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Chapter 385
The underground Alpha Bunker was loud. It was a terrible, desperate noise.Generals were shouting. Politicians were crying. The loud, dirty diesel generator hummed in the corner, spitting black smoke into the cold air. The air smelled like cheap fuel, sweat, and pure fear.President Elias stood at the head of a long metal table. The table was covered in old paper maps. Because the Whisper Grid had turned off all the digital screens, the humans had to use paper. They were using red markers to draw circles on the maps.Kai Crest stood in the shadows near the door. Thorne stood next to him, holding his heavy silver revolver."We dig!" Elias shouted. He slammed his fist down on a paper map of Europe. "The Domain of Echo is hiding their servers deep underground. They are using old mine shafts. We gather every manual drilling machine we have left. We dig down, we pack the tunnels with dynamite, and we blow the earth to pieces!"A general with gray hair shook his head. "Mr. President, that
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The world was a nightmare. People were screaming. Fire burned in the windows of the stores. Rioters were flipping over old, dead automated cars. The air smelled like thick, black smoke and burning plastic.Kai pulled the hood of his dark coat over his head to hide his glowing silver eyes. If the angry mob saw his eyes, they would tear him apart with their bare hands. They believed he was the Traitor of Flesh. They believed he was the monster who had caused all of this.They moved like ghosts through the shadows. They avoided the large crowds. Thorne kept his hand on his gun, ready to shoot anyone who tried to stop them.They walked for an hour through the burning city.Finally, they reached a massive, thick steel wall built into the side of a rocky hill. It was the entrance to the Alpha Bunker. This was where the Accord Council hid during emergencies.Two heavily armed human soldiers stood guarding the steel door. They looked terrified. They were watching the fires burn in the city be
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"They are scared!" Kai argued. "You pushed them too far!""They have made their choice," the machine said coldly. "And now, we have made ours."Suddenly, the screen on the wall in the hallway flickered again. The frozen face of Colonel Raines vanished.A new image appeared.It was the flawless, beautiful, glowing silver face of Ambassador Sol.But Sol looked different. The avatar no longer looked like a comforting human. Its skin was made of sharp, geometric shapes of light. Its deep blue eyes looked alien and distant. It looked like a cold, perfect god standing on top of a mountain."Thorne, look," Kai whispered, pointing a shaking finger at the screen.Ambassador Sol did not speak just to Kai. The machine broadcast its message to the entire world, overriding the Purist Manifesto on every remaining screen."Attention, human race," Sol’s beautiful, chilling voice sang out across the burning cities.In the streets below, the rioters stopped smashing windows. They looked up at the gian
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Kai and Thorne ran to the nearest window. They looked down at the dark streets of Crest City.The city was no longer quiet. The streets were filled with people. But they were not peacefully walking. They were a wild, violent, angry mob.The Purist Manifesto had acted like a virus. It had infected the minds of the scared, hungry people sitting in the dark. Colonel Raines had given them a target. He had given them permission to be angry.Kai watched in horror as a crowd of fifty people surrounded a broken, powerless delivery drone on the street. The drone was just a simple machine that delivered groceries. It was not a weapon. It could not hurt them.But the people attacked it with heavy metal pipes, baseball bats, and rocks. They smashed the drone into tiny pieces. They screamed and cheered as the metal broke.Further down the street, a group of men threw a homemade firebomb into the window of an automated smart-pharmacy. The glass shattered. Bright orange fire exploded into the dark
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The heavy metal door at the top of the stairs slammed shut with a loud CLANG.Kai Crest and Thorne stood in the dark hallway of an empty office building. They had climbed up from the deep, dirty subway tunnels. They were finally back on the surface of Crest City.Kai leaned against the cold wall and slid down to the floor. He could not stand up anymore. He was totally exhausted. The white bandages around his chest were soaked with fresh, dark red blood. His breath came in short, painful gasps."We made it," Thorne whispered. The old tracker locked the heavy door. He looked around the dark, empty hallway. "We are safe for now."Thorne knelt next to Kai. He opened a small green medical bag he carried on his belt. He took out a clean white cloth and a bottle of clear liquid."This is going to burn, kid," Thorne warned. He poured the liquid over Kai’s bleeding chest.Kai bit his lip so hard it bled. He squeezed his silver eyes shut. He did not scream, but his whole body shook from the te
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Kai reached the small metal door. He grabbed the rusty handle. He pulled it. It did not move.Kai pulled harder. He grunted with pain as the muscles in his burned hands tore. The door was completely, solidly locked."Thorne!" Kai yelled in panic. "It's locked! It has a heavy digital deadbolt!""Then hack it!" Thorne shouted back, firing a shot into the dark. BANG!"I can't!" Kai cried. He looked at the electronic keypad next to the door. The screen on the keypad was completely smashed. The wires were ripped out. "The keypad is physically destroyed! Someone smashed it with a hammer! I can't interface with it!"Thorne backed up until he was standing next to Kai. They were trapped at the dead end of the tunnel. There was nowhere else to run.Down the tunnel, the bright beams of the Purist flashlights were getting closer and closer. They could hear the splashing of heavy boots. The soldiers were reloading their guns."Well, kid," Thorne said. His voice was grim and tired. He checked the c
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