Chapter 174 Echoes of a Forgotten Past

The weight of their newfound purpose settled heavily on the team as they huddled in Elara's makeshift war room. The euphoria of the "Echoes of Humanity" concert had faded, replaced by a steely determination. They had glimpsed a weakness in the Harbinger, a flicker of light amidst the all-consuming despair. Now, they had to exploit it. Elara, her eyes alight with a dangerous glint, laid out her theory. "The Harbinger reacted to the concert," she said, her voice firm. "It faltered when confronted with hope. But more importantly," she pointed to a holographic image of the faint light captured from the concert footage, "it reacted to the memory – the flicker of… something… within itself." Denji scratched his head, the gears in his brain turning slowly. "So, you're saying the big bad monster used to be… nice?" Asa, ever the pragmatist, scoffed. "More likely, it used to be… something else. Something we don't understand." Amara, ever the voice of reason, interjected. "Elara's ri