Chapter 22: The Fortress
The interior of the fortress was a labyrinth of rusted corridors and humming machinery. Kaelen moved through it, his Rust-Proof Exoskeleton absorbing the vibrations of the ancient engines. The air smelled of ozone and old oil. He followed the pulsing rhythm of the Vyre larva in his chest. It was drawn to something. A source of power. He found it in the heart of the fortress: a massive, spherical chamber. In the center of the room stood a Core. It was not made of metal. It was organic. A pulsating mass of purple and black tissue, connected to the machinery by thick, vein-like cables. It was the heart of the fortress. And it was alive. [System Alert: Foreign Biological Entity Detected] [Analysis: Symbiotic Lifeform. Source: Astral Sea.] Kaelen approached the Core. He placed his hand on
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