Chapter 68: The Final Surge
The sky was no longer red.
It had turned white — blinding, endless, pulsing like the heart of the planet itself. The energy storm that had been building for weeks finally reached its crescendo.
Planet Novalis screamed.
The air outside Astra Haven split with lightning made of pure resonance. Mountains glowed. Rivers of molten light carved through valleys. Every sensor on the planet flickered with errors as the atmosphere itself became unstable.
But within the domes of Astra Haven, silence reigned.
The shields shimmered — a smooth, translucent barrier that curved like glass over the city, glowing with interwoven patterns of gold and azure. The surface rippled gently, deflecting wave after wave of destructive energy. Each impact sounded like thunder from the heavens, yet the Haven stood untouched.
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Command Spire — Observation Deck
