Elias sits down heavily.
Like gravity just doubled.
Jonas whispers.
"…old man you look guilty."
Elias rubs his face.
"I don't remember her."
Seraphine speaks calmly.
"That doesn't mean it didn't happen."
The Observer's voice echoes again.
"Memory suppression detected."
Aria frowns.
"Suppression?"
Future Kael whispers.
"…the system erased it."
Kael turns toward Elias.
"What experiment were you running?"
Elias stays silent.
Seraphine answers instead.
"The origin test."
Jonas sighs.
"Why do scientists always name dangerous things like that."
Seraphine continues.
"They tried to create a stabilizing anomaly."
Aria blinks.
"…create?"
Elias whispers.
"We failed."
Seraphine smiles faintly.
"No."
"You succeeded."
The room goes silent.
Aria's heart pounds.
"You're saying…"
Seraphine finishes.
"…you were designed."
The words land like thunder.
Aria shakes her head.
"That's insane."
Kael steps closer to her.
"You're still you."
But the Observer speaks again.
"Artificial paradox confirmed."
The cracks widen.
The convergence accelerating.
Seraphine looks directly at Aria.
"Now you understand why the universe is reacting."
Aria whispers.
"…because I wasn't supposed to exist."
Seraphine nods slowly.
"Exactly."