Aria trembles.
The fracture spreads across the chamber ceiling.
Reality cracking like glass.
Kael grabs her shoulders.
"Look at me."
Her eyes flicker.
"…I can't hold it."
Kael whispers softly.
"Yes you can."
She shakes her head.
"No."
Everything begins shaking violently.
Clocks exploding.
Machines breaking.
Jonas shouts.
"Okay this is definitely the end!"
Kael pulls Aria close.
She looks at him.
Terrified.
"What if I erase you?"
Kael smiles slightly.
"Then I guess I'll find you again."
He kisses her.
Time stops.
Literally.
The entire chamber freezes.
Clocks stop.
Dust stops.
Sound stops.
Just them.
Floating in silence.
Aria's power stabilizes.
Slowly.
Gently.
The fracture stops spreading.
And for one impossible moment—
The universe breathes.