Blood on the Asphalt biker
On the surface, six pillars of brilliant, blinding sapphire light erupted from the Code-Born kids.
They didn't act as batteries this time; they acted as consensus nodes. The Origin-Code arced from Leo to Elara, from Elara to Sam, creating a massive, interconnected hexagon of pure sub-ether frequency directly beneath the falling city.
"Now, Mia!" Dax roared, bracing his feet on the shaking grate.
"Executing: Genesis Block!" I slammed my hands against the terminal.
The six pillars of light snapped together, weaving an intricate, glowing blue net of solid phase-energy that stretched five miles across the crater floor.