Chapter 129

Ruvan's POV The temporal paradox cascade in Sector Eighteen proved to be our most dangerous challenge yet—not because of its complexity, but because of what it revealed about the committee's true intentions. As we materialized in the historical archives, I immediately felt the wrongness in the magical resonance patterns. My moon-touched abilities, enhanced by our bond, could perceive the underlying structure of magical phenomena with unprecedented clarity. What I saw made my blood run cold. "This isn't a natural cascade," I said quietly through our bond as we approached the swirling vortex of temporal distortions. "The magical signature has artificial markers embedded throughout." Through our connection, I felt Seraphina's growing anger and Kaelos's predatory focus sharpening. The committee wasn't just creating tests—they were manufacturing increasingly dangerous scenarios that pushed us toward our breaking point. "How dangerous?" Seraphina asked aloud, maintaining the pretense that we