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CHAPTER 56: The Heart of the Hand

Author: Frank J.P
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The air in the center of the Obsidian Nexus felt like it was charged with electricity. It was thick, tense, humming with both old, forgotten power and new, advanced technology. In the middle of the chamber stood Alistair Finch. Behind him shimmered a strange structure, the “Architect”, a crystal-shaped AI that seemed to hum with silent, dangerous energy.

“You’ve caused us quite a bit of trouble, Mr. Walker,” Finch said smoothly, as if there wasn’t a battle raging outside. “The Thorne project destroyed. The Echo taken from us. You’re far more persistent than expected.” His eyes flicked to Leah. “And you, Detective. Still clinging to your sense of justice, like it matters in a world begging for order. You don’t understand what we’re trying to do.”

“Your kind of order is slavery,” Leah shot back, her gun steady, her voice sharp. “You want a world ruled by fear and control. That’s not vision, Finch. That’s tyranny.”

Finch gave a small, humorless laugh. “Tyranny is chaos without structure.
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