Chapter 79: dical Check up
Anna’s heart pounded against her ribs as she stepped out of the capsule chamber.
The corridor stretched before her, lit by ergency lights that flickered weakly. Her bare feet pressed against cold tal flooring, each step echoing in the silence. She hadn’t bothered with shoes. She hadn’t bothered with anything except the desperate need to see.
To know.
To understand what had beco of her world.
Hundreds of years, her ancestor had said.
Her hands trembled at her sides.
Every shadow in the corridor made her flinch. Every distant creak of settling tal made her gravity abilities pulse involuntarily, sending tiny cracks spider-webbing across the walls beside her.
Monsters could be anywhere.
Humanity could be extinct.
She might be walking into a world already conquered.
Anna pressed forward, her breathing shallow. The ergency stairs leading upward seed endless. Floor after floor she climbed, her legs burning, her mind racing with worst-case scenarios.
Finally, she reached a heavy tal door with a small window.
Through it, she could see daylight.
Real daylight.
Anna’s hand hovered over the release chanism. Her gravity field expanded unconsciously, ready to crush anything that moved against her.
She pushed the door open.
Fresh air hit her face. Warm sunlight fell across her skin.
And standing directly in front of her, less than three ters away, was a figure in a clean uniform.
The woman snapped to attention imdiately, heels clicking together, right arm crossing her chest in a crisp salute.
"Miss Celestus! Congratulations on waking up on your own. Please co with . We’ll do so light checkups before you can go."
Anna’s gravity field surged violently.
The ground beneath the woman cracked. Dust particles froze in mid-air. Loose stones lifted from the earth and hovered like tiny weapons ready to strike.
Anna’s eyes were wide, her breathing ragged, her entire body coiled like a spring.
The woman didn’t move.
She simply stood there, arm still raised in salute, expression calm and professional, as if having an epic ranked talent user ready to crush her was a completely normal Tuesday occurrence.
One second passed.
Two seconds.
Three.
Anna’s mind finally caught up with her instincts.
Uniform. Salute. Familiar insignia.
She’s Alliance personnel.
The gravity field collapsed imdiately.
Rocks clattered back to the ground. Dust settled. Anna staggered slightly, grabbing the doorfra for support, her chest heaving.
"I—I’m sorry," she gasped. "I didn’t an—I thought—"
The woman lowered her salute and smiled warmly. "It’s completely understandable, Miss Celestus. Please don’t apologize. You’ve just awakened from cryo-sleep under extre circumstances. Your caution is appropriate."
Anna stared at her, still struggling to process.
"You’re a human? Are you also soone from the apocalypse protocol?
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