Chapter 187
Author: Yeshua Yin
last update2025-07-14 23:19:26

The Key pulsed in his palm like a living heartbeat. Oliver stood alone at the edge of the Forge Choir’s training ground, the wind rustling the red grass beneath his boots.

Behind him, the camp was silent, every Scoreless member asleep, exhausted from their latest battle with themselves.

He hadn’t told Mina yet. The Key of Canon wasn’t just a reward, it was an invitation.

Key of Canon, Divine Artifact

Status: Dormant

Function: Unlocks a sealed harmonic root structure

Usage Limitation: Once per bearer

Condition: Anchor must be chosen

“Anchor…” Oliver muttered, staring at the crimson sky. “What the hell does that mean?”

“Me,” a voice said behind him.

He turned. Mina stood barefoot in the red grass, her dagger at her hip, her hair tied back.

Her eyes held no surprise, only resolve. “I knew you’d try to open it without me,” she said.

Oliver hesitated. “It might not be safe.”

“Nothing has been since the Warden,” she replied. “We’ve made it this far together. If the system buried something
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