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The temporary base Helios-Resistance had offered them stood on a desolate plateau overlooking the Lion City, its abandoned military structures reinforced by ancient relic-infused wards that glowed faintly whenever Sahara walked past them. The morning sun rose in thin streaks of pale gold, casting long shadows that stretched unnaturally across the cracked ground, reminding everyone that the world felt increasingly unstable with each relic awakening.Andrew stood at the edge of the training ground, gripping the railing with weakened hands as the Sapphire’s fractured glow pulsed erratically beneath his ribs. His breathing was uneven, and every inhale carried a burning sensation that felt disturbingly close to internal collapse, yet he refused to sit or rest despite Yuki’s repeated warnings.Jiro approached from behind with a tired expression, adjusting his gloves before glancing at Andrew’s posture with concern. “If you push any harder, something inside you will literally snap apart,” he
4-18
The world blurred. Not for Andrew— but for Yuki.She sat on the far edge of the ruined outpost, Sahara’s unconscious body protected under layers of reinforced warding. The others were nearby—tending wounds, patrolling the perimeter, arguing about William and Seraphel and the seventh relic.But Yuki couldn’t hear any of them clearly.Every sound came muffled. Distant. As though she were underwater.Her hands shook.The vision from Sahara had touched her—brushed her—triggered something she’d spent years avoiding.Her Sight.The ancient, cursed power bound to the White Abyss inside her.She pressed a palm over her chest, breathing shallowly.“No… not now… not again…”But the Abyss stirred.Writhing.Hungry.Her reflection in the broken metal panel across from her flickered—her pupils shimmering silver-white, glowing faintly like stars trapped inside frost.She closed her eyes.Too late.The vision slammed into her.She stood on a battlefield of ash.Not sand.Not dirt.Ash.The sky was b
4-17
Night fell over the savanna like a heavy curtain, drowning the horizon in ink-black darkness. The team made camp in an abandoned outpost—crumbling stone walls, rusted radio towers, and dust-covered supply crates long forgotten by whatever expedition once called this place home.Sahara slept under Yuki’s protective wards, her breath shallow but steady. Emerald Shadow pulsed beneath her skin, responding to every fluctuation of Andrew’s aura—every flicker of the dying Sapphire, every spike of Noir’s unstable Phoenix fire.Andrew watched her from the doorway.“You’re restless,” Noir murmured behind him.Andrew startled—he hadn’t heard Noir approach. Phoenix fire made Noir’s presence erratic. Sometimes he radiated heat like a furnace; other times he felt cold, ghostlike.Tonight, he felt both.Andrew didn’t look away from Sahara. “She saw our futures.”Noir’s voice dropped. “I know.”Andrew clenched his jaw. “She said I die under a sky with no stars.”“And?” Noir asked quietly.“And she sa
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Andrew didn’t remember waking.He only remembered the sensation of drowning in fire—Phoenix fire—and Noir’s scream echoing inside the collapsing cavern. Then weightlessness. Then nothing.Until now.He gasped sharply, sucking in air that tasted like earth, dust, and humidity. Not fire. Not brimstone. Real air. Damp, almost cold against his burned lungs.His vision blurred, then adjusted.He was lying in a tent.Canvas walls swayed gently. Rain—real rain this time—pattered outside like a thousand tiny drums.Yuki sat beside him, dark circles under her eyes, hands resting on Andrew’s chest, her aura woven into weak healing lines. Jiro stood near the entrance, arms crossed, staring at the storm. Rayan snored on the floor. Mika polished blood off her gauntlets, jaw tight.Andrew tried to sit up.Yuki pressed him back down instantly. “No.”He croaked, “Noir—”Yuki’s expression twisted—fear, grief, confusion. “He’s alive. But changed.”Jiro answered without turning. “Phoenix didn’t consume
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The storm had followed them.Not rain—not wind—but heat.Dry, metallic, suffocating heat that smelled like scorched feathers and old blood.They reached the edge of Mount Vaelor at dawn, the sun barely strong enough to pierce the iron-red haze. The mountain’s surface resembled a giant slag heap of volcanic stone, cracked into patterns that glowed faintly with crimson fire.Andrew’s steps faltered at the base.The Sapphire in his chest flickered—once, twice—then dimmed almost completely.Yuki caught his arm. “Andrew—stop. You’re not stable.”Andrew shoved away the pain and forced a breath. “The residue of Red Phoenix is up there. I feel it pulling me.”“It’s not pulling you.” Jiro’s voice dropped. “It’s pulling Noir.”Rayan scanned the glowing crevices. “Or both of you. Soul twins. Great. Love that for us.”Mika frowned. “We need a plan. Phoenix residue isn’t like Crystal Sol. It doesn’t explode. It invades. Corrupts. Burns anything it touches.”“And Noir might be trying to absorb
4-14
Andrew awoke inside a memory.Not a dream—not a vision—a memory.Except it wasn’t his.The world around him shimmered like wet paint. Colors bled into each other. The ground felt weightless. The sky rippled like fabric in slow motion. Andrew blinked, disoriented, as the shapes solidified into something familiar:A long white corridor.Cold lights.Footsteps echoing against marble.He knew this place.This was the Helios Research Wing.Thirty years ago.Before he was born.Except—Andrew had never been here.Not as himself.He looked down.He was smaller. Weightless. Like watching through the eyes of something that wasn’t fully alive yet.A voice echoed down the corridor.Calm. Commanding. Too familiar.William.Andrew’s father.Andrew tensed as the man came into view—a tall figure in a dark coat, posture strict, eyes cold enough to freeze molten stone. Another figure walked beside him: a woman with long raven hair—Andrew’s mother.She was shaking.Andrew’s breath hitched. “Mom…?”She
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