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Akiya stumbled again, catching herself against what looked like a wall made of frozen lightning. She was at her limit, blood still trickling from wounds that refused to close. But her eyes burned with something the constructs hadn't expected—calculation."How much further?" Miko asked, testing Elena's responses."Not far now," the construct replied. "The convergence point exists between heartbeats. We're almost there.""Good," Akiya said suddenly, straightening despite her exhaustion. "Because I'm done pretending to be weaker than I am."The constructs stopped as one, turning to look at her."Akiya?" Miko's voice held warning and hope in equal measure."Sorry, Miko." She smiled, and flames began to dance around her fingers. "But I finally figured it out. Took me long enough, but watching them move, listening to them talk... they're not people. They're not even really alive.""How astute," Renn said dryly. "We told you as much.""No, you told us you were constructs. But I don't think y
Chapter 270
They stood in the crossing where realities touched, waiting for the Master to arrive. Elena still held Miko upright, her false strength keeping his paralyzed legs moving. The constructs formed a loose circle around them, patient as only inhuman things could be.Akiya watched them all, flames flickering weakly around her fingers. She was exhausted, bleeding, pushed far beyond her limits. But something had crystallized in her mind during their long walk through impossible spaces."You know," she said conversationally, "I've been thinking.""Dangerous habit," Renn commented, his perfectly healed arm a mockery of the broken bone from before."Miko saw through you all. Figured out you were constructs." She shifted her weight, testing her balance. "But he cooperated anyway. Want to know why?""To save his friends," Elena said simply. "Love makes people predictable.""No." Akiya's smile was sharp. "He cooperated because he's buying time. Waiting for something. Or someone."The constructs exc
Chapter 269
The false companions dragged them through the morning mist, Elena's borrowed strength forcing Miko's legs to move despite the paralysis. Each step sent spikes of pain through his spine, but the mental anguish was worse. How had he not noticed Anna and Liam were missing? How had false memories fooled him so completely?"Akiya," he said quietly, testing if he could still speak freely."Save your strength," Elena advised, but she didn't stop him from talking. Apparently conversation wasn't a threat."I'm here," Akiya replied. Blood still trickled from where Marcus had struck her, but her eyes burned with undiminished fire. "What is it?""Do you remember the others? From before all this started?""What others?" She frowned, then her eyes widened. "Blaze. Oh gods, where's Blaze?"The name hit Miko like a physical blow. Blaze—their powerhouse, their protector, the one who always charged in first and asked questions later. How could he have forgotten Blaze?"And Cabin from the… championship,
Chapter 268
Miko stood there, supported by the false bond he shared with Elena, feeling the weight of everything they'd discovered. The missing memories of Anna and Liam. The reality alterations. The terrible truth that his father could rewrite existence itself.Elena squeezed his hand through their bond. "We'll find them," she said softly. "Anna and Liam. We'll bring them back."Miko looked at her, at this healer who had appeared when they needed help most. Who had sacrificed part of herself to share his paralysis. Who spoke with such conviction about saving friends she claimed not to remember.He smiled.It was a cold smile. The kind that didn't reach his eyes."No," Miko said quietly. "We won't."Elena's expression flickered with confusion. "What do you mean? We have to try—""You're good," Miko interrupted, his voice gaining strength despite his broken body. "All of you. The concerned healer. The loyal assassin with the conveniently broken arm. The scrambled mage. Even Marcus with his perfect
Chapter 267
Miko struggled to his feet, Elena rising with him in perfect synchronization. Their shared movement felt strange but necessary—two broken halves making one functional whole. As he tested his weight on legs that could finally bear it, something nagged at the edge of his consciousness."We need to reach the Sentinel Stones," Akiya was saying, already planning their route. "If there are other warriors gathering there—""Wait." Miko's voice cut through her words. He looked around the mill, counting faces. Something was wrong. Deeply, fundamentally wrong."What is it?" Elena asked, feeling his unease through their bond."Where are Anna and Liam?" The question dropped into the room like a stone into still water.Everyone froze. Akiya's face went pale as she looked around, her mouth opening and closing soundlessly. Kieran pushed himself up despite his injuries, scanning the mill as if they might be hiding in the shadows."They were..." Renn started, then stopped, confusion clouding his featu
Chapter 266
The second day dawned grey and oppressive, as if the sky itself knew what was coming. In the mill, the survivors had arranged themselves in a rough circle, their injuries making even simple movements an ordeal. But they were talking, planning, trying to piece together the puzzle of the Master's true intentions. "Let's start with what we know," Akiya said, using a charred stick to draw on the mill's dusty floor. "The Master—Miko's father—has been planning this for how long?" "My whole life, at least," Miko said from his makeshift bed. Elena sat beside him, preparing for the healing ritual with trembling hands. "Twenty-three years of deception." "Longer," Elena corrected, grinding herbs with a borrowed mortar and pestle. "The Master of the Abyss is ancient. The texts speak of him appearing throughout history, always different faces, always the same goal." "Which is?" Renn prompted, his broken arm held tight against his chest. "The convergence of realms," Tomás answered, his magical
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