Chapter 30: Shadows Over the Summit
Author: Mani Mayox
last update2026-08-29 13:08:38

Six months had passed since Kaelen Vance reclaimed the Core Tower, and Sector 1 had transformed under his rule.

The oppressive high-frequency suppression arrays in the lower sectors had been dismantled, replaced by public cultivation halls and spirit-density conduits fed directly from the purified Ley-Line. In the upper city, the restored Vance Clan stood not as a predatory corporate house, but as a pillar of martial order, bridging the divide between the elite spires and the slums of Sector 8.
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