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Chapter 56: Dominion Collapse
The Tower’s death echoed across the world.
The moment its spine split, the Dominion’s lattice shuddered. Spires blinked out across the continent, one after another, their signals collapsing in stuttering silence. For centuries, the Dominion’s voice had been absolute, its grip iron. Now, the silence spread like a wound.
And into that silence came chaos.
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Dante stood on the roof of a shattered spire, his body trembling as he watched the skyline burn. Wind ripped across the ruins, carrying the acrid stench of fire and circuitry.
The Dominion had begun its response.
Across the horizon, he saw fleets of black-armored ships pouring into the sky, their engines howling like predators unleashed. Veins of crimson light bled from their undersides as they d
