, haven’t they?”Kian’s jaw tightened. “Who are you?”The man took a step closer, placing something small and metallic on the table. It was an old dog tag—rusted, with one side scratched. Kian turned it over and read the name engraved on the back: Lior Arlen.The breath caught in his throat.Impossible.Lior Arlen. His older brother. The one who was reported missing in action during a classified operation over a decade ago. The one his mother wept ov
Chapter 59: Echoes of Blood and Memory
Kian stood motionless.The message Elena had sent still hovered in front of him, its implications sharper than any blade he’d ever wielded. Four children. His children. Alive. Breathing. And right beside the woman who had once shattered him.The cold grip of betrayal no longer stung—it was something deeper now. A confusion he couldn't shake, and a storm of emotion he hadn't prepared to face. Rage, yes. Regret, certainly. But beneath it all—hope. A hope he wanted to kill before it killed him.“I need eyes on Elena. Now,” he barked into his comms. “Find her. Trace the signal from that message. I want the exact location. And bring me the original—don’t let the AI decrypt it without me.”He ended the call and turned, only to find someone waiting in the shadows of the command hall.“You always did let emotions get the better of you,” the figure said, stepping into the light.It was Darius.Kian’s expression darkened. “You’re the last person I want to see right now.”“I’m not here to gloat,
Chapter 58: Shattered Truths
Kian stared at the message Elena had sent him. The screen flickered faintly in his trembling hand. The image showed her—tired, weather-worn, eyes hollow from what seemed like years of carrying too much. But she wasn’t alone.Four children. Not just one. Four.They stood behind her like shadows—tall, small, one clutching the hem of her robe, another barely visible behind her shoulder. Their eyes carried echoes of something he couldn’t ignore: his own defiance, Elena’s fire, and something else—something deeper, more complex.The mysterious figure who’d whispered “You’re too late” had vanished into the shadows, as if the words alone were enough to fracture Kian's resolve. But he didn’t move. Not immediately. Not until the message finished playing again.The children didn’t speak, but the youngest girl raised her hand—hesitantly—toward the lens, as though she wanted to reach out.And Kian’s heart shattered.“I need coordinates,” he snapped suddenly. “Pull the data signature from that tran
Chapter 57: Secrets Unveiled
The message blinked on Kian's screen. At first, he couldn't comprehend what he was seeing, his mind struggling to process the words that Elena had sent him. It wasn't a simple text. It was a photo, one that shook him to his core.The image was of Elena, yes, but what truly caught Kian's attention were the four children standing by her side. They weren’t just any children. They were hers—his children.A cold wave of disbelief crashed over him, his breath catching in his throat. He blinked at the screen, as if doing so would somehow make sense of the surreal image in front of him.They were all so young, not more than a few years old. The oldest, a boy with deep, inquisitive eyes, had a striking resemblance to Kian—his angular jaw, the shape of his nose, the way his lips curled in a faint, knowing smile. The youngest, a girl, was still in Elena's arms, clutching her mother’s sleeve, her wide eyes full of innocence and vulnerability.Elena stood in the middle, her gaze direct and unwaver
Chapter 56: The Last Gamble
The chamber trembled violently, stone and debris raining from above as the Core’s severed energy spiraled out of control. Kian barely managed to keep his footing as the force of the explosion sent waves of unstable power rippling through the ruins.Across from him, Marcus had collapsed onto his knees, clutching his chest where the wound still bled. His once-smug expression was gone, replaced by something Kian had never seen before—fear.Kian had done it.He had severed Marcus’s connection to the Core.But now, the entire place was coming down.Cracks spread across the ground, jagged and deep, as if the earth itself was splitting apart. The Core’s shattered remains flickered erratically, pulsing between bursts of golden and black energy, unstable and wild.If he didn’t get out now, there would be no escaping.But his gaze flickered toward Marcus.I have a choice.Marcus had betrayed him, stolen his recognition, turned the entire Federation against him. He had aligned himself with the F
Chapter 55: The Core’s Descent
The chamber pulsed with unstable energy. The once-radiant glow of the Core was flickering, dark tendrils snaking around its brilliance, leeching away its purity. The air thickened, suffocating, pressing down like an unseen force as Marcus’s twisted smirk deepened.Kian could feel the Core’s distress, its power slipping from his grasp. Every second that passed, the darkness grew stronger. He had to act—now.But Marcus had planned for this.With a slow, deliberate step forward, Marcus raised his hand, and the shadows obeyed. They slithered across the stone floor, forming jagged, clawed extensions of himself—limbs of pure void. The Forgotten Ones moved in unison, their grotesque forms shifting unnaturally, as if reality itself rejected them.Marcus tilted his head. “Can you feel it, Kian? The Core is choosing me now. It knows you’re weak. That you can’t protect it.”Kian clenched his fists, feeling the Core’s fading warmth between his fingers. No. He couldn’t let Marcus win.“Wrong,” Kia
Chapter 54: The Core’s Trial
The moment Kian stepped forward, the world around him collapsed.Or rather, it expanded—infinitely.One second, he was walking through the threshold of the Core. The next, he was standing in an endless void, suspended between existence and something beyond comprehension.Elena, Selene, and Marcus were by his side, yet he couldn’t feel their presence in the way he normally would. It was as if they were ghosts, drifting in and out of his perception.The voice that had greeted him still lingered in the air, surrounding them like a physical force.“Welcome, Kian Arlen. We’ve been waiting for you.”Kian’s breath hitched. The voice wasn’t human. It wasn’t singular. It was countless voices layered atop one another, speaking in perfect harmony.And it knew his name.Elena reached for him, but her hand barely brushed against his before dissolving into shimmering particles. She gasped, her body flickering like a broken projection.“Kian!” she called, her voice distant. “Something’s wrong—”Befo
