Chapter 119: The Network Awakens
River's hand pressed against the window turned blazing hot.
"What's happening?"
Maya jumped back as purple light shot from River's palm, spreading across the glass like lightning.
"I don't know," River whispered, but her eyes were wide with wonder, not fear. "Something's... calling to me."
The light spread beyond the window, racing across the forest in threads of pure energy.
Where it touched bushes, they began to glow. Where it hit rocks, they hummed with power. "River!" Tommy grabbed her shoulder.
"Your eyes!" River turned, and the other children gasped. Her purple eyes weren't just glowing anymore - they were spinning, like tiny planets full of stars.
"I can see them," she breathed. "All of them." "See who?" Ben asked.
"The others. The mixed children. They're everywhere." River's energy suddenly burst outward, filling the entire room.
But instead of blinding them, it showed them something amazing.
