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Chapter 336
The first scream came from the east quarter of Glassview. It cut through the night like torn cloth.Caster felt it before he heard it. The mana anchor inside his chest pulsed hard, then cold. He stopped walking. Rain slid down his face. The street around him froze. Stone cracked.A lamp post bent, then collapsed, rust spreading across it in seconds like mold. People ran.Their footsteps echoed wrong, stretched and warped, as if the ground could not decide where sound belonged.Sikoa reached his side. Her hand hovered near her blade. “It has started,” she said.Caster looked up. The sky was no longer gray. It was split. Silver clouds rolled across black space. Light bled from the gaps, thin and sharp, like cuts in skin. Gravity shifted. Loose paper lifted, then slammed back down.Far across the city, a tower darkened. Its mana beacon flickered, then died. Caster closed his eyes once. “Lyra,” he said.The ground shook again. Buildings aged in seconds. Walls peeled. Iron rails bent and
Chapter 335
The rain did not stop after Spectral Lime was reclaimed. It grew heavier, thicker, like the city itself was trying to wash something away. Water ran along the stone paths and pooled in broken cracks. The sky stayed low and gray.Inside the inner wing of Spectral Lime, the lights were dim. Power had returned, but no one raised it higher. The halls felt like a place of waiting.Caster walked fast through the corridor. His boots left wet marks on the floor. His cloak was gone. His hands shook once, then steadied.Sikoa followed close behind him. She did not speak. Her jaw was tight. Her eyes stayed forward.At the end of the hall, two scholars stood aside and lowered their heads. One of them wiped his eyes.Caster pushed open the door. The room was small. It had once been a study. Shelves lined the walls, now empty. A desk sat in the corner, its surface cracked by old mana burns. The only light came from a single crystal lamp.Solon lay on a narrow bed at the center of the room. He look
Chapter 334
Caster did not go underground by accident. He waited until the streets of Glassview emptied and the patrol lights dimmed. He changed his cloak twice and wiped his mana trail clean. When he moved, he kept close to walls and avoided open crossings. He passed three guard checkpoints without being seen.The entrance to the Veil Brokers was not marked. It never was. It lay beneath a broken fountain in the old merchant quarter, where water had not flowed for years.The stone basin was cracked and filled with dust. At the center, a single coin sat upright on its edge.Caster stopped. He nudged the coin with his boot. The ground opened. Stone slid aside without sound, revealing a narrow stair spiraling down into darkness. Cold air rose from below, smelling of metal, oil, and old magic.Caster stepped in. The stair sealed behind him. The light came slowly. Dim crystals embedded in the walls glowed a dull violet as he descended. The walls were smooth, carved long ago, and etched with ward lin
Chapter 333
Caster did not go underground by accident. He waited until the streets of Glassview emptied and the patrol lights dimmed. He changed his cloak twice and wiped his mana trail clean. When he moved, he kept close to walls and avoided open crossings. He passed three guard checkpoints without being seen.The entrance to the Veil Brokers was not marked. It never was. It lay beneath a broken fountain in the old merchant quarter, where water had not flowed for years.The stone basin was cracked and filled with dust. At the center, a single coin sat upright on its edge.Caster stopped. He nudged the coin with his boot. The ground opened. Stone slid aside without sound, revealing a narrow stair spiraling down into darkness. Cold air rose from below, smelling of metal, oil, and old magic.Caster stepped in. The stair sealed behind him. The light came slowly. Dim crystals embedded in the walls glowed a dull violet as he descended. The walls were smooth, carved long ago, and etched with ward lin
Chapter 332
The night Glassview burned, the sky did not scream. It only glowed. A deep orange light rose behind the towers, slow at first, then faster, like a wound opening in the dark. Smoke curled upward in thick coils, carrying the sharp scent of burning ink, old paper, and mana residue. The Spectral Lime headquarters was on fire. Caster felt it before he saw it.A sudden pull struck his chest, as if a hook had sunk into his heart and yanked. His steps faltered. The ground beneath his boots trembled, faint but real.Sikoa grabbed his arm. “You feel it too.”“Yes,” Caster said. His voice was tight. “They have struck.”They stood at the edge of a narrow street, half-hidden by shadow. From here, they could see the great lime-green spire of the Spectral Lime Chamber, once proud, now cracked with lines of glowing red light. Flames poured from shattered windows high above. Mana flared wildly around the building, unstable and furious. “That is not an accident,” Sikoa said.“No,” Caster replied. “T
Chapter 331
Night covered Glassview like a thin sheet of black glass. The towers still glowed. The bridges still shone with mana light. From above, the city looked calm and proud. But under that calm, something had begun to move.High above the streets, inside the upper levels of the Twin Moons Consortium headquarters, Director Lyra stood alone in a ritual chamber.The room was round and tall. Its walls were made of smooth white stone etched with silver veins. The floor was a wide circle of polished black crystal. No windows broke the walls. Only floating lamps of pale light hovered near the ceiling, giving the space a cold glow.At the center of the room, a ritual array lay carved into the floor. The array was old. Older than Twin Moons. Older than Glassview itself. The lines were sharp and deep, filled with a dark substance that did not reflect light. It drank it.Lyra stood barefoot at the center. Her long coat lay folded on a nearby chair. Her sleeves were rolled up. Her pale arms were mark
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