Chapter 136: Transitional Waves

The first light of dawn illuminated the sky in shades of orange and pink as they emerged from the tunnels. The city was still getting over the earthquake; there was a lot of debris in the streets, and there was a lot of concern in the air. But there was optimism in the middle of the mayhem. The city was spared a terrible disaster because Project Phoenix had been saved from certain death. Because of their shared experience, John and Marie would always be connected, but their journey was far from ended. They were accountable for maintaining the stability and safety of their invention, serving as a continual reminder of the precarious equilibrium that must exist between human ingenuity and the laws of nature. John and Marie found themselves standing among the debris, their faces marked with tiredness but their hearts full with a calm feeling of success as the tremors eased and the city started to come alive again. They were very disturbed by the encounter, even if they had avoided a c