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Chapter 214
The DragonGP slid across the Martian plain, its hum low and steady, like the purr of some great beast perfectly at ease in its own domain. Dust veiled the stars above, but the glow ahead remained unyielding—brighter now, bleeding into the horizon as though something beneath the planet’s skin was trying to break free.Inside the cabin, no one spoke for a long time. Each of them sat locked in their own silence, eyes fixed forward. Jackson clutched his wrist-com, fingers twitching with the urge to snap another photo, but even he hesitated this time.At last, Ryan broke it. His voice was rough, low. “Jack… how far are we going? Because this—this feels like stepping off the map.”Jack didn’t take his eyes off the horizon. His voice came steady, unwavering. “That’s because we are. Science hasn’t touched this place. No probe, no rover, no satellite has mapped what lies here. Every meter we travel now, we’re charting for the first time in human history.”Emily shifted in her seat, her fingers
Chapter 213
The DragonGP hummed forward, its repulsor fields humming louder as dust began to sweep across the plain. A storm was building somewhere beyond the canyon, pale red clouds spiraling upward and stretching across the thin sky like a veil. The glow from the depths of Valles Marineris still pulsed faintly behind them, but Jack’s gaze remained fixed ahead.“Strap in tighter,” Jack instructed, his voice steady but edged with something sharp. “Mars is shifting. The winds here are not like Earth’s. They’re older. Wiser.”Jackson glanced out the wraparound projection of the DragonGP. Dust swirled like liquid flame, curling around invisible currents. He snapped a photo instinctively. SNAP! The storm froze in his wrist-com. He whispered, “It feels alive.”“It is alive,” Matilda muttered, hugging her arms to her chest. “It’s like the planet is breathing.”Jack gave the faintest nod. “Good instinct. Mars doesn’t move without purpose.”The DragonGP surged faster, its shielding activating. Blue light
Chapter 212
The silence after Jack’s words hung in the thin Martian air. The group stood still, their visors reflecting the mountain’s impossible breadth, their hearts heavy with the knowledge that Olympus Mons wasn’t just a monument of nature—it was a reminder that Mars had secrets still locked away.But Jack didn’t let them linger too long.“Come,” he said, turning back down the ridge. “Olympus is only one face of Mars. There’s more you need to see.”They followed him, boots crunching softly against the red dust. Their steps carried them back toward the slope, where a sleek silhouette waited in the distance—a gleaming vehicle crouched like a dragon of chrome and obsidian. Its body was sculpted into aerodynamic lines, shimmering faintly under the stars. Its wheels were like orbs rather than tires, hovering just a breath above the ground, leaving no tracks behind.Jackson blinked. “That… is that a car?”Jack’s visor tilted toward his son. “Not just a car. The DragonGP. Built to travel where no ro
Chapter 211
The ride out of the central dome was silent at first, each of them lost in thought. The maglev transport shot through the underground tunnel like a silver arrow, its hum echoing faintly. Jackson sat by the window, pressing his forehead to the glass. His stomach churned—not from fear exactly, but from anticipation.Lena nudged him. “You’ve been quiet since you brought it up.”Jackson exhaled, fogging the glass. “Olympus Mons… it doesn’t feel real. I read about it in textbooks. I saw pictures. But the idea of actually standing at the base of the biggest mountain in the solar system? It’s…” His voice faded, replaced by a shaky laugh. “It’s overwhelming.”Matilda’s eyes sparkled. “And you’re not the least bit terrified? Because I am.”“Terrified and excited can exist together,” Jackson said.The transport slowed, lights flickering blue along the ceiling. Jack rose, the dragon insignia gleaming across his chest plate. His suit was darker than the others, thicker, layered with technology th
Chapter 210
The DragonDen’s crystalline chamber still shimmered faintly from the visions it had shown them, but Jackson couldn’t sit still. His pulse was racing, his eyes darting to every surface, every wonder that Mars had laid before him in a single day. He pulled out his wrist-com and flicked it open, its thin, transparent screen lighting up.SNAP!The lens caught the alien gardens.SNAP!!It captured the silhouettes of humans walking hand-in-hand with glowing extraterrestrials under the false twilight sky.SNAP!!!The Martian red horizon pressed against the dome’s glass walls, with dragons embroidered on banners rippling overhead.Jackson whispered under his breath, “No one back home would ever believe this.” He turned the lens toward a group of children chasing a ball near the garden path. The ball floated higher than normal before dropping back into their hands—Mars’ gravity was still half of Earth’s. The children laughed as if it were normal. Maybe, Jackson thought, it was.Matilda peeked
Chapter 209
The landing thrusters fired, shaking the DragonJet with a deep rumble that resonated through every bulkhead. Outside, dust rose in swirling clouds, painting the horizon in rusty waves. The Martian soil, untouched by their feet until this moment, seemed to tremble under the arrival of the ship that carried so many dreams.The ramp lowered slowly, hydraulics hissing. A rush of filtered, oxygen-rich air from the colony dome swept into the cabin, warmer than expected, tinged faintly with the iron of Mars and the crispness of artificial gardens.Jack was the first to step forward. His dragon dagger gleamed at his side, catching the reflection of the massive crowd gathered beyond the landing platform. Their roar thundered like a living storm.“The Dragon has returned!”“The Dragon walks among us!”Flags rippled everywhere, the emerald-silver dragon sigil glowing against the red sky filtered through the colony’s glass dome. But the cheers weren’t just for Jack.Voices rose in new chants:“Th
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