MAYA'S POV
(SIX MONTHS INTO THE TRIAL YEAR)
Six territories had challenged autonomous jurisdiction in as many months.
I watched the strategy board in the marked governance war room—six territorial authorities that had tested blessed populations during goddess backing suspension, each one attempting a different euphemism for protective monitoring that intervention vocabulary had perfected across twelve centuries of systematic elimination disguise.
Clearwater's "enhanced consciousness monitoring." Rivermist's "integration support assessment." Shadowpeak's "dimensional awareness optimization program." Ironhold's "blessed capability development supervision." Windcrest's "consciousness evolution guidance protocols." Northreach's "marked population wellness coordination."
