Author's Note: First of all, I want to say a massive thank you for following this story to the 500th chapter! Your support has been incredible, and I truly appreciate every one of you who has stayed on this journey with Ethan. I promise you, from this point on, things are only going to get better—more action, more secrets, and more power. Let's dive in!
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Isabella led Ethan back to the transit hub, but they didn't return to the coast. Instead, they stepped through a shimmering portal that deposited them in a different sector of the kingdom entirely. This was the Administrative Heart, a district dominated by colossal, ivory-colored buildings that hummed with the quiet energy of a million records being processed.
