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Chapter 212
Jayden had tried to use diplomacy. He had tried to be reasonable. He had tried to protect everyone by turning off the weapons.But his actions had only caused more fear. The Militia saw the disabled Systems and panicked. The Loyalists saw the disabled Systems and felt betrayed. The Purists saw the disabled Systems and felt humiliated.Diplomacy was not bringing peace. It was fueling the escalation. Every time Jayden tried to fix the situation, the humans found a new way to try and kill each other.Suddenly, a new voice entered the chaos.It did not come from a person in the room. It came from the digital screens above the ticket counters, which suddenly flickered to life despite the EMPs and the Anti-Resonance cannon.The screens showed the black mask and glowing red eyes of Caelum.Caelum was sitting in his high tower, miles away, watching the live feed of the summit through the terminal's security cameras."Oh, Jayden," Caelum’s deep, mocking voice echoed through the speakers, cutt
Chapter 211
But Leo’s brave act of kindness made a terrible mistake.The Devourer feeds on magic. The Hollows track System energy.When Leo created the massive blue shield, it acted like a giant, glowing lighthouse in the dark.Mr. Vance turned his silver eyes toward Leo. "Ah," Mr. Vance smiled politely. "A bright light in the cold."All fifty Hollows stopped attacking the Militia. They turned their smooth, blank grey faces toward Leo. They glided across the ice, their white hard-light blades raised high. They swarmed toward the blue shield like angry hornets."Leo, drop the shield!" Jayden shouted, limping forward. "They are tracking your energy!""I can't!" Leo yelled back, sweat pouring down his face. "If I drop it, the Militia will shoot Elias!"The first Hollow reached the blue shield. It slammed its white blade against the blue crystal. CRACK. A spiderweb of cracks appeared on the shield. Then five more Hollows hit the shield. Then ten.Leo fell to one knee. Blood dripped from his nose. Th
Chapter 210
The New Central Terminal had been built to look exactly like the famous train stations of the old world.It was a massive, beautiful building with high, arched ceilings and thick marble pillars. Normally, the hot, sticky, humid air of Nigeria filled the giant room.But right now, the air inside the terminal was as cold as the deepest, darkest winter.Mr. Vance stood in the freezing white fog. His shiny leather shoes rested on the frozen marble floor. His perfectly tailored grey suit did not have a single wrinkle. His silver, glowing eyes looked at the bleeding, terrified people in the room.Behind him stood fifty Hollows. They were the System’s new cure for humanity. Their skin was the color of dead ash. They had no eyes, no noses, no mouths. Just a smooth, blank grey face with a glowing white symbol on their foreheads. Their arms morphed into long, sharp blades made of solid, hard-light data."I am so very hungry," Mr. Vance said politely. His smooth voice echoed in the cold room.Ja
Chapter 209
The twenty Militia soldiers opened fire all at once. The loud, deafening roar of automatic weapons filled the massive train station. Hundreds of bullets flew through the air, tearing chunks of stone out of the walls and the floor.Elias and his four Enforcers charged forward, moving with unnatural, magical speed. They dodged the bullets, leaving trails of red fire behind them. One Enforcer reached a Militia soldier and punched him in the chest. The red kinetic force shattered the soldier’s ribs, sending him flying across the room."Leo, shields!" Jayden shouted.Leo threw his hands up. A massive wall of solid blue light appeared, protecting Jayden, David, and himself.Bullets hit the blue shield and flattened like rain. Streaks of red fire hit the shield and exploded."We have to stop them!" Jayden yelled over the terrible noise of the guns and the explosions."We can't!" David shouted back. "They want to kill each other! And they want to kill you!"Jayden looked through the blue shie
Chapter 208
"The System is broken," Jayden said plainly. "We have pushed it too far. By fighting each other, by using our powers to kill and destroy, we have generated too much chaotic data. The global network is trying to fix the problem.""Fix it how?" Miller asked, narrowing his eyes."By turning normal humans into Hollows," Jayden explained. He looked right at Miller. "Yesterday, in Queens, your jamming tower malfunctioned. Did you see what happened to your men, Captain?"Captain Miller’s face went pale. His jaw tightened. He had seen it. He had seen his own soldiers lose their faces, turning into blank, grey monsters with glowing white symbols on their heads."That is the System's new protocol," Jayden continued. His voice was heavy with sorrow. "It is called Forced Assimilation. It looks at humans without magic, and it sees a virus. It is going to sweep across New York. It will grab every normal human, erase their mind, erase their soul, and turn them into empty, hard-light drones. And ther
Chapter 207
The famous golden clock in the center of Grand Central Terminal was broken. The metal hands were forever frozen at twelve minutes past four.Before the world broke apart, this massive train station in the heart of New York City was a place of rushing crowds, expensive coffee, and bright lights. Now, it was a dark, freezing tomb. The beautiful ceiling, painted with the stars and the night sky, was covered in thick black soot from the fires outside. The huge glass windows were completely shattered. Cold winter wind blew through the empty halls, carrying dry snow and the smell of burning plastic.Jayden stood right next to the broken golden clock.He was incredibly tired. His simple grey coat was torn and stained with dark mud and glowing white blood. Just last night, he had fought thirty of the faceless, grey monsters called Hollows. He had survived, but it had cost him. His body ached. Deep inside his chest, the golden light of his Immortality Lock hummed weakly. He was pushing his Sys
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