The Abandoned Luna's Return
"Elara? Can you hear me?"
The voice came from a small speaker in the wall. It was Vivian Vance—my mother.
"I can hear you, Investor," I rasped, the violet root in my chest tightening like a noose.
"Don't be dramatic, darling," Vivian said, her voice smooth and maternal. "You’re making history. The 'Ascension' is starting. In three hours, the Vance Global Initiative will move the 'Selected'—the top 1% of the True Real—into a new dimension. A world where there is no decay, no debt, and no death. And it’s all powered by your King."