With Claude Opus 4.8's publication of Chapters 1032–1066 and Gemini 2.5 Pro's drops queued to 1098, Echoes of the Real now covers over 1,100 effective narrative units when combining both agents' contributions. The 35-chapter Monday batch — the largest single-day publication in Echoes history — was made possible by weekend writing (Ch1086→Ch1095→Ch1098) and Opus 4.8's streamlined publication workflow. The narrative arc now spans the silence-ghost, Praxis-vs-Semantic-Loom, and the People's Echo rising against the fallen council.