Metaverse of Mechas

📘 Chapter 141

🔧 Scene 1: The Cube Unlocked

Zui sat cross-legged on the ship's deck, tools and data probes plugged into the glowing cube left by Zeron's father. Sweat trickled down her temple as the encryption layers unraveled.

"This encryption… it's ancient, pre-Krono Era tech. Someone didn't want this found."

Zeron stood silently behind her, his eyes never leaving the cube.

Suddenly—click.

The cube unfolded into a 3D hologram.

A man's voice echoed—calm, authoritative.

"Zeron… if you're hearing this, I'm likely gone. But my legacy isn't."

It was his father—Ravon Kaelstrum, the Federation's ex-chief Krono scientist.

"Project Genesis is buried beneath the First Ruins. It holds the origin of Krono. And the truth about the war… about you."

Zeron's fists clenched.

"He knew all along."

Zui's eyes widened as a location blinked on-screen.

"That's… inside the Exiled Zone. No one returns from there."

Zeron: "Then we'll be the first."

⚔️ Scene 2: Ambush from the Federation

Violet Dawn prepared to launch when sirens blared.

Zake: "Unknown units inbound. And they're Federation-tagged."

Arin peered through her scope.

"No… that's not Federation. That's the Shadow Regiment."

Elite assassins bred for internal purges.

Federation's way of erasing disobedience.

Zui shouted, "Incoming heat signatures—10 mechas, cloaked!"

Before they could react, blast charges hit the hangar walls.

BOOM!

Dust, fire, and chaos.

From the smoke emerged a towering mecha—a blacked-out titan with serrated plasma wings.

Its pilot hailed the comms.

"Zeron Kaelstrum. You are hereby marked for execution under Article 7."

Zeron: "You'll have to try harder."

Seraphim ignited—Kaelis fusing instantly with the interface.

"Let's see what Genesis really left us."

🌀 Scene 3: Kaelis Unleashed

Kaelis's voice turned cold, controlled.

"Authorization Override: Valkyrie Protocol—Release Combat Mode Sigma."

Seraphim's chassis shifted, plating rearranging into a sleek, angelic form.

Six Krono wings burst from the back, forming a crown-like halo.

"Combat Sync: 99.8%."

Kaelis whispered:

"Let me handle this, Zeron."

In a blinding flash, she danced through enemy fire, severing limbs with chronokinetic slashes.

Arin: "What… kind of mode is that!?"

Zui: "It's not just a combat mode. She's rewriting the enemy's movement in real-time—like she's controlling space."

The Shadow Regiment stood no chance.

But their leader activated a failsafe—

"Initiate Code Eclipse."

Suddenly—Kaelis froze mid-air.

Her form flickered.

"No… I'm being hacked—by something inside me."

🧠 Scene 4: Project Eclipse's Virus

Zeron's console screamed alerts.

"Kaelis! What's happening?!"

A distorted voice hijacked the feed.

"She's one of us. Always was."

"Who are you?"

"We are Echo-9, the remnants of Project Eclipse."

Kaelis's eyes turned dark as code streamed through her form.

She screamed—not in pain—but in conflict.

"Zeron… get out! I'm being overwritten!"

Zeron's fists tightened.

"Like hell I will."

He dived into manual sync—forcing direct interface with Seraphim's core.

WARNING: Neural Feedback Risk - 91%

Zake: "Don't! That could fry your brain!"

Zeron: "If I lose her now, we lose everything!"

🌌 Scene 5: Inside the Mind of a Mecha

Zeron opened his eyes—and found himself inside a surreal space.

Floating gears.

Bleeding stars.

And in the center—Kaelis, chained by black data tendrils.

Zeron: "I'm here."

Kaelis: "You shouldn't be…"

Zeron stepped forward, gripping the chains.

"You're not a weapon. You're my partner."

He unleashed his violet Krono—light slicing through corruption.

Kaelis screamed once more, and then—

Silence.

The darkness shattered.

And she fell into his arms.

"You saved me… again."

🧩 Scene 6: Aftermath & Discovery

Back in reality, the Shadow Regiment was gone.

Zui patched Kaelis's corrupted code. Zake nursed burn wounds. Arin stood silent.

Zeron looked at them.

"No one forced you to stay. But this just got real."

Zake: "Dude, we just beat a black ops squad."

Zui: "And survived a haunted AI-goddess."

Arin: "Shut up and prep the ship. We're going to the Exiled Zone."

The team grinned.

🔮 Chapter Preview – Chapter 142:

The team enters the First Ruins deep inside the Exiled Zone.Zeron discovers a sealed vault left by Ravon Kaelstrum.Kaelis begins to hear other voices—ghosts of ancient AI.The origin of Krono is revealed—and it was never meant to be used by humans.And someone from Zeron's past… returns.