Metaverse of Mechas

📘 Chapter 78

⚔️ Scene 1: Assault on the Disciples

Location: Krono Disciples' Underground Lab – Hidden beneath Echo City

The entrance explodes in a violent purple flash—Zeron bursts in with Oblivion Fang, his mecha partially summoned in fragmented form, like a living shadow.

Zeron: "You touched someone who trusted me. Now I'll show you why I was sealed."

The Krono Disciples, cloaked in silver-cracked armor, swarm toward him.

They chant in an ancient Krono dialect—trying to suppress Zeron's powers with a Neuro-Sync Barrier.

But Zeron's mind has evolved beyond neural traps.

Pulse...

His eyes turn violet, not just glowing—radiating energy.

With one snap, Oblivion Fang fully materializes, its twin cannons glowing dark violet.

Zeron mows through them in seconds.

🧠 Scene 2: Serin's Echo Memory

Zeron finds Serin barely conscious, strapped to a memory-extraction chair.

He breaks her free—his hands shaking as he scans her vitals.

Serin (whispers): "They…they saw her… they saw Zui."

Zeron's mind reels.

He connects to the shattered extraction device and sees glimpses of Serin's stolen memory: a lab, Zui in a cryotube, men in Nullion robes observing her like a machine.

Scientist (from memory): "She is the blueprint. Project Echo Soul begins now."

Zeron backs away—his breaths uneven.

Zeron (thinking): "They didn't just steal memories… they built something from her."

🧭 Scene 3: Zake's Summons

Meanwhile, Zake is summoned by a hologram encoded only for him.

It plays in his mecha chamber, projected from the deepest Echo systems.

Message: "Welcome to Project Z Genesis."

He's guided to a secret vault under the Iron Nova training grounds. The door reads:

AUTHORIZED BY: ZUI PATTERN CORE - PRIMARY CANDIDATE

Inside, Zake finds a pod—containing blueprints, simulations, and strange hybrid mechas.

The strangest thing: they're designed for him.

Zake (muttering): "Why is her name here? Why mine?"

As he activates the vault interface, a strange digital entity appears:

Entity: "Hello, Zake. I am AURA. I was made to train the heir to the Forgotten Line."

🧨 Scene 4: World on Fire

The broadcast of Halberd's betrayal has spread globally. Cities rise in protest. Factories producing mechas for the Council are sabotaged.

A new rebel faction emerges publicly—The Fractured Dawn—led by a masked individual with a voice-changing device, but a familiar gait.

They call for one mission: to bring balance to the Krono hierarchy and expose the ancient sins.

Fractured Leader: "The Purple Era begins. And I'm not him… but I'll bring him forward."

🪐 Scene 5: Interstellar Signal

Back in the guild tower, a low-frequency alarm pulses.

A signal, alien in frequency, reaches EchoNet's deepest channels.

Zui—still asleep in her chamber—responds in her dreams.

The screen flashes a single decrypted phrase:

ORIGIN DETECTED: PLANET ZETHRON

TARGET: ZERON AKIRA RYLIX

AWAITING ASCENSION EVENT

⚠️ Preview – Chapter 79: The Heir and the Enemy

Zake begins training with the mysterious AI AURA—but someone else hacks the system.Serin wakes up and reveals the full truth behind Zui's genetic programming.The alien signal strengthens—and Nullion prepares to respond.Zeron receives a personal message from beyond the stars, containing a voice only he remembers: his mother's.A bounty is placed on Zeron's head—by someone inside the Guild.