(voice-over) The cracked skyline above Graviel pulsed again, light shivering across broken rooftops like glass under pressure. Kaien followed Nyra through a winding stretch of empty streets, the sound of his boots swallowed by the strange silence that had replaced the usual market noise. Every few seconds, data corruption rolled across the world like a shuddering wave, flickering neon signs half-rendering into wireframe before snapping back into corrupted light.
[SYSTEM WARNING]
Instability Index: 74%
Risk Threshold: Exceeded
(inner thought) Okay, that number’s way too close to “disaster mode”. And here I am, forced into apocalypse speedrun mode with my bugged support arsenal. Perfect.
(voice-over) Nyra glanced back briefly, her crimson scarf glitching between fabric and raw, gli
