Bab 73: Whispers of the Nexus

Daniel and Mira drifted cautiously in the unsettling silence that enveloped the Nexus' interior. The vast chamber was unlike anything they had encountered—a sprawling abyss illuminated by streams of ethereal light coursing through crystalline veins along the walls. The pulsing glow resembled a heartbeat, slow and deliberate, as if the Nexus itself were alive and watching.

The oppressive weight of the place was suffocating. Each flicker of light seemed to whisper unintelligible secrets, a cacophony of murmurs that tugged at the edges of their consciousness.

"This place…" Mira said, her voice barely above a whisper, "it feels like it's pulling us apart and piecing us back together."

Daniel nodded, his gaze scanning the endless expanse. "It's like it knows everything about us—our fears, our goals. And it's testing us."

The system's voice broke through his thoughts: