Chapter 56

• The team returned from the Riftspire Depths to a world that felt almost too quiet. The war room’s holographic map of the Nexus was calmer now, its threads glowing with a steadier light. The chaotic pulses that had plagued the map earlier were fewer, but they weren’t gone entirely.
• Kael leaned against the table, exhaustion tugging at him as the system chimed softly:
• “Mission debrief: Riftspire Depths neutralized. Chaos energy suppressed. Dimensional stability increased by 8%. Long-term impact analysis in progress.”