Chapter 62 — The Silence After
Two weeks had passed since the collapse of Elysium, and the world still hadn’t found its balance.
The once-brilliant fields around the Array were silent now, the air heavy with ash and memory. The resistance base had moved to the valley beyond the ridge, where the static storms were weaker and the air finally breathable again. There were no celebrations, no speeches — just the sound of generators, the slow rhythm of rebuilding, and the ghosts that followed everyone who had survived.
Dr. Taylor stood outside the command tent, her coat wrapped tightly against the wind. From here, she could see the remains of the Array stretching across the horizon — a vast scar of twisted steel and blackened stone.
Behind her, footsteps crunched on gravel. “You’re still out
