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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
Chapter 220
The morning sun rose slowly over the city of Winterdeep. Its golden light touched the stone buildings, making them shine. People stepped out into the streets, their faces calm, their voices humming soft melodies. These songs were new. They weren’t about the past. They were about hope and the future.Near the center of the city stood the Great Archive, a tall building with windows like shining eyes. Around it, glowing mood-rings floated in the air. These rings changed color based on how strong people felt inside. Today, the rings glowed with warm, gentle colors. Not because they had to. But because the people chose to believe.In the plaza outside the Archive, a crowd had gathered. Oliver stood at the front, holding a strange crystal shard. The Peakstone. Inside it, a soft shimmer pulsed like a heartbeat. Beside Oliver stood Serenya, wise and calm, and Eliana, strong and kind. People from different cities had come too. They were all here for something special.Today, they would ope
Chapter 219
The city of Winterdeep slept under a dark, cloudy sky. All was quiet, except for the soft hum of the Magnus Beacon.A tall crystal tower that stood in the center of the city. Its blue light flickered like a tired heartbeat, casting long shadows across the stone streets.Oliver stood alone beneath it, his cloak wrapped tight against the cold wind. He didn’t move much, just paced slowly back and forth. His eyes kept rising to the light. Something felt wrong, off, like the world had whispered something and then fallen silent again.There were whispers in the air, faint and broken. The Archive’s voice-echoes, normally so steady, were stuttering tonight. Oliver tilted his head, listening. “Unheard chords... hum in the sea...”The words didn’t come from the Beacon or the Archive. They came from inside him, deep in his chest. It wasn’t a memory. It wasn’t even an emotion. It felt older. It felt like something calling to him.His heart beat faster. He knew he couldn’t ignore it. Within the
Chapter 218
Bells rung softly, welcoming the dawn touching the high towers of Winterdeep.The first glow of golden beams illuminated the glass roof of the Hall of Echoes. The great room was filled with quiet energy. Pulsing faintly, a sphere of light was in the center, surrounded by floating seats. After that, the delegates appeared one by-one via the holographic light. From icy Snowhall, from harrowed Emberstone, from tranquil Auralis Isle, and from distant Bound Echo Isles-they each carried an echo-hill. These echo shards are pieces of memory from their respective regions, mounted on the new Resonance Network, somehow enabling them to envision and hear each other from the far corners of the earth.Oliver stood amid the Hall. His coat was rustling with the wind that blew through the open arches. Upon his side hung his sword, the Apocalypse Blade, but it kept its silence since it was not needed today. This day, decisions shaping the future shall be made.Oliver lifted his hand. "Welcome to th
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