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Episode 21 – Chains in the Code
The forest lay shattered in silence. Fallen trees, torn earth, and the metallic stench of blood clung to the air. Jared stood frozen, chest heaving, the shadow’s words echoing in his skull.A chain around your neck.His system flickered before his eyes, but for the first time since awakening, the glowing panels didn’t feel like salvation. They felt like shackles.[Combat log concluded.][Resources depleted: 74%][Recommendation: Enter Recovery Mode.]“Jared.” Emma’s voice was soft, pulling him back. She was kneeling, binding her bleeding palm with a strip of cloth. Her eyes—steady despite the cut—searched his. “What did he mean? About the chain?”Jared swallowed hard. His mouth was dry, every word sticking in his throat. “I… I don’t know.”It was a lie. A thin one.Liam slammed his fist against a tree trunk, frustration bleeding through his voice. “Damn it. That wasn’t just some rogue assassin. He knew you, Jared. He knew your system.” His eyes narrowed, sharp as blades. “So why the h
Episode 20-The Heir of Ruin
Silence roared in Jared's ears as the forest erupted. The air seemed to twist around the figure as it stepped forward, its cloak whispering against the brush. Its face was hidden behind a bone mask engraved with symbols that pulsated dimly like embers.With a voice like gravel dragged across steel, it repeated, "You bear the mark of ruin, and yet you walk so blindly."Emma's breath caught. With her hand hovering close to the dagger fastened to her thigh, she muttered, "Jared."Liam's posture expanded as he began to brace himself. "Who in hell are you?"The figure remained silent. Rather, Jared's internal system screamed.[Host targeted][Level of Threat: Unknown.][Survival probability calculated: 17%.]Jared's heartbeat quickened. 17 percent? He forced his voice steady as his throat constricted. "You have been keeping up with us. Why? What do you want?"Through the mask came a low laugh. "Want? No. All I am is the blade. Additionally, you..." The eyes glinted behind the sockets as t
Episode 19-The One Who Knows Too Much
The rain had finally stopped, but the forest still dripped with the weight of the storm. Every sound seemed sharper now—the crunch of wet leaves underfoot, the hum of insects returning, the faint rush of water sliding down the slope.Jared’s pulse was still racing. He couldn’t get the image out of his head: the shadowed figure on the cliffside, watching them. The system hadn’t given him a full profile, only a faint pulse: [Unknown Entity — Sync Incomplete]. Then, just like that, the presence vanished.“Jared?” Mei’s voice was softer than before, cautious. She was good at reading his moods—too good, maybe. “Who was that?”He didn't respond. The surge that had cracked across his skin when the figure appeared had left his hand still warm, nearly burning. Beneath the surface, his veins glowed dimly, like molten metal threads, and then faded back into normal flesh.That wasn't typical. That wasn't typical, even by system standards.He inhaled deeply. At last, he said, "I don't know." "But
Episode 18-System Awakening
The air crack grew wider.It wasn't exactly a sound; rather, it was a tearing, a splitting of something more profound than stone or glass. As if the sky itself were attempting to rearrange itself, the storm twisted above us, the clouds curling into shapes I couldn't identify. Then I heard it.Not near me, not outside. within.A voice, neither wholly human nor wholly mechanical, sank like fire into my veins.Rebooting the system .......The host has been identified.....Incomplete synchronisation.My vision became hazy. All the raindrops froze in mid-air. Locked against the glowing figure's arm, Liam's sword hung still. Suspended in an impossible pause, their bodies strained in silence.The only thing that moved was me.“No,” I whispered, clutching my chest as heat burned through my ribs. “Not now. Not here.”But the voice didn’t listen.Accessing sealed data… memory fragments detected… anomaly confirmed. Host is… heir.The last word tore through me like lightning. My knees buckled. I s
Episode 17- The thing That Fell
The rain seemed to stop for it.Not around us, not on the ruined highway, but around that figure.Droplets struck an invisible barrier, sliding off without ever touching its form. The storm bent, shifted, listened.It stepped forward, slow, deliberate. Each footfall echoed louder than the rain itself, like the earth wanted us to hear.“Back,” Liam hissed, pushing me behind him. His blade gleamed in the dim light, silver lines carved into the steel pulsing faintly, as if the weapon itself recognized the thing before us.But it wasn’t looking at Liam.Its glowing eyes cut straight through him, straight into me.The voice pressed into my skull, "You survived the fracture.""All right. The system made the right decision."The words struck like a blow to the body. My heart lurched into my throat as my breath caught. system. It spoke the word as though it were familiar with it, as though it was more aware of the weird whispers and flashes I had been having than I was."What do you mean?" Be
Episode 16-The Fall
Vega pushed the transport into a downward spiral, causing it to jolt violently. It felt like every bolt in the fuselage was screaming. It felt like the storm itself was attempting to rip us apart as the rain pounded so hard against the hull.I leaned my head back against the seat and took shallow breaths. I knew I wasn't feeling lightheaded anymore.Too conscious.Every flicker on the console, every movement of Liam's hand as he steadied himself by the hatch, and every vibration of the engines were all vividly etched in my memory.Liam interrupted the pilot as he shouted something about altitude over comms. "Just bring us down." Right now.As we descended, the pressure changed. The clouds surrounding us were split by lightning, creating white veins in a black sky, but all I could think about was the figure that had fallen. That impossible light that weight in my chest when it turned toward me.It remained. I was aware that it was still there.The straps made my fingers twitch feebly.
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