The chamber fills with shadows.
Different versions of the same people appear.
Three Jonas.
Two Elias.
Four soldiers.
Confusion spreads instantly.
Jonas stares at another version of himself.
"…do you also hate running?"
"YES."
Future Kael shouts,
"Focus!"
The Observer lashes out.
A wave of dark energy spreads across the chamber.
Half the duplicates vanish.
Commander Veyron fires again.
"This is chaos!"
Seraphine whispers calmly,
"No."
"This is evolution."
Aria raises her hand.
The clocks spin violently.
Multiple timelines collapse into one point.
The Observer struggles.
"You cannot control this."
Aria answers quietly.
"I don't need to."
Kael suddenly sees a vision.
A future.
Aria disappearing.
The machine exploding.
He shakes his head.
"No."
He grabs her arm.
"We're not losing you."
She looks at him sadly.
"…you always say that."