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CHAPTER 48 - The Man Behind the Screen

Author: R.Lux
last update publish date: 2026-04-14 18:50:24

Kael’s POV

The noise inside my head wasn't a sound. It was a pressure, a thousand invisible teeth scraping against the edges of my consciousness. The white spheres didn't move like ships; they pulsed like hearts, drawing closer to the obsidian web with a rhythmic, predatory grace.

"Kael, they’re inside!" Maya screamed, clutching her head. She was flickering, her light snapping between gold and a static-grey. "I can hear them... they aren't just reading us. They’re tasting us."

I pulled her clos
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