The Rejected Healer's Retribution
"But Kael, look at the United Cities. The infrastructure is being reclaimed."
Across the globe, the steel and concrete of the old world were being "Digested." The Earth was breaking down the "Inorganic Parasites" of the pre-Reset civilizations to create space for new neural pathways. Buildings became covered in living vines pulsing with amber light, turning skyscrapers into giant, organic batteries.
"We have to talk to it," Elara said, her healer's hands pressed against the vibrating wall of the Spire. "It's like a newborn with the strength of a god. If it doesn't realize we are part of it, it might 'Sanitize' us by mistake."