Chapter 60 The Unraveling City

• The Tower of Enlightenment, once a beacon of manufactured serenity, had become a maelstrom of chaos. The Harmonizer’s final, guttural scream still echoed in the chamber as the Shadow Weaver exacted its brutal vengeance on its compromised conduit.
• With the 'Harmony Network'’s broadcast severed, the layers of mental conditioning ripped away, the Tower’s meticulously crafted order collapsed into pandemonium. Alarms blared, a piercing shriek that cut through the silence, and automated defenses, previously dormant, whirred to life, their optical sensors glowing with cold, mechanical fury.
• “Out! Now!” Kael roared, his voice cutting through the electronic din. The acolytes, moments ago serenely devoted, were now a mass of confused, panicked humanity. Some clutched their heads, whimpering as the psychic static in their minds dissolved into raw, unfiltered thought.