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336 The Miles

Author: Kaiser Ken

2026-05-14 18:12:33

The crusty gates of Montserrat Ice Prison clanged open with a heavy metallic groan, releasing a single prisoner into the pale afternoon light.

Annika walked beside him. She guided the way towards the waiting Bugatti parked just beyond the perimeter.

Tyler now wore a t-shirt, a leather jacket, and trousers, courtesy of the Salvatore household. A sharp chill was building up from the lingering northern winds, and the distant hum of rebuilt city traffic drifted faintly across the barren stretch of

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337 The Ambush
Annika burst out of the car and faced the Cooper goons head-on. She planted her feet on the asphalt and glared at the wall of dark suits blocking the road."What is the meaning of this? What does your boss want now?"The leader among them, Ben Huxley, stepped forward with a grin that stretched ear to ear.Ben led the Huxley gang in Sapphire City as a proxy for the influential Cooper family. He carried himself like a man who enjoyed every inch of his power. His men lingered behind him, their eyes roaming over Annika with open hunger.Huxley kept his tone respectful on the surface, but the lewd stares from his crew made the air feel thick and ugly. "Madam Annika, you are a sight for sore eyes. The boss wants to have a date with you. Come with us."Annika grimaced, her stomach twisting at the suggestion. She had dealt with the Cooper scion's advances before and wanted no part of them. "I already told Rodney I won't date him. Why doesn't he get it inside his thick head?"Huxley chuckled,
336 The Miles
The crusty gates of Montserrat Ice Prison clanged open with a heavy metallic groan, releasing a single prisoner into the pale afternoon light.Annika walked beside him. She guided the way towards the waiting Bugatti parked just beyond the perimeter.Tyler now wore a t-shirt, a leather jacket, and trousers, courtesy of the Salvatore household. A sharp chill was building up from the lingering northern winds, and the distant hum of rebuilt city traffic drifted faintly across the barren stretch of road.Annika slid into the passenger seat without a word, her leather folder resting on her lap. Tyler followed, dropping into the seat beside her.The young man let out a low whistle as his eyes swept over the sleek interior, the polished controls, and the low rumble of the engine coming to life."Not bad," he muttered, almost to himself, running a hand along the dashboard as if confirming it was real. "A luxury vehicle. The Salvatores must be quite wealthy."The seats felt plush under him, a f
335 A Millennium Later
The Montserrat Ice Prison stood like a scar carved into the frozen earth, a hundred miles north of Sapphire City. Its white stone walls rose like an ancient monolith against the pale sky.Built two thousand years ago, it had outlasted empires, wars, and the sudden Ice Age that had swallowed half the planet in a single brutal decade.Millions had entered its gates over the centuries. Few had left alive.Local legends whispered that the deepest levels held a hidden path to purgatory itself, a place between heaven and hell.Now, in the rebuilt world where technology had clawed its way back to the level of the early twenty-first century, the facility still operated under the same iron rules as before.Inside, more than ten thousand inmates filled the endless tiers of cells. Most had life sentences for crimes that had once shocked cities—murder, rape, organized slaughter.Annika stepped through the main gate at midday, her tall frame drawing every gaze. Twenty years old, with the build of
334 Bittersweet Universe
Along with Gaia's maternal voice, the Garden of Prophecies dissolved around Tyler like the final notes of a fading symphony. The hedges melted into shimmering light, and the familiar tea table and its delicate porcelain cups vanished with a soft sigh. The timeless garden gave way to the harsh, ash-choked reality of the wasteland that had once been Sapphire City. Tyler blinked against the sudden glare of the afternoon sun. He suddenly felt very weary. Victor, Ashley, and Natalie stood beside him, looking equally weakened. Moments ago, Tyler had been in an apocalyptic cosmic fight. Now, only silence remained, broken by distant winds howling through craters. Victor exhaled slowly, running a hand through his hair as he surveyed the emptiness. "You actually did it. The plan worked. Ashley's visions showed universal devastation. They were proven wrong." Ashley stepped forward, her eyes still wide from the intensity. "The visions showed only possibilities, but never certainties. The God-D
333 The Battle Against God
God's laughter boomed. "I gave Lazarus the means to build the nuke. Every betrayal you faced, every pain in your pathetic life was caused by me. And that applies to all other human beings, too, countless others. They dance on my strings. The suffering of humans is both entertainment and fuel for me."The God-Devil made a fist, and his illusions tightened. Tyler's loved ones screamed louder, the essence of life fading from their figures.Tyler stayed strong, his voice calm amid the chaos. He had to believe in the plan. "Is that so? All of this is your grand design? Do you think you know everything?""I know everything indeed," the God Devil snapped. "Nothing is hidden from me. Resistance is pointless, Tyler Grant. No weapon can harm me. Not even the Excalibur—"He paused abruptly. "But wait—what is this?"It was as if he were suffering a glitch as he began reading Tyler's refreshed memories. On his end, the young man remembered the final piece of the plan's puzzle that would seal it.T
332 The True Enemy
Tyler stood frozen in the bustling Sapphire City square, the evening crowds flowing around him like he was a rock in a stream. People chatting, laughing, and heading home under streetlights that flickered on one by one.Inside his mind, everything crashed together in a rush that made his head spin and his breath come short.The plan. The Garden. Natalie. Victor. Ashley. Some of his memories had been altered.It all flooded back clearly, sharply, and undeniably. Ashley had explained how the Garden of Prophecies, a timeless sanctuary where God's vision couldn't reach, was the only place safe to scheme against him. His all-seeing gaze couldn't pierce through it.Tyler remembered everything now, the lengthy discussions around the tea table, their voices overlapping in urgent whispers as they pieced it together.It came to him like an episodic vision. Victor slowly paced the grass, explaining his suspicions step by step. "Ashley's visions don't show a benevolent God. They show something da

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