The Truth Of Time

The dust settled. The city was safe.

Zero was gone.

But Alex still felt it.

A strange pulling sensation in his chest. Like time itself was… wrong.

Lillian stepped forward. "We actually did it."

Jax grinned. "AND I DIDN'T EVEN DIE! …Which, let's be real, was a strong possibility."

Evelyn elbowed him. "Shut up."

But Alex barely heard them.

Something was off.

Then—he saw it.

The sky cracked open.

A massive rift in time.

And from the other side—something stepped through.

A figure wrapped in shifting, golden light.

Chronos.

But his face was grim.

"You made a mistake, Alex."

Alex's blood ran cold.

"What?"

Chronos extended his hand—time energy swirled around his fingers.

"Zero was never the true threat."

The sky darkened.

"By shattering him, you've created something far worse."

A chill ran down Alex's spine.

A deep rumbling filled the air.

And behind Chronos—something else moved.

A colossal shadow.

With glowing red eyes.

Zero's voice whispered through time itself.

"You can't erase me, Alex. You only set me free."

The final battle wasn't over.

It had only just begun.