Chapter Five: The Yesterday They Collected

At two, warning lights flared. Every vessel shone. Above them, millions of ordinary residents must have been turning in their beds, ready to wake without memories of fangs, claws, or the red moon. This time, the outer vessels exploded. Luminous memories streamed across the floor and assembled into human shapes. A supervisor ran for the console, shouting, “Isolate contaminated samples!” Su Mi dropped to her knees, clutching her head. The secret carried in Pei Du's blood debt was being dragged outward. When she looked up, unfamiliar golden irises filled her eyes. “Someone is controlling her through the memories,” Jianyue said. Shang Xian did not answer. All his reflections stared down the far passage.