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Chapter 282
Miko's fists came up.Ash began to swirl around them. Gray and black, spiraling like smoke given form. It wasn't fire. Wasn't wind. Something else entirely—something that had awakened in him through all of this.He drove his fist into his own palm—the same hand that had grabbed the key. The one still burning with the Master's essence. The ash cut deep, drawing blood that mixed with the swirling gray particles."What are you doing?" The Master took a step forward."Something you didn't plan for." Blood welled up, mixing with the ash and energy still coursing through his hand. "You said I have your bloodline. That it's what let me touch the key without dying instantly.""Yes, and—""And blood calls to blood." Miko walked toward the nearest key. Not the one he'd dropped. One of the six still orbiting. "You built this ritual on connections. On anchors. On bonds between things."The Master's eyes widened. "Don't—"Miko pressed his bleeding palm against the key.The reaction was immediate.
Chapter 281
Miko stepped through the entrance and felt the space open up around him—high ceilings that disappeared into darkness, walls that curved impossibly, floor that seemed both solid and transparent at once. Through it, he could see stars. Or what used to be stars. Now they were just points of light being consumed by spreading darkness. The seven keys floated in perfect formation, each one humming with a frequency that made his teeth ache. They were beautiful in a terrible way—crystalline structures that caught light that shouldn't exist and refracted it into colors that hurt to name. And in the center of them all, his father stood with arms raised. The Master didn't move. Didn't attack. Just watched as the five of them spread out, taking positions around the chamber's edge. "You brought friends," he said. His voice was calm. Almost pleasant. "How touching." Miko kept his fists raised but didn't advance. Not yet. Ash swirled faintly around them. "It's over. We're stopping this." "Are
Chapter 280
Energy lanced across the chamber. Miko threw himself sideways. The blast hit where he'd been standing, vaporizing stone. He rolled, came up running, blade ready. The Master didn't follow up. Just stood there, hand still raised, watching them scatter like pieces on a board. "Garcia, now!" Akiya's voice cut through the chaos. The floor erupted. Stone spikes shot up around the Master, creating a cage meant to limit his movement. But he just waved his hand and they crumbled to dust. "Going to take more than that," he said. Blaze and Akiya struck together. Twin streams of fire converged on the Master's position, aimed directly at his chest where Samson's scars burned. The heat was intense enough that Miko felt it from across the chamber. The Master raised a barrier. The flames split around it, scorching the walls behind him but leaving him untouched. "Predictable," he said. "You saw the weakness and went straight for it. No subtlety. No—" Garcia hit him from the side. She'd used
Chapter 279
The chamber was bigger than it looked from outside. Miko stepped through the entrance and felt the space open up around him—high ceilings that disappeared into darkness, walls that curved impossibly, floor that seemed both solid and transparent at once. Through it, he could see stars. Or what used to be stars. Now they were just points of light being consumed by spreading darkness. The seven keys floated in perfect formation, each one humming with a frequency that made his teeth ache. They were beautiful in a terrible way—crystalline structures that caught light that shouldn't exist and refracted it into colors that hurt to name. And in the center of them all, his father stood with arms raised. The Master didn't move. Didn't attack. Just watched as the five of them spread out, taking positions around the chamber's edge. "You brought friends," he said. His voice was calm. Almost pleasant. "How touching." Miko kept his blade ready but didn't advance. Not yet. "It's over. We're sto
Chapter 278
The hour passed too quickly. They started north as the sky continued its slow disintegration. Colors bled through the blue—purples and greens that didn't belong, twisting into patterns that hurt to watch. Stars flickered in and out of existence despite it being afternoon. "It's getting worse," Anna said quietly. She had Liam's arm over her shoulder, practically carrying him. "The convergence is accelerating." "He knows we escaped," Garcia said. She was on point, eyes constantly scanning. "He's pushing faster because he knows we're coming." Miko didn't argue. It made sense. The Master had been playing a long game, but they'd disrupted enough of his plans that he was rushing now. Desperate. That made him more dangerous, not less. The forest started changing about a mile in. The trees grew twisted, bark splitting to reveal something underneath that looked like muscle. Leaves turned colors that didn't exist in nature. The ground beneath their feet felt soft in places, like walking o
Chapter 277
The prison entrance stood like a wound in the mountainside—black stone carved with symbols that made Miko's eyes water if he looked too long. Two guards flanked the door, constructs wearing human faces that didn't quite fit.Akiya crouched beside him behind the rocks, surveying the approach. "Just two?""That we can see." Miko tested his weight on his newly healed legs. They held, but barely. Anna's magic had done what it could, but full strength was still days away. "Could be more inside.""Definitely more inside." Akiya's hands sparked with small flames. "Question is how many.""Does it matter?"She looked at him. "Not really, no."They'd been tracking the prison for hours, following the residual energy signature from the battery chamber. It led here—to this forgotten outpost carved into the mountain's roots. Where the Master kept the things he didn't want found.Where he kept their friends."On three?" Akiya asked.Miko drew his blade. It felt strange in his hand after everything—l
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