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Chapter 82 - The Silent Pantheon

Falling stopped feeling dramatic a long time ago.

You do it enough times, and you realize the universe has no sense of pacing.One moment I was stepping through light; the next, gravity decided to remind me I was still written in a world that believes in impact.

When I hit the ground, the air didn't rush out of me—because the air didn't exist.

I stood up slowly.The world around me wasn't dark or bright—it was empty.Not absence. Not void. Just… absence pretending to be space.

No sky. No sound. No color.

Arjun's ember flickered beside me, dimmer than usual. Where are we?

I looked around. "Nowhere, apparently."

[ System Notice: Current Location — Fragment 04C: The Silent Pantheon ][ Status: Conceptual Silence Active. Auditory & Narrative Channels Suppressed. ]

"Well, that explains why I can't hear myself think."

You never could.

"Fair."

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