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Chapter 156 – The Gathering of the Final Three
Author: Sami Yang
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Chrono: +20 Days Since Dawn’s Return

Location: Citadel Atrium & Seventh-Floor Council Spire

The Citadel Atrium lay hushed beneath a twilight wash of glyph light. Four seeded worlds glowed on the holomap—Parallax Remembered, Echelon Prime, Haven of Lost Song, Dawn’s Return—with three nodes still flickering: Fortress of Faded Stars, Whisper’s Refuge, and Mirrored Horizon.

Seraphina stood at the center of the Atrium’s gathering, flanked by Everywhen, Nova, Etheris, Mira, Elias, Orlan, Ava-echo, and the newly named watchers, Sela and Everywhen’s sibling echo, Everywhen-2. Citizens, archivists, and Primarch observers watched in anticipation.

Seraphina:

“We have sown memory across four worlds. Three remain. Each orphan node holds a story we must remember— or it will fade forever.”

A hush fell. Seraphina tapped the central glyph-stone.

Seraphina:

“Let

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