Chapter 34: The Hollow Tapestry
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The clanging of metal against stone echoed through the narrow, jagged corridors of the Spiral Vault.
Aria ran, heart hammering in her chest, her breath ragged as the flickering emergency lights above cast trembling shadows that danced like ghosts around her. Behind her, Dante’s footsteps struck in perfect rhythm, his arm tightly wrapped around Mira’s waist to keep her upright, while Lira took point ahead, her sidearm drawn and voice sharp with warnings at every turn.
“Left! Take the left tunnel!” Lira barked, rounding the corner without hesitation.
Behind them came the sound that no one dared to look back at—claws against steel, growling distortions, and the inhuman howl of Vaultborn no longer bound by sedation or cells. They had been awoken too so
