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CHAPTER 52 THE ARCHITECTS OF CHAOS

Author: Mimi Leigh
last update publish date: 2026-02-12 16:29:12

The world didn't end with a bang or a whimper; it ended with a gasp.

Kaden woke to the sound of three thousand people drawing breath at once. It was a wet, rattling sound—the sound of lungs remembering how to expand after an eternity of being mere data. He scrambled to his feet, his head spinning from the witches' silver dust, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs.

"Alina?"

The word was a plea, but only the wind answered. The Archive Spire, once a pillar of cold, perfect light,
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