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The Final Battle Begins

Alex's eyes snapped open.

He was back in the real world—standing in the ruins of the old lab. Chronos was gone.

But something was wrong.

The sky was dark. The air felt heavy.

Jax ran up to him. "DUDE, YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR THREE DAYS."

Alex's eyes widened. "Wait—what?"

Evelyn's voice was urgent. "It's Zero. He's moving."

Lillian clenched her fists. "He's coming for you, Alex."

Alex took a deep breath. No more running.

"Then let's finish this."

A City Under Siege

They reached the city limits—and saw it.

A massive storm swirled overhead. Lightning crackled. Buildings trembled.

And in the center of it all—Subject Zero stood waiting.

His dark armor glowed with red time energy.

His voice echoed across the battlefield.

"Finally. The prodigal son returns."

Alex stepped forward. "This ends today."

Zero smirked. "Yes. It does."

And then—time shattered.

The Fight Against a God

BOOM.

Zero vanished—then reappeared behind Alex in an instant.

Alex barely dodged as Zero's fist tore through the air.

He activated **Temporal Shift—**moving faster than ever.

But Zero was faster.

"You think I haven't mastered time as well?" Zero sneered.

He swung again—Alex countered. Time bent around them.

Every move—every attack—was a battle of seconds and milliseconds.

Jax and the others tried to interfere—but Zero froze them in place.

"This is between us, boy."

Alex gritted his teeth. He had trained for this.

He had one last trick.

He focused.

And for the first time—he didn't just stop time.

He rewound it.

Zero's smirk vanished as time rolled back a full ten seconds.

Alex was behind him now.

And he struck.

The Turning Point

Zero staggered, clutching his chest.

For the first time—he looked uncertain.

"You… you shouldn't be able to do that."

Alex clenched his fists. "Yeah? Well, surprise."

Zero growled. "No matter. I still have more power than you can possibly—"

BANG.

A gunshot.

Zero's eyes widened.

He turned—Lillian stood there, smoking gun in hand.

"I unfroze myself," she said with a smirk. "Guess you're not as powerful as you think."

Zero fell to one knee. His body flickered—his time energy unstable.

Alex stepped forward.

"This is over."

Zero looked up—and smiled.

"You still don't understand, do you?"

The ground shook.

And the final phase of the battle began.