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Chapter 226
Oliver’s breath came in sharp, uneven gasps. His lungs felt as if they were filled with fire, each inhale scraping his throat like broken glass. The world around him blurred, shapes bending and colors bleeding into one another, until the only thing he could hear was the low hum in his skull, the same one that had whispered to him before. "You survived the first trial."The voice was calm, almost gentle, but it carried a weight that pressed down on him, heavier than the concrete walls around him. He wanted to ask what it meant, but his lips wouldn’t move. His fingers twitched against the cold ground, searching for something, anything, to anchor him.A sudden sound tore through the silence. Footsteps. Slow, deliberate, echoing down the narrow hallway toward him.Oliver forced himself upright. Every muscle screamed in protest, but the instinct to move, to not be caught lying helpless, was stronger. He blinked, trying to focus through the dizziness. The hallway ahead was dim, lit only
Chapter 225
The world was still ringing from the voice. It wasn’t just a sound. It was a command that shook the bones of the earth and made the air feel heavy, like a storm pressing down.Oliver lay on the cracked ground, struggling to breathe. Every muscle in his body felt as if it had been turned to stone, every breath like pulling air through broken glass.He could still hear the echo of the shout in his mind. The words weren’t even in a language he understood, yet they burned with meaning: “Stop.” And the monsters… they had stopped.The swarm of creatures that had been closing in only seconds before now stood frozen. Their bodies twitched in place, claws halfway raised, teeth bared but unmoving. Their eyes, black pits filled with hunger, blinked rapidly, as if trying to fight against some invisible force.Oliver forced his head to the side. His vision swam, but he could just make out the figure descending from the sky. The archangel.Golden light spilled from every feather of its wings, brig
Chapter 224
The air around the black tower felt wrong. It wasn’t just cold. It was the kind of cold that seeped into the marrow, making bones ache and teeth chatter. A heavy mist crawled along the ground like living smoke, curling between Oliver’s boots as he stared up at the jagged spire. The structure seemed impossibly tall, its needlepoint tearing at the belly of the clouds, drinking in the last traces of daylight.The sun was dying behind them, its golden light swallowed by the unnatural shadows that poured from the tower’s surface.Raphael stood beside Oliver, silent, his white wings folded neatly behind him. There was no warmth in his face, no comfort in his angelic form. Only resolve.“You feel it,” Raphael said at last, his voice low, almost drowned out by the whispering wind. “The hunger inside that place. It knows you are here.”Oliver swallowed hard. “Then we don’t give it what it wants.”Raphael turned his gaze toward him, a flicker of approval in his eyes. “Bravery is easy to claim
Chapter 223
The wind howled. Leaves scattered like frightened birds across the muddy battlefield. The ground was soaked with blood and rain. Shattered weapons lay forgotten among broken bodies. Fires hissed as the storm tried to smother them.Oliver stood in the center, shaking. He was alone. His sword, once bright and sharp, now hung heavy in his hand, chipped and covered in grime. His armor had cracks. Blood dripped from a wound on his forehead, running into his eyes and blinding him.“Get up, Oliver!” screamed a voice in his mind, faint, like a whisper behind a locked door.But he couldn't move. The beasts had come fast. Ugly, massive things with glowing red eyes, skin like rock, and claws like razors. No spell had stopped them. No blade had slowed them. They came through the trees like a flood of nightmares.His friends, gone. Lance, the archer, was the first to fall. One of the beasts grabbed him by the legs and smashed him into a tree. His body cracked like dry wood.Selena tried to prot
Chapter 222
It rained gently when Oliver walked out of the Hall of Echoes. The city was hungry for hope. But the rain washed away the hum of songs. He looked at the Beacon. Its light still pulsed softly, but tonight it felt weak.Oliver felt tired. His heart ached from fighting the Control Harbinger. He had prevented silence, but betrayal burned inside him. He knew the struggle was not over. So he walked into the night.In a narrow street by the river, an old woman sat under an umbrella. She had no name. People called her the Echo Broker. She sold memory shards. Sometimes, she traded stolen origin echoes. Everyone avoided her. Oliver slowed down.The woman looked up. “Did you hear it?” she asked.Oliver frowned. “Hear what?”She drew a shard from her pocket. A pale blue sliver that glowed with sorrow. Light trembled inside it. “This shard,” she said. “It is a hidden memory from the Bound Isles. It glows only in moonlight. It shows you something you lost.”Oliver took a step back. “I don’t buy s
Chapter 221
At first light, Winterdeep’s ancient basilica stood tall and silent. The sun rose slowly, and its golden rays passed through the tall stained-glass windows, painting the marble floor with glowing patterns of red, blue, and green. Light danced like music across the faces of the gathered council.Inside, the Council of Echoes had gathered again. They sat in wide, curved rows,scholars, diplomats, guardians, and the strange glowing shapes called Vestige Echoes, who floated silently near the walls. Everyone looked toward the raised platform in the center, where a glowing object pulsed gently in a glass dome. It was the Echo of Possibility, the source of many changes in their world.At the front stood Oliver, tall and calm, dressed in a simple gray cloak that carried the weight of command. His voice echoed in the large chamber as he stepped forward.“We have worked hard,” Oliver said, his tone firm but thoughtful. “We’ve calmed the wild echoes. We’ve made it possibility safe. But now, the
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