The world had changed.
Marcus felt it in every breath, every heartbeat, every moment of waking consciousness. He was the connection now—the bond between the Foundation and the world. The energy flowed through him like a river, warm and golden, sustaining everything that existed.
But the world was not the only thing that had changed.
Marcus had changed too. He could see things now that he'd never seen before. The threads of connection that bound everything together. The light that pulsed at the heart of every living thing. The shadows that lurked at the edges of perception, waiting for their moment.
Anna noticed the difference. She watched him with a mixture of awe and fear, her eyes tracking his movements as he walked through the precinct.
"You're different," she said one morning. "Yo
