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Chapter 143 The Empty Throne
The silver emblem disappeared into the abyss.No one spoke.Elias Voss stood motionless, his rifle hanging loosely at his side.For the first time since childhood...He belonged to no one.Rebecca stared at him."You took it off."Elias looked at the empty place on his chest."I don't know who I am without it."Daniel stepped closer."Then start by being yourself."Elias looked at Daniel."I don't know how.""You'll learn."A distant explosion echoed beneath the tunnel.Nathan shouted from the Covenant."The support pillars are failing!"Edward looked toward the widening chasm."We have to move. Now."Jonathan hurried across the twisted wreckage toward Rebecca.She tried to stand on her own.Her wounded shoulder gave way.Jonathan caught her before she fell.For a long moment, neither spoke.Then Rebecca whispered,"I hated you."Jonathan nodded."I know.""I wanted to."A tear slipped down her cheek."It was easier than missing you."Jonathan embraced her carefully."I'm so sorry."R
Chapter 142 The Sniper's Oath
Rebecca stumbled backward.Her knife slipped from her hand and clattered across the twisted steel.Daniel caught her before she could fall into the chasm.Blood soaked through her black coat.The bullet had torn through her shoulder.She gritted her teeth but refused to cry out.The sniper calmly worked the bolt of his rifle.Click.Another round slid into the chamber.His crosshairs settled on Jonathan Locke."Down!" Daniel shouted.Jonathan dropped behind the Covenant's engine just as the second shot rang out.The bullet shattered the steel railing where he had been standing a heartbeat earlier.Sparks exploded into the air.Nathan fired back immediately.Three rapid shots echoed through the tunnel.The sniper didn't flinch.He disappeared behind the armored cab of Judgment before the bullets reached him."Professional," Marcus muttered.Victor's expression darkened."No.""Worse."Marcus looked at him."You know him?"Victor nodded once."I trained him."Daniel looked over sharply.
Chapter 141 The Leap of Faith
The explosion swallowed the tunnel.A wall of fire rolled through the darkness, followed by a deafening wave of shattered stone."The bridge!" Nathan shouted.Jonathan pulled the emergency brake with all his strength.Nothing happened.The Covenant was moving too fast.Steam screamed from the engine.Metal groaned beneath the strain.Edward gripped the side of the carriage."We won't stop in time."Daniel looked through the shattered front window.The tracks ahead were gone.Hundreds of meters of railway had collapsed into a black abyss beneath the sea.Jonathan's hands tightened around the controls."Everyone hold on!"The Covenant thundered forward.Behind them, Judgment was closing the distance.Rebecca stood on its front platform, her coat whipping violently in the wind.She wasn't looking at Daniel.She was looking at the collapsing bridge.Then she did something unexpected.She raised both arms and crossed them over her chest.Marcus gasped."That's a Sentinel emergency signal."
Chapter 140 Across the Black Sea
The Covenant roared to life beneath the lighthouse.Steam burst from its vents in thick white clouds, filling the underground platform with a deafening hiss.Jonathan stood at the controls.His eyes were fixed on the tunnel stretching beneath the sea."We have less than eight hours."Nathan climbed into the communications compartment."Sunset."Jonathan nodded."If Daniel isn't inside the Citadel by then..."He didn't finish the sentence.He didn't have to.Everyone already knew.Sarah climbed aboard the rear carriage.Edward followed with the leather satchel containing the Ledger.Samuel carried a weathered wooden chest that had remained hidden beneath the lighthouse for decades.Daniel noticed it immediately."What's in the chest?"Samuel hesitated.Jonathan answered instead."The founders' weapons."Daniel frowned."Weapons?"Jonathan walked over and unlocked the heavy brass clasps.The lid creaked open.Inside lay five objects.Not guns.Not explosives.Each was carefully wrapped
Chapter 139 The Truth About Rebecca
The wind howled through the shattered doors of the lighthouse.No one moved.Rebecca Locke and the twelve Sentinels disappeared into the morning mist as silently as they had arrived.Only the echo of her words remained."...everyone you love dies."Daniel slowly turned toward his father."You never told me."Jonathan didn't answer."You told me everything.""No."Jonathan lowered his eyes."I told you everything I could."Daniel's voice hardened."You had a sister.""Yes.""You let me believe our family was gone."Jonathan closed his eyes."I believed she was."Sarah looked between them."What happened?"Jonathan remained silent for several seconds.Then he walked to the broken window overlooking the sea."When Rebecca was twenty-four...""...she disappeared."Nathan frowned."Victor?"Jonathan shook his head."No.""Charles."Every eye turned toward the old Architect.Charles showed no emotion.Jonathan continued."He told us she had accepted a diplomatic position overseas."Samuel s
Chapter 138 The Price of Defiance
The sea came alive.One by one, the black submarines surfaced through the fog, their steel hulls glistening beneath the pale light of dawn.There were twelve.No insignias.No national flags.Only the silver lighthouse engraved into their bows.Daniel watched in silence."What are they?"Marcus answered without taking his eyes off the water."They're the Sentinels.""I know that.""No..."Marcus swallowed."They aren't just called Sentinels.""They're the Council's judges."Sarah frowned."Judges?"Victor Hale nodded."When the Council believes an Architect has betrayed the Charter...""...they send the Sentinels."Nathan looked toward Charles."You never told us this."Charles smiled bitterly."There are many things I never told you."Jonathan's patience finally broke.He stepped toward Charles and seized him by the collar."How many more secrets?"Charles looked at him calmly."As many as necessary."Jonathan slammed him against the stone wall."You've destroyed every life you've to
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