Chapter 67: The Awakening
The hum of Astra Haven had changed.
It was softer now — deeper — a steady, resonant pulse that filled the corridors with quiet energy. The lights were dimmed to gold, and beyond the domes, the red horizon trembled under the final strain of the Resonance storm.
Hours had passed since the Surge had begun. The world outside was already half consumed — the air a shimmering veil of distortion, the continents glowing faintly beneath collapsing skies. Yet here, within the walls of Astra Haven, everything still held.
Inside the command spire, the Chaos Squad stood gathered before the chamber that would decide the next step in their survival — the Awakening Hall.
The wide circular room thrummed with faint power, lined with sleek crystalline pods that curved like petals around a central energy conduit. The transparent casings shimmered with a faint blue sheen, faint trails of light connecting them directly to Astra Haven's core below.
