The Growth Accident, Part 14 (Patreon)

As Manuel reaches the capital, his destruction becomes something more deliberate than a simple rampage. Law, government, and even the promise of refuge become symbols for him to challenge, while Adrian struggles with the disturbing realization that his own understanding of power, morality, and even Manuel himself is beginning to shift. The old world is not merely being destroyed—Manuel is beginning to replace its rules with his own.