A soldier panics.
He fires.
The bullet flies toward Aria.
Time slows.
Aria lifts her hand.
The bullet freezes mid-air.
Everyone stares.
Jonas whispers.
"…okay that's cool."
Aria flicks her fingers.
The bullet drops harmlessly.
Commander Veyron shouts.
"Take her!"
The Keeper soldiers attack.
Chaos erupts.
Future Kael fights two soldiers at once.
Jonas swings a metal rod wildly.
"Why are there always so many enemies?!"
Seraphine moves like a shadow.
Precise.
Deadly.
Elias hides behind a control panel.
"Please don't break the machine!"
Aria stands still in the center.
Watching the battle.
Seeing multiple outcomes.
Multiple timelines.
Her voice whispers.
"…too many deaths."
Kael shouts.
"Then change it!"
Aria closes her eyes.
The clocks spin again.
Reality bends.
Suddenly—
Half the soldiers vanish.
Rewritten out of the moment.
Jonas blinks.
"…did we just cheat?"
Future Kael grins.
"Looks like it."