Blood and Betrayal
It was a map of frequencies.
I saw the North Coast, a bright, steady pulse of amber light. I saw London, a chaotic, jagged storm of grey. And then, I saw the nodes—dozens of small, flickering sparks of violet scattered across the continents.
“The others,” I whispered.
“They are dying, Lisa,” Elara said, her voice dropping to a somber tone. “The Board is ‘harvesting’ them. One by one, they are being brought back to the facilities. Not to be architects, but to be batteries. Their resonance is being drained to power the new world order Silas spoke of.”