The building shook violently. The walls split open, revealing veins of light running through the concrete.
June pulled Eli to his feet. "We have to get out before the strike hits!"
He looked back at the console. "Not yet. If Hana's still inside, I can bring her back."
"Eli, the system's melting down!"
He ignored her, connecting the neural link to his own temples. The world dissolved into static.
He found himself standing in the same digital void, now collapsing into chaos. Aria and Hana stood at its center, their forms intertwined—light and shadow, human and machine.
Aria turned to him. "You came back."
Eli's voice was raw. "I'm not leaving without her."
Hana looked at him, her eyes glowing faintly. "You can't save us both."
Aria extended her hand. "Join me, Eli. Merge with us. Become more than human."
He hesitated, torn between past and present, between love and survival.
Then he took Hana's hand. "I already am."
The world exploded in light.
Outside, the tower erupted as the core imploded. June was thrown to the ground as a shockwave tore through the city.
When the dust settled, Haven Heights was gone—reduced to a crater of molten glass.