CHAPTER 228 — THE SIN THAT BUILT ASCENSION
The silence that followed the old man's words felt heavier than anything Elena had experienced since discovering Continuity. Deep beneath the city, inside the hidden sanctuary preserved through decades of secrecy, the air itself seemed to carry the weight of forgotten history. The glowing records suspended above the circular platform continued shifting slowly, illuminating faces, documents, and fragments of events that had never appeared in any official archive. Elena found herself staring at the images without fully seeing them because her attention remained fixed on a single sentence.
Ascension wasn't created to save humanity.
It was created because someone lost faith in humanity.
The words echoed through her mind.
Marcus recovered first.
"What does that mean?"
