Chapter 21: Hardline Confession The corridor outside Mai’s room felt different the moment they stepped into it. Not because the…
Chapter 18: Subdeck Exit Bright moved like a man who had already decided what he was willing to lose. No…
Chapter 15: The Test Nobody Ordered The platform’s idea of “night” was mostly psychological. The lights dimmed. The hallway traffic…
Chapter 14: Offshore Rules The boat didn’t feel like escape. It felt like a corridor that happened to float. Open…
Chapter 13: Salt and Silence The truck kept moving like nothing had happened. That was the part that made Ace’s…
Chapter 11: Steel Water Six hours in a sealed room felt longer than six hours in a city. Time didn’t…
Chapter 7: Drop Shaft For half a heartbeat, Ace’s body forgot what “down” meant. The emerald circle didn’t crack like…
Chapter 5: Pattern-Breakers The circle didn’t close with a clang. It closed with agreement. One moment, the stone under their…
Chapter 4: Choir Zone The arch didn’t feel like a doorway. It felt like a decision. Ace ran straight at…
Chapter 3: The Door That Wasn’t There The metal didn’t fold. It forgot. That was the only way Ace could…