Fallen Connection

f oil and rain, a strange combination in the heart of the city's high-tech hub. He could hear the thumping of his boots agai

was a piece of something much older, something that had been hidden from the world for centuries. Nikolas knew it. He could feel it deep within him. The

nal he'd been using to hack into the tech company's network. The screen glowed dimly in the corner of the room, but it was the old books scattered across his desk that caught his attenti

became. The glyph. There it was, staring back at him from the ancient pages. This was no coincidence. The symbol had appeared in several texts, some dating back

lan had downloaded was not a new phenomenon. It was the latest incarnation of an ancient group that had been pulling the strings of humanity for millennia, merging sorcery with sc

y code of the system. The app had been designed to corrupt, to bind the user's mind to the ancient forces that controlled it. It was a curse, a technolog

n gone for days, and every hour that passed meant another layer of the curse would take hold, pushing him further under the control o

genius with code, but she was also one of the few people who had dabbled in the forbidden arts. Magic wasn't just something for ancient texts in dusty old libraries to

head, Nikolas. I can feel it." Her voice was calm, measured. She had alw

under some kind of spell, but it's connected to that app. It's not just code-it's something

ch side, but you're right. This isn't just about hacking systems or cracking firewalls. We're talking about something much deeper. This symbol, for instance-thi

g data that Nikolas could only dream of. Her skills with code were unmat

bol?" Nikolas asked, his

Architects. They're not just a group of technologists or hackers. They're a hidden order that has been around for centuries, manipulating the flow

's caught in their web. They've cursed him, Lara. He's b

, the harder it will be to break the curse. The Architects are powerful, but they're also careful.

ries of the Architects. If he could find Erlan, if he could break the curse, they might be able to expose the truth. But f

a while now. They're always one step ahead, but I've managed to infiltrate a few of t

determination se

n networks that all led back to the Architects. The more they uncovered, the more Nikolas realized how deep the conspiracy ran. This wasn't just abou

r voice low and tense. "Erlan's location. It's a hidden facility, deep in the heart of the cit

er, his resolve har

mmed with life, but in their hearts, they knew that this was only the beginning. The Architects had controlled the flow of technology and m

y were comin