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CHAPTER 114 — Into the Neural Abyss

Author: Dreamyy
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-11-22 20:12:11

The pulse wasn’t just a heartbeat. It was a summons. A dark thread pulling us into the remnants of the system, whispering in tones both familiar and threatening. I didn’t need to see it to know who it belonged to.

Jax’s hand tightened around mine, grounding me. “Sienna… are you feeling that?”

I nodded, swallowing the lump in my throat. “Yeah… it’s him. Or something of him. My father… or maybe something else. But it’s not gone. Not entirely.”

The air around us shimmered, like the facility itself was breathing, alive with the lingering neural energy. Every step we took was uncertain, the floor beneath us humming faintly, as if in response to our fear and hope combined.

We had no plan. No backup. Only each other—and the faint pulse calling us deeper into the heart of the system.

“This is insane,” Jax muttered, voice tight with tension. “We barely survived the last round. Now we’re diving deeper?”

I forced a smile, even as my stomach twisted. “If we don’t, it won’t just be him anymore. Th
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