Contract Marriage with my Guardian
“The bond is stronger than any machine. But that only makes it more valuable. Even if you stop us here, others will come. There are more Observers, more plans, more ways to reach this power.”
He pressed a small button on his wrist, and a sudden jolt of energy ran through the floor, not to harm, but to activate a secondary system.
“I may not take you today,” he said, as the ship began to drift sideways toward the deeper waters. “But you will not stop the process. The Abyss has already awakened. It feels your presence, and it is calling you home.”
With a final, mocking smile, he turned and leaped over the rail, disappearing into the dark waves just as the ship began to tilt sharply downward.
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