Chapter 127

Kaelos's POV Three days after the oversight committee's initial assessment, I discovered that Seraphina had been right about the real tests coming. The discovery happened at dawn, when the gate's emergency protocols activated with an intensity I'd never experienced before. "Multiple breaches," I announced, my dragon senses screaming warnings as I read the crystalline displays. "Seven simultaneous contamination events across different sectors. This isn't random—someone's coordinating attacks." Through our bond, I felt Seraphina's immediate battle readiness and Ruvan's analytical mind already calculating response strategies. But underneath their focus, I sensed something else—a growing strain that had been building since the oversight committee's arrival. "The pattern suggests deliberate testing," Ruvan said, his moon-touched abilities mapping the breach locations. "Each contamination type requires a different response. Someone wants to see how we handle complex, multi-front crises." Lad