The will of the few

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Prologue: Shadows of the Past

Part I: A World Without Faces

Chapter 1: The Nameless City

Chapter 2: Blueprints and Defiance

Chapter 3: The Council of Observers

Chapter 4: Arkady’s Archive

Chapter 5: The Spark of Doubt

Part II: The Citadel of Silence

Chapter 6: Betrayal

Chapter 7: Walls Without Windows

Chapter 8: The Escape Plan

Chapter 9: Escape from the Darkness

Part III: The Uprising of the Mind

Chapter 10: The Underground

Chapter 11: Awakening

Chapter 12: Project Unity

Chapter 13: The Face of the Architect

Part IV: The Battle for Freedom

Chapter 14: The Final Stand

Chapter 15: The Assault on the Center

Chapter 16: The Sacrifice

Chapter 17: Dawn of Freedom

Epilogue: The Legacy of Elira

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Fog. Mornings in Novoteria always began with this oppressive shroud, a mantle that draped itself over the city, shielding it from the silent brutality of reality. Thick and impenetrable, the fog clung to the streets as if trying to conceal the horrors and devastation left behind by a world once brimming with life and light. Once, cities had glittered with vibrant energy, but now they lay submerged in a dim twilight. Their streets were lit by flickering lamps, which sputtered like dying stars, casting grim shadows over the thoughts of those who passed beneath them. People hurried along the asphalt, their eyes downcast. Their faces, devoid of expression, resembled masks of extreme indifference. They asked no questions, sought no answers to the anxieties that gnawed at them. They no longer remembered what freedom felt like.

These dark times were the result of a cataclysm that had irrevocably altered the landscape, not only of Novoteria but of the entire continent. Legends of cities engulfed in flames, of volcanoes erupting from the depths of the earth, intertwined with the harsh reality of what had transpired. The Chaotic Era had begun – a time of upheaval when ideals crumbled and society fractured. People lost hope in the madness, and the explosion of possibilities turned into disaster. The cities they had once dreamed of building vanished. Vast expanses were reduced to ruins, and only small groups of survivors managed to endure, forming the isolated state of Novoteria.

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The rooms were in disarray, as if they had been hastily searched. Tables were overturned, cabinets smashed, papers scattered across the floor. Elira bent down and picked up a few sheets. They were covered in blueprints, diagrams, and notes she couldn’t immediately decipher. But she sensed their importance. She folded them and placed them in the bag she had brought with her.

Her attention was drawn to a door at the end of the hallway. It was slightly ajar, and a faint light seeped through the crack. Elira approached it carefully and pushed it open. The room was small but chaotic. Shelves lined the walls, filled with books, folders, and strange instruments. But her gaze immediately fell on a painting hanging on the far wall.

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