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Chapter 166
Miko walked across the Academy grounds with his head spinning. Nothing made sense anymore.He pulled out his travel records from his jacket pocket and looked at them again. The same thing he'd seen five times already. Him and his team had never made it to Lunaris. Their last recorded trip was weeks ago. On patrol."What the hell," he muttered.He tried to remember. Had they actually gone to Lunaris? Or was that part of the dream too? The lines between reality and the shared vision were getting blurred. He didn't know what was real anymore.Where had the dream started? When had reality ended?His head hurt from thinking about it.The sound of an engine made him look up. A car was driving through the Academy gates. A real car with wheels and everything."It's been long," Miko said to himself.Most times when they traveled anywhere, they used carriages. Cars were rare at the Academy. Too expensive. Too complicated. The sight of one was unusual enough to make him stop and stare.The car p
Chapter 165
Suddenly.Miko's eyes snapped open.White ceiling. Sterile smell. The soft beeping of medical equipment.He was in the Academy infirmary."What the hell?" he muttered and tried to sit up.His head felt like someone had filled it with cotton. His mouth was dry and tasted like metal. And his body ached like he'd been hit by a truck."You're awake," a voice said to his left.Miko turned his head. Anna was in the bed next to him, looking just as confused as he felt. Her hair was a mess and there were dark circles under her eyes."Anna? What are we doing here?""I don't know," she said. "I was hoping you could tell me."More voices from around the room. Miko looked around and saw that all of them were there. Akiya was sitting up in her bed, holding her head like it hurt. Liam was already on his feet, pacing by the window. Ni was still lying down but his eyes were open."Does anyone remember how we got here?" Akiya asked."No," Liam said. "Last thing I remember was..." He stopped and his fa
Chapter 164
The ground beneath HQ shuddered, knocking students and faculty off their feet. Lights flickered and died as power systems failed across the campus."That wasn't a normal tremor," Akiya said, steadying herself against the greenhouse wall.Liam pointed through the clouded glass. "Look!"In the main courtyard—the ceremonial heart of Central AAU—reality itself was tearing open. Unlike the portals in the sky, this breach formed at ground level, the very earth splitting to reveal swirling darkness beneath. Purple-black energy erupted skyward, forming a pillar that connected to the larger rifts overhead."Breach Point Zero," Vale's voice crackled through their communicators. "The primary anchor point for the merging.""Why the courtyard?" Anna asked."Location," Miko realized immediately. "The AAU was built here specifically because it's a natural thin point between worlds. They've been planning this for decades."The courtyard breach expanded rapidly, consuming the ceremonial fountain and s
Chapter 163
"We can't fight them directly," Vale insisted, sketching a rough map of the Academy on the bunker's planning table. "Not yet."The team had regrouped in Vale's underground laboratory—a reinforced bunker beneath the science building that had, so far, remained untouched by the chaos above. The crystal device from Hayes's locker sat in a containment field nearby, various instruments monitoring its energy patterns."The Awakened Wraith is still stabilizing," Vale continued. "That gives us a narrow window before it reaches full manifestation.""How narrow?" Liam asked, nursing a gash on his arm from his narrow escape from the possessed students."Hours at most," Vale replied grimly. "Once fully anchored to our reality, its power increases exponentially."Miko studied the Academy map. "What about the other faculty and students? We know Hayes is organizing the non-combat students somewhere.""Underground shelters, most likely," Anna said. "The possession seems to require proximity to a porta
Chapter 162
“Gosh, it’s been a long week,” Miko said as he balanced into his seat on the bus.“I’m so confused,” Miko scratched his head vigorously.Suddenly.“The transport shuttle jolted violently, throwing passengers from their seats. Warning lights flashed as the emergency braking system engaged."Please remain calm," the conductor's voice crackled. "We're experiencing unexpected system fluctuations."Miko gripped his armrest, feeling a familiar vibration in his teeth—the same sensation he'd experienced near Abyssal energy. His stomach tightened with dread."What's happening?" the elderly woman beside him clutched her bag. "Is it an attack?"Before he could answer, screams erupted from the front of the shuttle. Passengers pointed out the windows, faces pale with shock.Above the capital city skyline, the sky itself tore open. A massive purple-black rift appeared, energy crackling around its edges as it expanded. Even from this distance, Miko could see the wrongness of it—reality fraying at th
Chapter 161
"Time's almost up," he said, checking their timer. "Let's go."They exited as carefully as they'd entered, timing their departure to avoid the security cameras. The journey back through the east wing was tense but uneventful—most faculty were still responding to Vale's distraction, a convenient "equipment malfunction" in the main training arena.They'd almost reached the service elevator when disaster struck. Rounding a corner, they came face to face with Hayes himself, accompanied by Professor Meyers—another suspected possession case.For a heartbeat, nobody moved. Then Hayes's expression shifted from surprise to cold calculation."Maintenance personnel in a restricted area," he observed, his voice perfectly pleasant despite the hardness in his eyes. "Responding to what issue, exactly?""Environmental control malfunction, sir," Miko replied promptly, falling back on their cover story. "Reports of unusual odors from the research labo
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