2026-07-31 07:34:03The silver screen slowly faded.
Only one sentence remained.
“Welcome home, Ethan.”
His heartbeat quickened.
Home?
He had never been here before.
So why did those words feel… familiar?
The laboratory shook violently again.
Pieces of concrete crashed from the ceiling.
Alexander grabbed Ethan’s shoulder.
“We have to move!”
Ethan nodded.
“The escape route is this way.”
Without asking how he knew…
Alexander trusted him.
“Everyone!”
“Follow Ethan!”
The Crown Guards immediately formed a protective circle around Evelyn.
Richard Kane lay unconscious against the wall.
No one bothered to help him.
Lucien Draven and his men had already disappeared.
Ethan led the group through a narrow passage behind the Legacy Core.
As soon as he stepped inside…
The walls lit up.
Soft blue lines stretched across the tunnel.
Evelyn stared in amazement.
“It’s activating…”
Alexander frowned.
“What is?”
“The original guidance system.”
“I’ve never seen it work before.”
The tunnel curved downward.
Then upward.
It seemed endless.
The system appeared again.
Emergency Evacuation Route Active.
Estimated Escape Time: 2 Minutes 14 Seconds.
Ethan increased his pace.
The tunnel suddenly opened into a massive circular chamber.
Everyone stopped.
In the center stood a strange machine.
It was unlike anything they had ever seen.
Silver.
Smooth.
Without a single visible screw or wire.
Above it floated dozens of glowing blue symbols.
Alexander whispered,
“This wasn’t here forty years ago.”
Evelyn slowly shook her head.
“No…”
“It was.”
“We just couldn’t see it.”
As Ethan approached…
The machine awakened.
A beam of blue light scanned his face.
Then his eyes.
Then his hand.
A calm voice echoed through the chamber.
“Host confirmed.”
“Successor verified.”
“Access granted.”
The machine unfolded like a blooming flower.
At its center…
A small transparent sphere slowly rose into the air.
Inside the sphere…
A holographic image appeared.
A man.
Young.
Smiling.
Wearing a white shirt.
Around his neck hung the silver key Ethan had just used.
Alexander’s eyes filled with tears.
“Nathan…”
Evelyn covered her mouth.
“You really did it…”
The hologram smiled warmly.
“If you’re seeing this…”
“Then I’ve already failed.”
The room fell silent.
Nathan continued,
“My name is Nathan Vale.”
“And if you’re the current Host…”
“Congratulations.”
“You survived long enough to reach the Core.”
He laughed softly.
“I wish we could meet in person.”
“But that’s impossible.”
Alexander whispered,
“You knew…”
Nathan nodded in the recording.
“Yes.”
“I knew I wouldn’t live long enough.”
He looked directly toward Ethan.
“I don’t know your name.”
“I don’t know where you came from.”
“But I know one thing.”
“The system chose you.”
“And that means…”
“You’re better than I was.”
Ethan remained silent.
Nathan’s expression slowly became serious.
“Listen carefully.”
“The Legacy System was never meant to create billionaires.”
“It creates protectors.”
“It gives power…”
“Only so that power cannot be abused.”
Evelyn lowered her head.
“So that’s why…”
Nathan smiled.
“Money was only the beginning.”
“The real purpose…”
“…comes now.”
The hologram suddenly changed.
A map of the world appeared.
Dozens of glowing blue lights flashed across different countries.
Then…
Three of them turned red.
Nathan’s smile disappeared.
“If these locations are red…”
“Then you’re already too late.”
Alexander looked confused.
“What are those places?”
Nathan answered.
“They’re Legacy Vaults.”
“There are twelve of them across the world.”
The room froze.
“Twelve?”
Nathan nodded.
“Each one protects a fragment.”
“When all twelve fragments are united…”
“The Legacy System reaches its final form.”
Ethan frowned.
“What final form?”
Nathan’s face darkened.
“I never found out.”
“Because someone reached the first vault before me.”
The hologram flickered.
Its signal weakened.
Nathan spoke faster.
“If you’re hearing this…”
“Then one person is still alive.”
“The only person who knows who built the Legacy System.”
Ethan stepped closer.
“Who?”
Nathan looked directly into his eyes.
“My teacher.”
The hologram distorted.
“Find…”
“…Professor Orion…”
The image suddenly glitched.
Static filled the chamber.
Then…
The hologram disappeared.
The room fell silent.
Only the transparent sphere remained.
The system appeared.
New Main Mission Unlocked
The Twelve Legacy Vaults
Objective 1: Find Professor Orion.
Current Progress: 0%
Difficulty: SSSS
Before anyone could speak…
A deep rumbling echoed behind them.
Alexander turned.
“The tunnel!”
The passage they had used was collapsing.
Huge rocks crashed down.
Blocking the only visible exit.
Evelyn’s face turned white.
“We’re trapped.”
At that exact moment…
The mysterious machine activated again.
A hidden doorway slowly opened on the opposite side of the chamber.
Beyond it…
Bright sunlight poured inside.
And standing at the entrance…
With a gentle smile and a wooden cane…
Was an old man with silver hair.
He looked directly at Ethan.
Then quietly said,
“I’ve been waiting for you.”
“My student.”
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The blue screen flickered.It was unstable.Unlike the flawless interface Ethan had relied on throughout his journey, this one was fractured.Tiny cracks spread across its edges as though the system itself had suffered tremendous damage.The familiar mechanical voice spoke again.It was weaker than Ethan remembered.Yet…He smiled.After everything that had happened…It still sounded like home.Legacy System…Emergency Restoration… 7% Complete…Warning… Core functions unavailable…Reason… Legacy sacrificed during the Final Convergence…Ethan’s heart pounded.“So…”“You survived.”The screen remained silent for a moment.Then…A new sentence appeared.Correction…This unit did not survive.This unit… was remembered.The words struck him harder than any attack ever could.Remembered.Not rebuilt.Not repaired.Remembered.The blue screen slowly continued.Human belief…Shared memories…Legacy fragments carried within countless lives…Emergency reconstruction successful.Ethan finally un
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No one celebrated.Although the footprints had stopped appearing…Although the black doorway had remained closed…Not a single person inside Mission Control believed the danger had passed.If anything…The silence felt heavier.It was the silence of two strangers looking at one another across a great distance.Waiting.Wondering who would speak next.Dr. Elena Brooks stood beside the communications console, replaying Ethan’s transmission.“My name is Ethan.”“You asked if you could speak.”“You can.”She listened to it three more times before finally muting the speakers.“I’ve worked in aerospace for seventeen years.”She slowly shook her head.“I spent my entire career preparing for first contact.”She smiled weakly.“I never imagined it would begin with… permission.”Professor Orion nodded.“Neither did I.”Hours passed.The black doorway did not move.The Moon remained quiet.Scientists continued monitoring every satellite, every telescope, and every sensor aimed toward the far sid
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