The shadows retreat suddenly.
Like prey sensing a predator.
Silence spreads across the room.
Even the cracks stop moving.
Jonas whispers.
"…why did everything just stop."
No one answers.
Then—
A massive eye opens inside the fracture.
Aria freezes.
"…oh."
The eye is larger than the room.
Ancient.
Endless.
It blinks once.
The creature steps backward.
For the first time.
Fear.
"I recognize that entity."
Elias whispers.
"…what is it?"
The creature answers slowly.
"The Observer."
Future Kael curses under his breath.
"That's not supposed to appear yet."
Aria whispers.
"…what does it do?"
The eye slowly scans the room.
Stopping on each person.
Then—
It focuses on Aria.
The air becomes heavy.
The eye speaks.
Directly into their minds.
"Origin detected."
Aria clutches her head.
"What does that mean?"
Lena whispers.
"It sees your timeline."
The voice continues.
"Instability confirmed."
The room trembles.
The Observer blinks again.
"Correction required."
Jonas groans.
"Oh come on."
The creature whispers quietly.
"If it acts…"
Future Kael finishes the sentence.
"…entire realities disappear."
The eye narrows.
Still staring at Aria.
And somewhere deep inside the fracture—
Something even bigger begins waking up.