Chapter 137

Chapter 137 KAELOS The safe house had become a command center by the third day. What started as a desperate refuge for broken Guardians had transformed into the nerve center of something I hadn't dared imagine possible: organized resistance. Ruvan's stolen data had spread through the Guardian network like wildfire, igniting fury in installations across six continents. The evidence was undeniable—systematic torture disguised as medical treatment, Guardian partnerships deliberately crippled to prevent natural evolution, and at the center of it all, a committee that viewed us as experiments rather than people. "Incoming transmission from the Arctic installation," reported Marcus, one of the rescued Guardians who had recovered enough to function as our communications specialist. His bond with his partner Elena remained fragmented, but their shared determination burned bright enough to fuel both of them. I moved to the central console where Ruvan had established our encrypted communication