The penthouse observatory rose above Jakarta’s endless smog like a solitary needle piercing through gray clouds. Its glass walls shimmered with cascading holograms — fractured moments and branching timelines flickering like spectral fireflies in the dim light. Sebastian traced a finger over the shifting strands, each glowing pixel a thread in a tapestry he’d spent lifetimes weaving.
There was Eka, clutching the Phi-Tust sigil, her knuckles pale and tight as bone beneath the weight of a secret only she bore. Nearby, the Carpenter’s figure blurred, dissolving into smoke and shadow like a fading memory. And Mei Ling — her tripled reflection spun around her like whispers caught in a breeze, each visage murmuring secrets to eras both past and future.
The air buzzed faintly, the hum of static energy from a thousand possible futures. Sebastian leaned closer, eyes narrowing as he scanned the chaotic dance of cause and effect.