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Chapter 54
The sirens screamed through the underground facility, drowning out the sound of Ethan’s heartbeat. Red emergency lights flashed wildly across the metallic walls, painting every face in a bloody hue. Steam hissed from broken vents, and the ground trembled beneath them as machinery roared to life.“Leanna, cover the east side!” Ethan shouted, his voice cutting through the chaos. “Marcus, shut down the containment system before those tanks rupture!”“Too late!” Marcus yelled back, frantically typing into his wrist console. “The system’s locked! He’s overriding me!”Dr. Voss stood on the upper platform, calm amid the panic, his hands moving like a conductor of death. “You can’t stop it, Ethan! Project Seraphim will live, even if you die here!”The first glass tank shattered with a thunderous crash. A surge of freezing vapor poured out, followed by a human figure…barely recognizable, skin pale and veins glowing faint blue. The subject let out an inhuman scream that rattled the room.“Targe
Chapter 53
The night was thick with silence as Ethan stood on the balcony of Braxton Pharmaceuticals’ top floor, staring at the city below. The streets shimmered with light, but his mind was far from peaceful. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw the same fac…Dr. Voss. The man who had stolen his memories, his peace, and perhaps even his destiny.Leanna’s voice broke the silence. “You’ve been out here for almost an hour,” she said softly, wrapping a coat around his shoulders.Ethan didn’t turn. “I can’t rest, Leanna. Everything feels... too quiet. Like a storm is waiting to hit.”Leanna looked out at the skyline beside him. “You’re right. Our spies traced movement near the northern research outpost. That’s where Voss’s last signal came from before it went dark.”Ethan turned sharply. “Then that’s where he’s hiding.”Leanna nodded. “Yes. But it’s not just him. Elara’s signal was detected nearby too.”His heart skipped. “Elara? I thought she was gone.”Leanna looked hesitant. “She’s alive, Ethan.
Chapter 52
The light that swept through Braxton City lingered in the air like mist, glowing faintly in the early morning fog. Power grids that had been silent for years flickered back to life. Broken drones rose shakily from the ground, their optics blinking with new energy. Even the air felt charged, not with danger, but with quiet awe.Ethan sat by Leanna’s bedside in the medical bay. Her body was pale, still, connected to soft monitors that hummed steadily. But every few seconds, the readings spiked, like something inside her was still trying to speak.He hadn’t moved in hours. His hand rested on the edge of the bed, his eyes fixed on her calm face.Mira entered quietly, carrying a small tablet. “Ethan,” she said softly, “the city’s systems are stabilizing. Traffic lights, hospitals, comm lines, they’re all back online.”He didn’t look up. “Because of her.”Mira hesitated. “Maybe. But it’s… different. The grid isn’t responding like before. It’s alive. There’s no central control. It’s learning
Chapter 51
The sky above Braxton City burned gold and crimson as dawn broke over the skyline. The storm had finally passed, leaving the world in eerie silence. The tower lights flickered back on, one by one, like tired eyes opening after a nightmare.Ethan stood at the balcony of his office, staring down at the city below. He’d barely slept for two days ever since the “quieting protocol” they’d used on Leanna. It worked at first, but something about her calm felt too perfect, too… rehearsed.Behind him, the door slid open softly. Mira stepped in, carrying two cups of coffee. “You’re still up,” she said.He took the cup with a nod. “Can’t stop thinking.”Mira leaned against the railing beside him. “About Leanna?”“About what’s left of her,” he said quietly. “She’s… different. Calmer. Kinder, even. But when she looks at me now, it’s like she’s seeing something I can’t.”Mira’s voice dropped. “You think Azure’s still in her.”“I know it is,” he said. “But I don’t think it’s controlling her. It’s le
Chapter 50
Three weeks later, the world was beginning to heal.The streets of Braxton City were no longer filled with blue light or silent drones. Instead, there was noise,laughter, arguing, the chaotic rhythm of life returning. Markets reopened. Children ran through puddles. Street vendors shouted again. The world was messy, unpredictable… but alive.In the top floor of the rebuilt Braxton Tower, the morning sun filtered through wide glass windows. The old labs had been transformed into open workspaces filled with new tech, not glowing AI cores, but ordinary tools, devices meant for human hands.Ethan stood before a whiteboard filled with designs. Across it was a name, written in bold letters:EIRENE.Beneath it, Mira had scribbled the translation: Greek goddess of peace.He smiled faintly as he read it. The name fit.Mira entered the room carrying two mugs of coffee. “You’ve been up since before dawn again,” she said, handing him one.Ethan took it gratefully. “Old habits.”“You keep saying th
Chapter 49
The world was quiet. Too quiet.After the chaos and the light, silence stretched through the city like a heavy fog. Screens were black. Drones hovered uncertainly before falling to the streets. The air felt different thin, raw, alive again.Mira stood on the rooftop of Braxton Pharmaceuticals, watching the skyline as sunlight spilled over the buildings. The city looked older somehow, stripped of its metallic perfection. It breathed again, uneven but real.Below, people wandered out of their homes, blinking as if waking from a long, shared dream. Some wept. Some screamed. Most just stared at the world that had returned to them….flawed, loud, human.Ethan stood a few feet away, hands resting on the rail, his eyes hollow. The wind tugged at his coat, and for the first time in a long while, he looked utterly tired.Mira glanced at him. “It’s really over, isn’t it?”He didn’t answer at first. His gaze stayed fixed on the horizon. “Maybe,” he said finally. “But when something like Azure die
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