Chapter 20: Misplaced Heartbeats
Abraham Pegu
I clutched the badge in my pocket and opened the door to the house. The house was silent, with only the sound of the wind outside brushing against the window…
Abraham Pegu
Chapter 19: The Catalyst for Transformation
“You can’t even grasp the Energy Threshold of the badge. Forcing a resonance will only trigger a Magnetic Field Rampage, and both of you will be trapped here until you…
Chapter 18: Resonance of the Badge
The dome of the old observatory peeked out from behind the shadows of the trees, dusty and gray. Its exterior walls were covered in withered vines, making it look like…
Chapter 17: The Stars and Badge of the Old Observatory
The sun had set completely, and the streetlights flickered on one after another, bathing the bus stop sign at the entrance of Quanhe Middle School in a warm yellow glow.…
Chapter 16: The Old Observatory and Lin Ming’s Journal
Sunday morning, Jingshi University, School of Meteorology. I stood downstairs clutching my Star Badge, circling the address for Senior Bai Lu that Xiao Yan had sent me for the third…
Chapter 15: The Morning Bowknot
Sunday morning, a knock sounded at the door. I snapped my eyes open in bed. 8:20. The knocking was neither hurried nor slow—three knocks followed by a pause, very rhythmic.…
Chapter 14: The Observatory Promise (2)
My heart skipped a beat, like a metronome missing one beat. I clenched my fists, my fingertips trembling. I finally couldn’t help but speak. My voice was soft, carrying a…
Chapter 13: The Promise at the Observatory
When I was stepped on and woken up by the house cat on Saturday morning, my phone’s lock screen was still stuck on the message Xiao Yan had sent that…
Chapter 12: What the Meteor Shower Soaked (3)
It was quiet for a while. The wind blew from the other side of the mountain, brushing Bai Lu’s stray hairs across her face. She reached out and tucked them…
Chapter 11: What the Meteor Shower Drenches (2)
The tent was quiet, save for the sound of the wind and Song Tao’s light snoring. I leaned against Xiao Yan, my eyelids feeling heavier by the minute. Xiao Yan’s…