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The hot, wet, sticky air of the New Orleans jungle vanished completely.Jayden fell through the swirling purple light of the System Gate. He hit the ground hard. It was not soft red dirt anymore. It was hard, cracked, grey asphalt.He rolled across the rough road. His broken shoulder screamed in pure agony. He stopped rolling and lay on his back, gasping for air. He opened his eyes.The bright, burning jungle sun was gone. The sky above him was a pale, clear blue, turning slightly orange near the horizon. The air was dry. It was incredibly cold and bitingly crisp. There were no giant green leaves or thick vines.Instead, Jayden saw massive, towering rocks made of dry red sandstone. He saw empty, dusty bushes rolling across the road. In the far distance, miles away, he could see the ruined, broken shapes of famous American casinos. The giant, rusted replica of the Eiffel Tower. The broken glass pyramid.They were in the Nevada desert. They were just outside the ruins of Las Vegas, Ame
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"You are killing them!" Luna cried out.Jayden froze completely. His heart felt like it turned to ice. "What?""You are the Anchor Node!" Luna explained rapidly. Her digital voice sounded like she was crying. "When you stand near them, their magic tries to connect to your heartbeat to stay stable! But you are moving! You are refusing to stay still to let the connection lock into place!"Jayden stared at the burning people in the market. "I don't understand!""Because your active magic is turned off, the connection is incredibly fragile!" Luna yelled. "Every time you take a step, you stretch the invisible wires connecting their magic to your heart! When you keep walking, the wires snap! The connection breaks! Their magic loses its stabilizer and goes wild!"The horrible, terrifying truth slammed into Jayden’s brain.His mobility was destabilizing the Systems in the surrounding region.If he stood perfectly still, the network would lock onto him. The people’s magic would be safe. But if
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"How?" Jayden asked his mind, tears of pure joy filling his eyes. "I saw you dissolve! The Null-Bomb erased the magic! I thought you were deleted forever!"Kzzzt. Luna’s voice crackled with heavy static. "I was deleted from your brain. But before I died... I hid a tiny, microscopic fragment of my base code inside your physical human DNA. Inside your actual blood. When you crossed through the System Gate... the heavy magic of the portal gave my battery just enough power to wake up."Jayden smiled. It was the first time he had smiled in days. He was not completely alone. His friend had survived. But Luna did not sound happy."Jayden, listen to me carefully," Luna whispered. Her voice was shaking with fear. "You are in terrible danger. You are the Anchor Node. Do you understand what that means?""Eli told me," Jayden thought back to her. "I am the server. My heartbeat keeps the magic stable.""Yes," Luna explained, her voice fading in and out. "When you were in New York, you stood still
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The loud, terrible sound of the gunshot filled the small, dark concrete room.BANG!A bright flash of yellow fire exploded from the barrel of Leo’s heavy black handgun.Jayden did not close his eyes. He watched the young boy pull the trigger. He saw the tears falling down Leo’s dirty face. He saw the absolute terror and shame in the boy’s eyes. Leo, the boy who used to call Jayden his savior, was shooting him for a billion dollars.The bullet flew across the dark room.Jayden was too tired and too broken to dodge. He did not have his magic speed anymore. He was just a fragile, mortal man.The heavy lead bullet slammed into Jayden’s left shoulder.It tore through his torn grey coat. It ripped through his skin and smashed into his collarbone."AGGGGH!" Jayden screamed.The impact threw him backward. He hit the cold, dirty concrete floor. Real, dark red human blood immediately poured out of the wound. It was not glowing white. It was just hot, sticky blood. The pain was blinding. It fe
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BANG! HSSSSSS.A thick, blinding cloud of thick grey smoke exploded from the grenade. It filled the entire church in two seconds. The Loyalists coughed and swung blindly in the fog.Maya grabbed Jayden’s arm and dragged him toward a small wooden door at the back of the church.They burst out into a back alley, leaving the screaming, fighting Loyalists behind in the smoke.The hunt outside was fully awake now.High above them, a massive, sleek black corporate helicopter shined a blinding white spotlight down into the streets."There he is! In Sector 4!" a voice boomed from the helicopter loudspeaker.Three men in high-tech, black corporate armor dropped down on ropes from the helicopter. They carried advanced stun rifles. They were private mercenaries hired by a billionaire CEO to claim the prize."Run!" Maya shouted.Jayden forced his broken legs to move. He sprinted down the alley, slipping on the ice. He had no magical speed. He just had the burning pain in his lungs.A mercenary ai
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Jayden stopped. His human heart, even without the magic, ached with pity. He saw the hungry child. He instinctively took a step forward, wanting to help. He wanted to offer them his coat.The father looked up. He saw Jayden standing in the snow.The father’s eyes locked onto Jayden’s torn grey coat. He looked at Jayden’s face. He saw the dried blood.The father did not smile. He did not look relieved to see the famous Halo.The father’s eyes went completely wide. A look of desperate, wild hunger filled his face."It's him," the father whispered.The mother gasped. She grabbed the little boy and pulled him behind her. "Are you sure?" she asked, her voice trembling."It's the Halo," the father said loudly. He reached into his coat. He did not pull out a piece of bread to share. He pulled out a bright orange flare gun."Wait!" Jayden said, holding his hands up. "Please, I am not a threat. I just want to pass.""Five billion dollars," the father cried, tears freezing on his cheeks. "My so
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