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Chapter 377
The alarm didn’t stop this time.It didn’t rise and fall like before. It stayed loud, sharp, constant. The kind of sound that got into your head and stayed there. Red lights kept flashing across every wall, every hallway, every face.Damon stood still in the middle of the control sector, his wrists still locked in restraints, his eyes fixed on the panels ahead. The vault behind him was open. The system had changed. He could feel it now, stronger than before. Not full, not complete, but awake enough to listen.Tolvar stood a few steps away, calm again, but not as calm as before. His eyes moved more. His fingers tapped once behind his back. Small signs, but Damon noticed.“You’ve made quite a mess,” Tolvar said, his voice even but colder now. “Do you understand what you’ve started?”Damon tilted his head slightly, a faint smile forming. “Yeah. Something you can’t control.”Tolvar’s lips pressed together for a moment. “You think chaos helps you?”“I think it helps everyone who’s been stu
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The restraints were tighter than Damon expected.Cold metal locked around his wrists, humming faintly like they were alive. Thin lines of light ran across them, scanning, reading, watching.He didn’t resist.Didn’t even tense.Tolvar walked beside him, calm as always, hands behind his back like he was taking a quiet stroll instead of escorting a prisoner.“You’re quieter than I thought you’d be,” Tolvar said.Damon didn’t look at him. “You expected a speech?”“I expected defiance,” Tolvar replied.“You got obedience,” Damon said.Tolvar smiled faintly. “Yes. And I find that more interesting.”Damon let out a soft breath. “Good for you.”---They moved through a secured corridor, guards ahead and behind. Drones hovered near the ceiling, tracking every movement.Damon’s eyes flicked upward once.Just once.That was enough.A faint flicker passed through one drone.Then it steadied again.Tolvar didn’t notice.“Tell me something,” Tolvar said as they walked. “Was it a hard choice?”Damon
Chapter 375
The alarm didn’t stop.It followed them through every corridor, echoing off the walls like the prison itself was screaming. Red lights flashed above, painting everything in sharp bursts of color.Damon moved fast, leading the group through a narrow passage, his eyes scanning every turn. Juno stayed close behind him, steady, alert. Nova kept low, silent as ever. Emery walked with one hand brushing the wall, listening.Sterling, as usual, looked almost relaxed.Almost.“We’re running out of blind spots,” Emery said quietly.“I know,” Damon replied.Juno scoffed. “Yeah, the whole place is waking up. Guards, drones, everything.”Nova spoke for the first time in a while. “Then why are we still moving forward?”Damon didn’t slow. “Because turning back is worse.”Juno smirked slightly. “That’s not exactly a plan.”“It’s enough,” Damon said.Before anyone could reply—A loud metallic crash echoed from ahead.Damon stopped instantly, raising a hand.“Wait.”The others froze.Heavy footsteps fo
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The first thing Damon noticed was the sound.Not the hum.Something stronger.Alive.A low pulse moved through the chapel floor, like a heartbeat waking up after years of silence. The carved lines on the altar glowed brighter, spreading across the cracks like light finding its way back home.Damon stepped back slightly, eyes narrowing. “That doesn’t look stable.”Sterling didn’t look worried. “It’s not.”“Good,” Damon muttered. “At least we agree.”The ground shook again, harder this time. Dust fell from above, thin streams of it drifting down from the ceiling.Damon looked up. “That’s not a good sign.”“No,” Sterling said calmly. “It means it’s working.”Damon gave him a look. “Everything you say sounds like a problem dressed as good news.”Before Sterling could reply, a voice came from the entrance.“Then you better move fast.”Damon turned.Juno stood there, breathing slightly heavy, arms crossed, eyes sharp. Behind him, Emery leaned against the wall, head tilted like he was listen
Chapter 373
Damon didn’t pull the cable out right away.His hand hovered near the port at the base of his neck, fingers tense, breathing still uneven from what he had just seen. The chapel around him felt quieter than before, like it was waiting.Sterling noticed.“You’re still in it,” he said calmly.Damon let out a slow breath. “Yeah… feels like it.”“Then don’t rush,” Sterling replied. “Mind tests don’t end when you think they do.”Damon gave a short, tired smile. “That’s comforting.”“It’s true.”Damon glanced at him. “You ever try this thing?”Sterling shook his head. “It wasn’t made for me.”“Lucky you.”“Not really.”Damon huffed lightly, then looked back at the altar. “Feels like it’s not done.”Sterling crossed his arms. “Then it’s not done.”Damon nodded once.“…Alright.”Without another word, he pressed his fingers to the interface again.And pushed deeper.---The world didn’t shatter this time.It… folded.Like everything around him bent inward, pulling him into something tighter. Da
Chapter 372
The morning came without sunlight.Damon knew it only because the lights shifted from dim to pale white, and the hum in the walls changed pitch. That was the prison’s version of sunrise.He was already awake.Sitting on the edge of his bunk, elbows on his knees, staring at nothing.Or rather… replaying everything.Aria’s voice.I’m still with you.He exhaled slowly, rubbing his face. “Yeah… don’t get distracted now,” he muttered. “Focus.”A sharp knock echoed from the cell door.“Oi, Crown boy.”Damon didn’t look up. “You knock like you own the place, Sterling.”“I knock like I don’t want to get shot,” Sterling replied. “Open your ears. We’ve got a window.”That made Damon look up.The door didn’t open, but a small panel slid aside. Sterling’s silver eyes peered through, glinting with that usual strange calm.“What window?” Damon asked, standing.Sterling tilted his head slightly. “Maintenance shift overlap. Cameras desync for ninety seconds every third cycle.”Damon raised an eyebrow
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