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Chapter 129 – Reckoning of the Source
Author: Sami Yang
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Light broke across the uplink station, illuminating the network banks and relay towers still humming with newly liberated data. Across the world, screens replayed the Source Code’s unveiling—citizens, scholars, and survivors rising in unison through memory.

Ethan leaned against the cold metal console, exhaustion carved into his jaw. A low hum of celebration echoed through the tower.

“Are we ready for this?” Ayla asked softly, her voice steady but tight.

He looked at her. “We made them remember. Accepting what comes next isn’t us giving answers. It’s giving power.”

They watched as broadcast channels split into two lenses—one of jubilation, another of fear.

By midday, newsfeeds were ablaze with debate.

Faction conservatives decried the public release as ideological warfare.

New councils demanded reinterpretation of the Ghost Code using unfiltered memory.

Militant groups like The Sanitarium—formerly authoritarian—published manifestos claiming “Source corruption”—unsanctioned dreams corru
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