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Separation protocol

last update publish date: 2026-04-26 13:18:42

The system didn’t collapse.

Not yet.

It held.

Barely.

Like something refusing to fall, not because it was strong, but because it hadn’t decided how to break.

Lyra felt it in the structure.

Not stability.

Not expansion.

Something in between

Strain.

The space pulsed unevenly.

Not smooth.

Not controlled.

Every movement carried delay now.

A hesitation.

A flicker.

As if the system itself wasn’t sure what came next.

Kael exhaled slowly.

“…it’s slipping.”

Lyra nodded.

“Yes.”

Her gaze sharpened.

“But i
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