Legacy of the Void Fleet-Chapter 132: ch Central Fluctuation.

As Kallus's holographic form faded from the chamber, the five remaining figures stood still—each of them briefly lost in calculation, reflection, and quiet dread.

The future was shifting faster than any of them could fully grasp. And ready or not, they would have to adapt.

What the hell was that?

After a few long minutes, he forced himself up, inch by inch, until he was standing again. Sort of. The weight was still there, like gravity itself had doubled—or tripled—on just him.

"What is happening?" he muttered to no one.

I might as well try jumping and see why I'm feeling this much weight all of a sudden," thought Josuay. He crouched slightly, ready to leap—when suddenly, he remembered something.

Then he remembered something. The first time he jumped after his awakening—right after getting the Gene Awakening Serum—he'd accidentally smashed his hand against the ceiling like a piledriver. The pain was so intense it nearly made him cry.

He didn't want to repeat that mistake.

But he needed to test this feeling. So, he bolted out the door to try it outside.

Or at least, he tried to bolt.

Something was wrong.

His speed—gone.

He wasn't sprinting at 80 or 90 miles per hour like before. No blur of movement, no wind tearing past his ears. In fact, he barely reached a brisk jog.

Five... maybe six miles an hour?

That was pre-awakening speed. Like a normal, fit human.

"What the—?"

He stopped, breath catching in his throat. His mind raced with possible explanations, none of which made sense.

He hadn't overused his power. He wasn't sick. The Force—that strange telekinetic ability he'd awakened—was working earlier.

So what had changed?

And why did it feel like gravity had turned against him?

Though confused, Josuwa still wanted to jump to confirm what was happening, so he stepped outside the house.

Joshua stood in his front yard, eyes fixed on the open sky above.

He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and whispered,"Maybe it's just gravity… Earth's gravity increasing. That would explain the weight I'm feeling."

Still confused, but determined, he bent his knees and jumped.

A subtle but noticeable increase in air density

A sharp drop in temperature, though strangely, it didn't seem to affect the human body negatively

But there was more.

Impurities in the atmosphere—pollutants and microplastics—were vanishing, purged by an unseen force. The air was growing cleaner, purer, almost unnaturally so.

Satellite communications began to flicker and fail. High-tech networks, even upgraded ones, started to show signs of disruption.

At first, no one panicked.

The public brushed it off as some kind of seasonal anomaly, possibly tied to climate fluctuation or regional anomalies. Most were mildly curious—some annoyed about the lost internet or their reduced strength.

But the "powered" individuals—those who had awakened abilities after the Gene Serum—felt it more acutely. They were losing their edge. Their strength, speed, and enhanced coordination were fading.

Whispers turned into online posts.

"Anyone else losing their powers?""Gravity feels weird—like I'm stuck to the floor.""What's going on with the air? I can breathe better than ever, but I feel heavy.""Are the governments hiding something again?"

" Is it the Void fleet"

Finally, after mounting pressure, representatives from the four Earth superpowers held a joint press briefing.

Their statement was brief but direct:

"What the world is experiencing is not a system failure or environmental breakdown. It is a natural effect tied to the planetary shift caused by the central flux of mana. These changes—gravity, air purity, atmospheric density—are all side effects of mana stabilizing across Earth's biosphere."

They called it "The Central Fluctuation."

And it was only the beginning.