Chapter 32
[Velmora — Kargal Command Post Delta-6]
The biometric scanner hissed.
A green light flickered over Kiro's fake ID badge, pulsing once... then again. The guard behind the console leaned forward, suspicious—until the retinal scanner locked onto the six-pointed Dominion Sigil now blooming in Kiro's eye.
ID Confirmed: Cadet Valen ThalosAccess Level: Intermediate — Escort Required for Spire Ascension
"Move along, Cadet," the guard grunted, returning to his terminal.
Kiro didn't speak. He bowed slightly—just enough to match Kargal etiquette—and stepped through the reinforced gate.
Behind it, the post opened into a hexagonal war room humming with energy fields, holographic maps, and sharp-eyed officers barking into comms.
Everywhere, the symbol of control loomed: the crescent-fanged Kargal insignia, wrapped around the symbol of House El'Vertigo—a spiral mountain speared by light.
Stay silent. Act Kargal.
The System flickered in his peripheral vision, subtly adjusting his gait and posture based on the memory-echoes stolen from the dead cadet's bloodstream.
[Behavior Sync: 89% Accurate][Speech Protocols: Uploading Accent Map...]