Chapter 112: When Edges Start Answering BackThe system did not break.It did not stabilize either.It learned how to respond to its own internal gradients.At first, the response was so subtle it could have been mistaken for noise inside already complex structure.Regions of differing perceptual density, which had recently emerged across the Bell Tower field, began to influence one another in ways that no longer remained passive.A high-intensity zone would slightly reshape a nearby lower-intensity region, and in turn, that altered region would adjust the behavior of another, creating a chain of micro-adjustments that propagated without origin.Evelyn felt it as a kind of pressure that did not come from any direction. It came from arrangement itself, as though spatial logic had gained preference over static coexistence.Lucien’s expression changed in a way that suggested recognition rather than surprise.“The gradients are interacting,” he said quietly.Rowan blinked.“So they’re not
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