Kaito extended a controlled thread of balanced energy toward the filament.
Not to attack.
To test.
The moment contact occurred—
His perception inverted.
For half a second, he saw something vast beyond structure. Not hunger. Not order.
Void without absence.
Space before division.
He recoiled instantly.
The filament vibrated—almost amused.
Silver Eyes staggered.
"It exists outside equilibrium," she breathed.
Kaito realized the terrible implication.
The Hunger was excess infinity.
This—
Was pre-infinity.