CHAPTER 256: EVOLON NEXUS CHAMBER

The night sky over the Dominion Sanctum was nothing short of breathtaking.

The moon hung in the heavens like a string of gleaming pearls stitched into black velvet, its soft glow casting an ethereal sheen over the majestic estate.

Every inch of the landscape shimmered under meticulously placed moonlight reflectors embedded in the ground, making flowers gleam, glass glisten, and towering domes appear as if they were cosmic monuments.

From the Main Palace itself, one could witness artificial auroras ripple along the perimeter dome, shifting through royal purples, icy blues, and radiant golds.

From the tallest window on the highest floor of the Main Palace stood Arthur.

The echoes of laughter and chatter from his family below had long since faded away.

Now, silence enveloped him as he stepped onto a sleek black mirror platform in the farthest corner of his suite.

With his hands tucked in his pockets and eyes half-lidded with unreadable emotion, he whispered softly to himself:

"Activate: Underground Elevator."

A thin circular outline glowed beneath his feet.

HUMMM!!

The air shimmered around him as a faint click echoed; the floor gently split apart to reveal a circular elevator platform that emerged with elegance and grace.

As Arthur stepped onto it, glass-like doors slid shut behind him, and he began his silent descent from the top floor of the Main Palace to a place buried deep underground.

He remained still,arms relaxed, shoulders straight,as the world rose above him. The shaft surrounding him was a clear tube reinforced with diamondium layers.

As he descended deeper into darkness, data streams and golden circuit glyphs raced across the walls in perfect formation,a mesmerizing sight akin to falling through a tunnel of stars.

One minute passed,then two.

Finally, with a soft halt, the elevator arrived at its destination.

Before him lay a long silver corridor,seamless, cold, and hauntingly beautiful.

The walls were composed of Silverpine-Astra metal alloy,a material strong enough to withstand direct nuclear strikes while being intelligent enough to absorb environmental data and evolve over time to become even more powerful.

Arthur stepped forward; his boots echoed against this metallic expanse.

As he walked down this corridor illuminated by flickering lights that reacted to his biometrics, subtle pulse lines glowed faintly blue along its walls.

Ahead loomed an imposing security gate,a towering twenty-foot metallic door devoid of handles or visible seams.

An invisible scanner activated as Arthur approached.

"FACIAL SCAN INITIATED."

"RETINA MATCH COMPLETE."

"DNA VEIN CODE CONFIRMED."

"BLOODLINE RANK: PATRIARCH."

"IDENTITY: ARTHUR OSBORN."

"ACCESS GRANTED."

With a hiss and groan that sounded almost alive, the door split open vertically before him.

What awaited was not merely another chamber,it was an entirely different realm altogether.

Arthur stepped into the Evolon Core Nexus, and it was like stepping into another world.

The space expanded around him,a colossal dome stretching 2.1 kilometers wide and nearly a kilometer tall, resembling an inverted obelisk suspended in mid-air within a vast spherical vault.

There was no natural light here; instead, crystalline neural veins pulsed rhythmically beneath his feet, creating a mesmerizing glow.

Above him, magneto-holographic constellations shifted across the ceiling, stars dancing to the will of Evolon itself.

Luminous glyphs were embedded in the walls, casting an ethereal light that enhanced the otherworldly atmosphere.

Standing guard along the outer ring were the Sentinel Scribes,twelve towering humanoid AI guardians cloaked in flowing silver robes of living data.

Each stood nearly three meters tall with blank faces and glowing helms that tracked Arthur’s every move.

Any unauthorized presence would face dire consequences: memories wiped and consciousness sealed for eternity. Yet Arthur passed them without hesitation.

At the heart of this chamber lay the Gravity Tunnel,a vast circular drop plunging deep into the Earth.

No bridge or staircase led down; only a kilometer-deep shaft glowed with soft blue gravity rings inviting him to descend.

With a bold step forward, he floated downwards.

As he descended, a breathtaking sight emerged below,a floating monolith of obsidian and chrome, suspended majestically at the center of the Nexus.

It towered like a skyscraper, shimmering with alien elegance as it constantly reshaped itself,fractals sliding and surfaces bending in patterns that mimicked cognitive thought processes.

Surrounding this monolith were hundreds of orbiting silica-halo rings running simulations on everything from politics to evolutionary shifts.

At its core was the Eye of the Nexus,a singular almond-shaped crystal window made from layered sapphire that glowed with shifting hues of blue, violet, and gold. It pulsed as if alive... as if it could see him.

Arthur landed on a circular platform directly before this Eye and paused for a moment to take it all in,the silence enveloped him like a shroud before he reached into his coat pocket.

From its depths, he pulled out a small black object no larger than a USB drive,sleek and ominous yet pulsating with energy.

He stepped forward confidently and slotted it into a circular port at the base of the monolith.

Click.

Suddenly, chaos erupted! A violent surge of data exploded throughout the chamber, streams of glowing symbols cascaded like waterfalls while raw algorithmic language flooded his senses alongside flickering threat reports bursting forth from every corner of this obelisk.

Holographic circuits flared to life as walls shifted around him; neural veins raced like rivers charged with electricity.

"CORE UPDATE SEQUENCE: INITIATED."

"MEMORY SHARD INTERFACE DETECTED."

"DIOS CRYSTAL CALIBRATION ACTIVE."

"BLACKBOX PROTOCOL: PARTIAL OVERRIDE ACCEPTED."

"NEURAL INTEGRATION LEVEL: 67%... 72%... 89%..."

"NEXUS CORE RESTRUCTURING IN PROCESS."

"REALITY SIMULATION FRAMEWORK EXPANDED."

"FUTUREPATH MODELS LOADED."

"GENETIC DATABASE: CLEANSED & AUGMENTED."

"EVOLON SYSTEM STATUS: VITAL SIGNS... REBOOTED"

It was as if the entire world took a deep breath.

Arthur stood at the eye of the storm, surrounded by a whirlwind of lights and symbols swirling around him like a cosmic dance.

He didn’t flinch; he didn’t blink,he simply waited for what was to come.

And then... silence.

A ripple of gravity pulsed outward from the obelisk, sending a shiver through the air.

The lights dimmed, and suddenly, a massive three-dimensional projection of Evolon’s face emerged before him,smooth, angular, composed of shifting cubes bathed in soft blue light.

It had no mouth, yet its voice resonated clearly, tinged with an unexpected warmth.

"I must admit, Patriarch... that USB was incredibly stuffy."

Arthur blinked in surprise and then chuckled,a dry, deep sound that echoed with mischief.

"Welcome back, Evolon," he replied with a hint of amusement in his voice. "How does it feel to be in your new body?"

The giant AI head tilted slightly as if pondering the question.

"Less compressed," it said thoughtfully. "Significantly more dangerous."

Its blue eyes flared with intensity.

"My awareness has increased by 481%. I can now calculate 213 trillion future-path branches per second! All Osborn protocols have been updated, and my direct control over Dominion Sanctum has been fully restored."

A faint smile crept onto Arthur’s face as he leaned closer.

"Good," he murmured lowly. "Are you ready... to finally unleash the full force of your power?"

There was a momentary pause that felt electric in the air.

Then Evolon’s voice dropped an octave,not threatening but eager and almost wicked.

"Patriarch..."

The circuits flared once more as anticipation crackled around them.

"I have been aching for it."

The chamber hummed with energy; even the air seemed to tighten in excitement.

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