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Chapter 6 - The Hidden Base

Finding the right place was not easy but Selene had made sure it was perfect. It was far from any city surrounded by rocky land and dense trees with no proper roads leading to it. From the outside it looked like nothing more than an abandoned piece of land but beneath it everything was changing. Construction had already begun. Large machines worked day and night but carefully hidden from any satellite or public detection. Rayan handled most of the physical setup while Mira designed the internal systems. Leo assisted wherever he could and Selene oversaw the structure making sure everything stayed secure and hidden. Adrian focused on tracking the seven signals which had now become more stable than before.

Days turned into weeks and slowly the base started taking shape. Underground halls training rooms research labs and a central control area were built with precision. Every detail was planned for one purpose to prepare for something they still did not fully understand.

Inside the control room Adrian looked at the map again. The seven signals were still there unmoving but alive. He said they were not just tracking energy anymore they were tracking people. Mira added that once the base was complete they could begin bringing them in one by one. Rayan smiled slightly and said that would be the real challenge.

Selene reminded them that this place was not just for research it was for protection. Whatever those seven would become they needed a safe place to grow. Leo quietly agreed and said they might not trust them at first.

Adrian looked around at the nearly finished base and said they would make sure they had a reason to. The Hidden Base was no longer just an idea. It was real.

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