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Chapter 159
The ceiling of the colossal Inner Sanctum was falling. Massive blocks of solid black stone, each one the size of a large house, plummeted from the high dome. They crashed into the squishy, dark red floor with deafening, thunderous explosions. Giant clouds of white bone dust and hot yellow steam blew across the ruined room. Elara dragged Frank Williams across the bloody floor. Her dislocated left shoulder burned with blinding agony, but she did not let go of his torn shirt. She looked up through the falling rocks. Her goal was the giant, white metal elevator shaft at the back of the room. The green holographic screen was still glowing brightly, promising a rescue fleet. It was their only way out. "Help me!" Elara screamed over the roaring destruction. Through the thick, choking dust, a large figure ran toward her. It was Kael. The broad-shouldered man dodged a falling piece of ancient steel armor. He reached Elara and immediately grabbed Frank by his heavy leather boots. "I have h
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"I am so sorry, Frank," Elara wept. Her tears dropped directly onto his pale cheeks. "I am so sorry you had to carry this burden. You are a hero. You are the greatest hero this world has ever known. You saved me. You saved us all."Frank felt her warm tears on his cold skin. He felt her forehead pressed against his. A tiny, weak, peaceful smile touched his bloody lips. “A hero,” Frank thought. He was not a street rat anymore. He was not a pariah. He was not a monster. He was a hero. And he was dying in the arms of the bravest girl he had ever met. It was a good way to go. The terrible, sharp pain in his chest slowly began to fade away. The burning sensation in his broken leg grew numb. The cold, peaceful darkness crept up his neck and slowly settled into his brain. His vision went completely dark. The image of Elara’s beautiful, crying face slowly dissolved into blackness. Frank’s breathing stopped entirely. His chest stopped rising. His pale blue eyes, which had stared so bra
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Frank’s face was completely gray. It was the color of old ash. His lips were dark, bruised purple. His jaw was locked tight, and thick, dark red blood bubbled aggressively around his teeth, spilling down his chin and pooling in his ears. His eyes were wide open, staring blindly at the dark ceiling, filled with broken, bleeding red veins. His body was locked perfectly stiff in an agonizing muscle spasm. "Frank! Oh, gods, Frank!" Elara sobbed loudly. She reached her hands out, but she did not know where to touch him. Everywhere she looked, he was broken. If she touched his chest, she might crush his lungs more. If she touched his arm, she might hurt his burnt stump. She gently placed her trembling, blood-stained hands on both sides of his face. His skin was incredibly cold. The fever heat of the magic was completely gone, leaving only the freezing chill of death behind. "Frank, look at me," Elara cried. Tears poured down her face, washing clean lines through the dirt and monster blo
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Frank tried to suck in a desperate, screaming breath of air. His broken chest heaved upward. The air did not go into his lungs. The vacuum seal of his respiratory system was completely broken. The air leaked straight out of the deep, gaping hole in his right side. But it was not just empty air. His punctured lung was rapidly filling with fluid. His own dark red blood was pouring into the lung, drowning him from the inside out. Frank began to choke. A terrible, wet, gurgling sound came from his throat. He gagged violently. Thick, hot blood bubbled up his windpipe. It spilled out of his mouth and ran down his dirty cheeks. He was suffocating. He was lying in a puddle of golden gore, completely unable to take a single, life-saving breath. Panic, dark and primal, seized his dying mind. He clawed weakly at the wet floor with his human right hand. His fingers dug into the squishy red meat of the cavern, tearing off small pieces in his desperate struggle. His left arm—the arm that had
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The explosion that destroyed the Amalgamation was over. The blinding, pure white light faded away into the dark shadows of the cavern. But the sky inside the massive room was still falling. Huge pieces of the giant, sixty-foot monster rained down from the air. Heavy blocks of dark steel armor crashed against the soft, squishy red floor. Giant chunks of sharp white bone splintered into a million pieces. Thick, hot, glowing golden blood fell like a terrible, sickening rainstorm. The pieces of the nightmare splashed and sizzled all over the Inner Sanctum. High up in the hot, humid air, Frank Williams hung suspended for one single, quiet second. He was in his Phase-Shift form. His entire body was made of pure, crackling, translucent blue and gold energy. He had no weight. He had no solid shape. He was just a ghost made of starlight and magic. But the Omega Protocol was completely finished. The magic had burned itself out. The Echo Core inside his chest was utterly drained. There was
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Elara dropped to her knees beside him. She slid through the puddles of blood. "Frank! Oh, gods, Frank," Elara sobbed loudly. She did not know where to touch him. He was so completely broken. His leg was bent at a horrifying angle. His chest was caved in. She carefully placed her hands on his face. She wiped the golden blood from his eyes. Frank looked up at her. His eyes were pale blue again. The glowing magic was completely gone. "Did... did we win?" Frank whispered. His voice was just a tiny, bubbling breath of air. "We won," Elara cried, tears pouring down her face and splashing onto his cheeks. "You killed it. You killed the nightmare. We are safe now."Frank smiled again. His eyes fluttered, fighting to stay open. "I am... so tired, Elara," Frank breathed. "I know," Elara wept. "Just rest. Just breathe. I am right here."Frank let his eyes close. The darkness was pulling him under again, but this time, it was a peaceful, quiet darkness. He had finished the fight. He had earne
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