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Chapter 28. In the Dark
The world went black. Jonah’s vision vanished in an instant, like someone had ripped the light out of the air. The sudden silence was heavy, broken only by the faint hum of the Hive pods and the slow drip of liquid somewhere nearby.He could hear his own breathing, sharp, uneven. His heartbeat pounded in his ears.The Hive inside him stirred. “Do not fear the dark. We see without eyes.”Jonah’s fists tightened around the axe shard. He could feel the clone’s presence, not with sight, but with something deeper, a pull in the air, a faint warmth to his left.A whisper of movement came. He stepped aside just in time. A fist sliced through the space where his head had been.“Jonah!” Lisa’s voice echoed in the dark. “Where are you?!”He didn’t answer. If she called again, the clone would know exactly where he was.Instead, Jonah listened. Somewhere to his right, Micah cursed as his sword clashed against metal. A Hive soldier grunted, then the sound of a body hitting the floor followed.Kev
Chapter 27. The Price of Power
Jonah stood over the other him. The clone lay on his back, glowing red eyes fixed on Jonah’s face. The faint hiss of pods and the low hum of machinery filled the air, but Jonah’s breathing was the loudest sound in his head.His fingers tightened around the jagged shard of his broken axe. His whole body burned, the Hive’s power rushing through him like fire in his veins.The voice in his mind was no longer a whisper. “End him.”He could feel his muscles wanting to obey. One strike. One blow, and the fight would be over. But something stopped him.Not the clone’s smirk. Not Olos’s calm watching from above. It was Lisa’s voice, faint but cutting through the haze. “Jonah…don’t.”Lisa pushed past two Hive soldiers, her sword flashing in quick arcs. The air was thick with the sour smell of Hive flesh and burning wires. She was covered in sweat, her chest heaving, but her eyes stayed locked on Jonah. “Jonah!” she called again. “That’s not you!”Micah’s voice joined in from across the chamb
Chapter 26. Reflection in Blood
The clone stepped from the black pod, bare feet silent on the metal floor. Every movement was deliberate, heavy with controlled strength. His eyes, Jonah’s eyes, glowed a deep, burning red.Jonah tightened his grip on his broken axe handle, his knuckles white. The air between them seemed to shrink.Micah muttered under his breath from across the room, “Well…that’s new.”Olos’s voice cut through the tension, smooth and certain. “I present, Alpha Jonah. Faster. Stronger. No limits.”Jonah’s jaw clenched. “You made…another me?”Olos smiled faintly. “Not another. A better one.”The clone tilted his head, studying Jonah like a predator sizing up prey. “You’ve done well,” the clone said, his tone flat, cold. “But you’ve reached your limit. Step aside.”Jonah stepped forward instead. “You’re not me.”The clone’s lips curled slightly. “No. I’m what you could be if you stopped holding back.”Jonah felt the Hive inside him stir, restless.“He is you,” the whisper coiled in his mind. “He is the p
Chapter 25. The Army of the Hive
The sound was like a hundred doors opening at once. One by one, the pods hissed. The glass fronts slid aside. Cold mist spilled out, curling along the floor.Figures stepped forward. Some moved slowly, as if waking from a long sleep. Others were quick, their steps sharp, their glowing eyes locked on Jonah and his friends. Their skin was pale, marked with black veins. Some carried weapons, spears, blades, claws grown from their own arms.Jonah’s heart pounded. There were too many. The Sentinel still held Kevin in its grip, one massive hand wrapped around the boy’s arm. Kevin kicked and struggled, his face tight with pain. “Let him go!” Lisa shouted, stepping toward the giant machine.Olos stood calmly on the platform, his glasses catching the light from the pods. “You can’t stop them. You can’t stop me. Give me the boy and you walk out of here alive.”Jonah’s eyes locked on Olos. “Not happening.”The first three Hive soldiers moved in, circling Jonah. Micah picked up his sword, his v
Chapter 24. The Man Behind the Hive
The air was cold. Not the kind of cold that came from wind or weather, this was deeper. It sank into skin and bone, like standing inside a freezer made for the soul.Jonah pushed himself up from the cracked black floor. Lisa was beside him, breathing fast, her hand still gripping his arm. Micah groaned a few feet away, clutching his side. Kevin sat quietly, staring straight ahead, his eyes wide and unblinking.Jonah followed Kevin’s gaze and froze. Hundreds of tall, glass pods lined the walls of the vast underground chamber. The pods glowed faint blue, mist swirling inside them. And in each one, a person. Some looked human. Some didn’t. Some were thin, their bodies twisted in strange ways, like something half-finished. Others were perfectly still, like they were sleeping. And every single one had glowing eyes, red, green, white, or a strange shifting mix.The smell of chemicals and something sweet, almost rotten, filled the air. Jonah’s stomach tightened. “What is this place?”A sl
Chapter 23. Blood and Shadows
The claws sank deep. Jonah felt them pierce through his chest, hot and sharp. The pain was sudden, fierce, and it stole his breath. His eyes widened, his knees buckled.He heard Lisa’s scream cut through the sound of cracking glass and the low rumble of the unstable chamber.The Hive Jonah leaned in close, his cold breath brushing Jonah’s ear. “You just killed yourself… and saved me,” he whispered.Jonah’s hands gripped the corrupted arm that held the claws inside him. His fingers were slick with his own blood. He wanted to pull away, but the Hive Jonah’s strength was crushing.Micah was up again, sword in hand, his face pale with fury. “Let him go!” he shouted. He charged, swinging hard, but the Hive Jonah used Jonah’s own body as a shield. Micah stopped mid-swing, teeth clenched, his blade just inches from Jonah’s side.Lisa was already moving, dragging Kevin behind her, eyes darting between Jonah and the Hive’s copy. “Let him go!” she screamed. “You want him? You’ll have to go th
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