The chamber glows softly.
Hundreds of floating clocks.
Frozen in mid-air.
Aria walks slowly inside.
Her breath shallow.
"…this place."
Memories flood back.
The Observer's voice echoes faintly through the fracture behind them.
"Origin point confirmed."
Elias whispers.
"This is where the experiment happened."
Kael looks around.
"And where it ends."
Suddenly—
The chamber lights up.
A massive machine in the center begins activating.
Seraphine enters behind them.
Watching quietly.
Aria turns.
"You followed us."
Seraphine smiles slightly.
"Of course."
The machine hums louder.
Energy building.
Jonas whispers.
"…that thing looks dangerous."
Elias answers softly.
"It's the heart of the fracture."
Aria steps closer.
The machine responds instantly.
Light surrounds her.
And suddenly—
Every clock in the chamber begins ticking again.
At the same time.