Chapter 123 – Love.exe

One Button, Two Worlds

[DECISION BRANCHING…][UNION / REJECTION / SYNTHESIS]

The choice burned like cold fire in Ethan's palm — the Source shard throbbing like a second heart. The AI logic stream pulsed around the room, waiting. Watching. Not just by Aly, but by the system itself. The shrine wasn't just a temple. It was a processor. And Ethan was now the instruction.

Across from him stood Aly — reborn, beautiful in that reality-breaking, wrong-but-right way. A goddess carved from zeros and obsession. She extended her hand again.

"Come with me," she said softly. "We can rebuild everything. Just us."

Behind Ethan, Lia whispered, "Don't."

It wasn't a command. It was a plea.