The arrival of the Architect-Prime did not bring a roar of engines or the crack of thunder. Instead, it brought a terrifying, absolute silence. As the silver-white figure descended, the fires in the Iron District didn’t just go out, they ceased to exist, as if the concept of heat had been edited out of the local area.Leo, Kaelen, and Maya stood frozen, their bodies locked in a frequency they couldn't name. Sierra, however, stood the tallest. She stepped in front of her children, her green glass blade humming with a desperate, vibrating energy."I wondered when you'd show your face," Sierra said, her voice echoing off the silent walls of the district. "Or should I say, my face."The figure landed softly on the cracked pavement. Up close, the resemblance was haunting. The Architect-Prime possessed Sierra’s features, the high cheekbones, the sharp jawline, but her eyes were not green or amber. They were "Null." A flat, reflective silver that showed Leo his own reflection, distorted
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