I didn't waste time after leaving the in-between space. Gia's warnings echoed in my mind, but I pushed them aside. I had a plan now, and I was going to execute it whether she approved or not.
The dimensional tear beneath the city. The Harvester's crossing point. If I could close it, I could cut off the entity's easy access to the Mortal World. Force it to work harder for every mark. Maybe even trap it on one side or the other.
It was risky. Potentially suicidal. But it was action. Real action instead of just reacting to marks and saving fragments one at a time.
I waited until nightfall, then made my way back to the hotel. The same route as before through the delivery bay, down the maintenance ladder, through the tunnels to the old junction.
This time I moved faster, more confident in t
