Chapter 114: The First Fracture

The Echo Rebellion struck.

They didn't attack directly. They made a village forget its name.

People wandered. Stories vanished. Faces blurred.

Liss and her squad rushed in.

Phantom tried to recover the town's past. Mirror tried to stabilize their thoughts.

Prime stood in the center. And sang the lullaby her mother never sang.

Memory flooded back.

Names. Songs. Hands held.

But at the edge of the village, one boy still stared blankly.

"Who am I?" he asked.

Liss bent down.

"You're whoever you choose to be."

The boy smiled.

"Then I'll be a protector too."

And the rebellion felt its first loss