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The Gate shifted again, ripping away the shattered echoes of Andrew’s past and reforming itself into a labyrinth of twisting hallways made of shimmering bone-light that pulsed like a thousand dying stars trapped under glass. Each corridor reflected pale gold and eerie emerald hues, weaving together like veins of crystallized memory and fractal visions that bent unpredictably with Sahara’s every breath.Sahara stumbled forward, her hands trembling violently, gripping Yuki’s arm tightly enough to leave faint bruises as the Emerald Shadow inside her thrashed like a beast caught in a too-small cage. Her blind eyes glowed in waves—now emerald, now white, now streaked with shades no human tongue had words to describe. Every step she took left trails of shimmering energy that flickered and dissolved, as though time itself rejected her presence.Yuki steadied her desperately, drawing protective sigils around them while her own body shook under the Gate’s oppressive psychological pressure. “Sa
4-25
Andrew hit the ground inside the next chamber with a force that nearly knocked the breath from his lungs, though the surface beneath him felt disturbingly soft, almost like falling onto layers of cold moss mixed with skin. The darkness around him thinned just enough to reveal a vast expanse shaped like a cathedral made of bone and fractured glass, each shimmering shard reflecting different moments of his life like scattered pieces of stolen time.He pushed himself upright slowly, every muscle trembling from the combined weight of Sapphire pain and the Gate’s crushing psychological pressure. His heartbeat thudded irregularly, echoing inside his ribcage like a dying drum desperately trying to keep tempo with a melody that no longer existed.The chamber felt colder than the previous two—colder in a way that reached into the marrow of his bones. This was not a test of strength or body. This was a test of truth. A test of identity. A test of the memory he had spent most of his life trying
4-24
Andrew stepped into the next chamber, his breaths ragged and shallow as the corridor behind him sealed like a closing wound, leaving him surrounded by darkness so complete it swallowed the faint glow of the Sapphire inside his chest. The air felt cold and damp, as though the Gate’s walls were exhaling frost directly against his neck, and the silence pressed against his ears like thick, suffocating cotton.The ground beneath him was no longer fleshy or pulsating like the Gate of Flesh. Instead, it felt like smooth obsidian, polished to mirror quality but somehow absorbing light rather than reflecting it. The sensation of walking on shadow made his skin crawl with instinctive unease.Jiro’s voice reached him first, echoing faintly. “Andrew? Can you hear me? The Gate separated us again.”Andrew turned toward the sound, relief striking through him. “I’m here! Are the others safe?”Jiro appeared from the gloom, but his form flickered like an unstable projection. “We’re alive, but scattered
4-23
Andrew regained consciousness inside a world that felt wrong in every imaginable way, a place where the sky pulsed like living muscle tissue and the ground writhed in slow undulations as though breathing beneath his unsteady feet. Every surface glistened with a wet sheen, reflecting sickly hues of red, gold, and obsidian that dripped like liquid marrow down walls made of shifting organic structures.The air tasted metallic, thick, and warm, carrying the unsettling scent of blood, ash, and unfamiliar chemicals that reminded him of laboratory halls where William once conducted experiments on relic hosts. Andrew forced himself upright while fighting waves of dizziness that made the entire landscape twist like molten bone reshaping itself with unnatural elasticity.The Sapphire inside his chest throbbed painfully, each pulse echoing like a fractured heartbeat trying to synchronize with the Gate’s warped rhythm. Andrew clenched his teeth, breathing deeply as he looked around for the others
4-22
The ritual circle had been carved directly into the plateau, its lines etched so deep into the bedrock that even if a hurricane swept across the region the sigils would remain untouched because the markings were fused with relic energy. The seven heirs stood in specific positions around the formation, each aligned according to the ancient instructions extracted from the Map of Seven Gates before Noir stole it for safekeeping.Andrew stood at the eastern point of the circle with trembling legs, his breathing shallow and his body barely maintaining structural integrity due to the Sapphire cracking further with every passing minute. The light inside his chest sputtered like a candle drowning in its own wax, yet he forced himself upright with sheer stubborn determination.Noir took the western point, flames gently spiraling around his wrists as he struggled to keep the Phoenix residue and Abyssal whispers under control. Every pulse of his heartbeat felt heavier, like something ancient pre
4-21
The atmosphere inside the abandoned military hangar felt suffocating, heavy with tension so thick it clung to the walls like oil, refusing to dissipate no matter how long the desert wind howled through the broken steel shutters. Every heir stood scattered across the space, separated physically by distance yet mentally separated by something far more dangerous: doubt.Andrew remained near the center, resting against a metal crate while his body shook subtly, the Sapphire’s glow flickering in chaotic pulses that made the cracks across his chest spread slightly wider. Yuki hovered near him with trembling hands ready to channel healing, yet Andrew kept pushing her away with quiet insistence because he did not want to appear weaker than he already seemed.Noir stood on the opposite side, flames simmering around his fingers as he refused to meet anyone’s gaze, especially Sahara’s, whose trembling vision had nearly driven the entire team into panic earlier. The prophecy hung between them lik
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