
The Luminous Protocol
The air in the underground lab smelled of ozone and static, a metallic tang that clung to the back of Dr. Elara Voss’s throat. She adjusted her gloves, fingers brushing the cold steel of the containment unit as she stared…
The air in the underground lab smelled of ozone and static, a metallic tang that clung to the back of Dr. Elara Voss’s throat. She adjusted her gloves, fingers brushing the cold steel of the containment unit as she stared…
The air in the underground facility hummed with a low, persistent vibration, like the breath of some ancient machine. Dr. Elara Voss adjusted her gloves, her fingers brushing against the cold steel of the containment unit. Inside, a single device…
The Blackthorn Institute’s corridors hummed with the low, constant drone of machinery, a sound so familiar it had become invisible. Dr. Elara Voss moved through them, her boots clicking against the polished floor, eyes fixed on the data pad in…
Dr. Elara Voss adjusted her gloves, the rubber cracking slightly as she reached for the control panel. The room hummed with the low thrum of machinery, a sound that had become as familiar as her own heartbeat. Before her, the…
The first time Dr. Elara Voss touched the crystal, it pulsed like a heartbeat beneath her fingertips. She had spent three years in the subterranean facility, isolated from the world above, but nothing prepared her for this: a jagged shard…
Dr. Elara Voss adjusted the neural interface, her fingers trembling as the hum of the machine filled the sterile lab. The air smelled of ozone and antiseptic, a scent that had become familiar over the past year. She stared at…
The air in the sublevel lab reeked of ozone and antiseptic, a metallic tang that clung to the back of Dr. Elara Voss’s throat. She adjusted the gloves on her hands, their latex brittle with age, and stared at the…
The lab smelled of ozone and static, a metallic tang that clung to the back of Dr. Elara Voss’s throat. She adjusted the collar of her coat, fingers brushing against the cold edge of the glass chamber. Inside, the object…
The air in the sublevel lab smelled of ozone and old metal, a scent that clung to Elara Voss’s lab coat like a second skin. She stood before the obsidian slab, her breath fogging the glass partition as she pressed…
The air in the sublevel chamber tasted metallic, like rusted nails and static. Dr. Elara Voss adjusted her gloves, the latex creaking as she pressed a palm against the steel door. Beyond it, the Resonance Core hummed—a low, thrumming sound…
The air in the underground chamber stank of ozone and rust. Dr. Elara Voss adjusted her gloves, her breath fogging the visor of her suit. The vault door behind her hummed with a low, mechanical growl, its surface etched with…
The air in Blackthorn Research Facility crackled with static, a low hum vibrating through the steel walls. Dr. Elara Voss adjusted her gloves, the synthetic material clinging to her palms as she stared at the subject on the table. Kael.…
Dr. Elara Voss adjusted her gloves, the latex creaking as she pressed a finger to the glass. The room hummed with the low thrum of machinery, a sound that had become as familiar as her own breath. Outside the reinforced…