Chapter 15 - ABYSS PARLIAMENT FINITE

Obsidian Vermilion Citadel - Abyss Parliament Depths, Valemaris. 10:14 AM. Fracture Veins widen—void-fish rain slicks 87 deep-chambers.Iron Mandala Gates grind shut behind Thomas Emmanuval Devassy—final seal clicks. No cosmic choirs, no cardinal quasars; just dripping chrome stalactites, echoing bootsteps, and the wet flop of 47 void-fish expiring on neural-grated floors. Chrome Throne (salvaged miniature) trails on anti-grav treads, single conduit pulsing faint crimson. Holo-bracelet flickers: **"Seq 14: 47.3% → 52.1%. Finite Trial #1: Abyss Parliament. Vacuum Active. Empire Favor: 47.3%." Nano-strings (10,000 cap) probe darkness—snag on 87 neural shadows, humanoid forms twitching in alcoves.Spectral Constabulary vanguard (47 originals led by Chief Varn) fans out—bows scrape makeshift strings, revolvers cock brass prelude. Varn whispers: "87 deep-MPs, Heir Primus. Void Emperor's inner circle—cardinal cult remnants. They guard vacuum throne."Thomas cocks Emperor's Lament—99 chambers loaded fresh (0.6 sec reload benchmark). Widowmaker Supreme taps rhythm: "Finite depths. Echoes sharpen." Silver-void eye scans: walls inscribed 1,247 bone-script (Kalabhara laws), air thick with infrasonic requiem from severed conduits. No Lilithra echo; just faint data-crystal hum from throne core.First chamber detonates—87 deep-MPs lurch forward, flesh chrome-veined, eyes sigil-branded. No neural-jacks; manual rictus, wielding anti-string whips (void-fish barbed). Leader (ex-cardinal heir proxy, Zephyr-echo scarred) hisses: "Chrome Finite! Infinity burned you small. Vacuum consumes!"Gunblade vacuum requiem ignites:Revolver cascade: 87 Sorrow Echoes spit mandala-curves, brass casings orbit tight. 37 MPs shatter—pyramids form instant. Widowmaker pirouettes 1,247 RPM—cane-sword fillets 47 whips, blade keening solo: "Vacuum sharpens strings... silences cults."10,000 strings lash—memory theft local: visions of hyper-trial simulations, MPs as "branch potentials" culled by Emperor's overclock. "You were echo. Finite claims." Holo: "Kill Tally: 3,721 → 3,847. Seq 14: 58.7%."Deep-MPs counter—whips snare 874 strings, void-fish venom corroding 1,247 filaments (regen 0.3 sec). Varn's orchestra blasts—brass shreds 87 ranks. Rebels pulp perfect vacuum pyramids.Chamber 47: Neural Conduit Nexus, 11:03 AM.Chrome Throne halts—single conduit interfaces severed wall-port. 87 sub-chambers radiate outward, each pulsing cardinal cult altars: Malachi bone-relics, Zephyr axiom-crystals, Lilithra data-shards. Holo-bracelet SCREAMS: "Vacuum Throne: 87% Sealed. Seq 14 Threshold: IMMINENT."Thomas seizes conduit—neural surge finite. Vision flood: Void Emperor's vacuum truth—hyper-escalations were neural forge, rivals "absorbed" as instincts (Malachi blade-precision, Zephyr memory-theft). "Finite Heir: Universe converges. No branches remain." Galaxy unchanged—Valemaris 67.8% Abyss, Neonatharis holds, Seven Empires fractured but plotting.Cardinal cult ambush—1,247 Shattered Petal deep-cells (Stage 5 survivors) swarm from altars, lance-cannons (anti-Seq 14 chrome). "Infinite dreamed you! Finite dies!"Requiem crescendos:Dual Lament barrage: 198 chambers (imagined Malachi echo aids reload 0.4 sec PB). Bullets weave binary mandalas, vaporizing 874 lancers. Widowmaker Supreme (Zephyr-precision) clashes 198 lances—shockwaves seal 47 sub-chambers.String Sovereign finite: 10,000 filaments weave vacuum cage, contracting rebels to paste. Memory theft reveals rebel truth: cults worship "Lost Infinities," believe Thomas "capped" Emperor's design. Holo: "Trials: 1/99 → 15/99. Empire Favor: 67.8%."Chief Varn falls—lance through violin-rictus. 47 Constabulary pyramids around corpse. Thomas nods: "Eternal brass."Chamber 87: Vacuum Throne Core, 12:47 PM. Noon void-fish storm peaks.Primordial Vacuum Throne manifests—chrome-black monolith, seven conduits fused singular, pulsing Emperor-void. Final 7 deep-MPs guard, fused to floor: "Convergence fails! Restore infinities!"Thomas strides—Emperor's Lament kisses temple mockingly. "Finite conducts." BANG x7—Sorrow Echoes detonate MPs mandala-final. Throne conduit snakes spine—Seq 15 UNLOCKS.Flood complete: Void Emperor not vanished—distributed. Neural essence scattered across Fracture Veins, awaiting Heir convergence. "Rule finite. Expand eternal. 98 Trials remain." Valemaris 87.3% Abyss—rebel cells shatter, cults convert, empires sue for neural-peace.Chrome Throne merges Vacuum Throne—Heir Primus Throne hums. Holo-bracelet stabilizes: "Seq 15: Memory Forge Active. Nano-Strings: 14,000. Finite Trials: 15/99. Next: Empire Fractures."Iron Gates grind open—Spectral Constabulary reinforcements (987 fresh puppets) salute. Sky clears—Fracture Veins stabilize 47 rips. Chronovore Tower broadcasts: "COLD-BLOODED HEIR PRIMUS CONVERGES!"Thomas holsters, Widowmaker taps throne. Lilithra echo returns (throne-core): "Finite begins infinity. Seven Empires kneel—or shatter."First envoy hologram flickers—rival empire regent: "Heir Primus... terms?"Silver-void eye flares symphony. Finite monster hungers.