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Chapter 60: The Locked Memories
Kaelen stumbles out of the portal back at the Silverwood Grove and immediately collapses. Not from injury, but from overload. Nihara’s parting words trigger something deep inside him. In the place where he absorbed the First Voidborn, locked memories begin to surface all at once. “Kaelen!” Lira catches him as he falls. “What happened? Are you...” “Memories,” Kaelen gasps. “Locked memories. The First Voidborn. There’s more. So much more. I need the Sage. I need to access them.” The Faceless Sage arrives within seconds. “Take him to the meditation chamber immediately,” he orders. “He is experiencing spontaneous memory integration. If we do not guide it, his consciousness could fragment.” They carry Kaelen to the deepest chamber beneath the Heart Tree. The Sage, Dr. Vera, and Lira guide him into deep meditation. Lira refuses to leave. “The First Voidborn’s consciousness was not fully integrated when Kaelen absorbed it,” the Sage explains. “Part of it remained dormant, locked beh
Chapter 59: The Impossible Corruption Lord
Within the hour, every key leader is assembled. Kaelen is present despite still recovering. Lira stands beside him. Arcturus, Grand Elder Theron, Elder Yun, Joren, Shen, Dr. Vera, Cassius, and the Faceless Sage fill the chamber. Korvan arrives without being summoned. No one comments on it. Everyone knows he keeps spies everywhere. The Faceless Sage projects an image captured by scouts in the Western Provinces. It is a Corruption Lord. But unlike the Eleven. Where the others manifest as monstrous forms such as living metal, crystallized screams, insects made of void, or bleeding shadows, this one is almost human. A tall figure cloaked in silver-void energy. Not the inverted black-silver of Malakar, but something unfamiliar. Its form shifts between solid and smoke, corporeal and incorporeal. And its eyes— Kaelen inhales sharply. “Those are Void Guardian eyes. Silver-crimson. Like I had.” “Impossible,” the Sage says. “Void Guardians and Corruption Lords are opposites. One purifie
Chapter 58: The Cost Of Survival
Dr. Vera works frantically on Kaelen.“His Silent Veins are ruptured. The amplification technique tore them. Metaphysically, not physically, but the damage is real. He is bleeding internally, but with void energy instead of blood.”“Can you fix it?” Lira demands, her composure breaking completely.“I don’t know. This is beyond medical cultivation. This is reality-level damage. His connection to the void has been damaged or severed. I need the Faceless Sage, or someone with reality manipulation abilities.”The Faceless Sage is summoned and arrives within minutes. He examines Kaelen, and his expression darkens.“The technique he used is called Void Echo,” the Sage says. “It allows mortals to temporarily access former power. But it always has a cost.”“What is the cost this time?” Theron asks.“His Silent Veins are permanently damaged. Not destroyed, but fractured. He will never nullify cultivation at the level he once could. Perhaps thirty to forty percent of his previous capacity. And
Chapter 57: Vexith's Test
The Silverwood Grove transforms from celebration to war footing in minutes.“All combat-ready personnel, mobilize!” Joren’s voice booms. “Defensive formation Alpha-Seven. We move in ten minutes.”Kaelen races to the command center, where Arcturus is already coordinating.“Vexith is moving fast. He will reach the Northern Agricultural Station in two and a half hours. We can get a response team there in three hours via portal.”“Too slow,” Kaelen says. “Lin and Elena will face him alone for at least thirty minutes.”“Can they handle it?” Theron asks as he arrives with Korvan.“They are level three certified,” Dr. Vera reports, pulling their files. “Trained for energy processing, not combat. They have never faced a Corruption Lord.”“No one has except Kaelen,” Lira points out. “And he was a Void Guardian when he did.”Silence settles over the room, heavy and unspoken. Everyone knows the truth. Lin and Elena will likely die.“We evacuate them,” Korvan says immediately. “Pull them out. Aba
Chapter 56: Year One, Foundation
The Restoration Accord implementation begins immediately.Announcements spread across the cultivation world.“The Voidborn Restoration Initiative seeks volunteers with latent Silent Vein potential.Applicants must be sixteen years or older and capable of enduring rigorous training. Demonstrated nullification ability is required, with testing provided. Psychological stability is mandatory, with screening enforced. Participation must be voluntary. No coercion will be tolerated.Training duration ranges from six to twelve months. Compensation will be provided during both training and active service. All training will take place at the newly established Silverwood Grove Training Academy.”The response is overwhelming, but not entirely positive.Eight hundred and forty seven people apply, far more than the one hundred needed. Two hundred and three test positive for Silent Vein potential. Eighty nine pass psychological screening. One hundred and twelve withdraw voluntarily after learning th
Chapter 55: The Impossible Compromise
The amphitheater erupts the moment Malakar disappears.Reformists celebrate, shouting that they have a chance. Conservatives rage, calling it blackmail. Neutrals panic, convinced they are all going to die. Civilians scatter in terror as the weight of what just happened crashes down on everyone at once.Kaelen and Korvan remain at center stage, separated by fifty feet and centuries of ideological conflict.Grand Elder Theron steps between them.“Enough. Both of you. We have thirty days to find compromise or face extinction. Your personal feelings are irrelevant.”“My feelings are principle,” Korvan snaps. “I will not legitimize”“Then you’ll kill everyone here,” Lira interrupts, her scholar’s voice cutting through the noise. “Including the people you claim to protect. That’s not principle. That’s pride.”“And you,” Theron turns to Kaelen, “need to recognize that Korvan’s fears aren’t baseless. Silent Vein carriers can be dangerous if untrained. History proves that.”“Fabricated history
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