TWENTY NINE
🌒 Chapter 29 – The Memory of Lea Two days later, Xavier brought Althea to a safehouse outside the city — a quiet place seemingly forgotten by time. The walls were faded and cracked, and in one corner stood broken holo-devices once used in Eterna’s old experiments. The air smelled of dust and rust, and the silence hung heavy, as if suspended in the stillness of the wind. As Althea slept, Xavier couldn’t find peace. He sat at the table, holding a glass of water that had long gone untouched. Sometimes, Althea’s breathing was fast and uneven; sometimes it would stop for a few seconds — and in those moments, he swore he heard faint whispers, fragmented voices echoing from somewhere beyond this world. > “Lea Sandoval… the original host…” Xavier’s head snapped up. He didn’t know if it
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