CHAPTER 147 — THE ANCIENT AWAKENSThe city lay in ruin, a symphony of sparks and cracked concrete echoing through the empty streets. The Warden, still pulsing with residual energy from Riven’s command, loomed behind him like a silent sentinel, half-activated and half-recovering from the ordeal. But Riven didn’t have time to breathe. Not now.From the heart of Meridian, beneath streets warped and twisted by the battle, a sound rose—a deep, resonant vibration that shook the bones. It wasn’t mechanical. It wasn’t human. It was older. Far older. The pulse of something that had slumbered for centuries, awakened by the chaos Riven had stirred.Luca’s hand gripped Riven’s shoulder tightly. “Do you feel that?” he asked, voice low, almost fearful. “Whatever that was… it’s huge.”Riven nodded, sweat trickling down his temple. “It’s not the shadow. That was only a fragment of what’s buried here. Meridian… It’s alive, and it’s angry.”Wolf emerged from the rubble nearby, still bleeding, but scann
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