Part 17 – The Door of Drift
Location: Drift Tribe Caverns – Glitch Core
Inside the tribe's inner sanctum, Korrin led Arshan and Rayn into a sealed chamber and revealed an ancient relic.
This wasn't any ordinary object —
It was a floating glitch orb that bent the rules of the DAO system.
Korrin:
"This Glitch Relic... it predates the creation of the DAO system.
It holds an energy that's even older than the DAO itself."
Arshan reached his hand toward the orb —
His DAO nerves began to vibrate.
A light pulse ran beneath the ground.
Rayn (eyes wide):
"Bro… you synced with it!"
Korrin:
"Your connection seems to be from before the Drift even existed…"
Zyana's Signal – Hidden Gate Reveal
Suddenly, Zyana's whisper grew clearer.
Her voice echoed with a strange clarity:
Zyana:
"Arshan… behind the glitch panel on the north wall… there's a hidden gate.
After the DAO tampered with the zone, Drift created an alternate access point.
Through that path… you can witness its true source."
Arshan activated the relic —
And from the glitch patterns on the wall, an ancient gate began to form.
It wasn't round, nor square —
But an organic interface built from DAO symbols, constantly shifting and glowing.
Rayn:
"So this is it… the truth that lies within the Drift."
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Scene Cut – DAO Council Malfunction
Location: High-Table Command Core
Marik's inserted malware had finally reached the DAO mainframe.
Suddenly —
DAO civilian records began to corrupt.
The security walls of Zones 5D, 3A, and 9C crashed.
DAO's visual map began to distort in real-time.
Officer:
"Sir, multiple DAO nodes are failing!"
Rika:
"This isn't an external attack… this is an internal breach!"
Meanwhile, Marik silently walked out of the control room —
A faint smirk on his face.
And on his hidden comm device, a message blinked:
> "Phase 2: DAO disruption activated.
Phase 3: Awaken Them."
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Final Scene – The Enemies of the Drift Begin to Stir…
Somewhere far in the dead side of Kryonexus,
Inside an old, abandoned DAO prison,
something moved within the glitch-sealed coffins.
A dark whisper echoed:
Voice (dark, whispering):
"They tried to bury the Drift…
Now we rise from the DAO's own grave."
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End of Part 17