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Chapter 47

Author: Eric Parsley
last update publish date: 2026-05-09 17:56:58

The sterile, blinding white corridors of the Acheron felt more like the arteries of a massive, predatory machine than a ship. Dante and Elara walked shoulder-to-shoulder, the rhythmic, metallic clatter of the Vanguard mercenaries’ magnetic boots echoing behind them like a death knell. The air was frigid, smelling faintly of ozone and industrial cleaner, a stark contrast to the boiling sulfur of Tartarus or the crushing pressure of the ocean outside. Dante kept the titanium wrench gripped tightl
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