Darkness.
A heavy silence surrounded Charles as if reality had folded in on itself. He floated in an endless void, suspended between breath and thought, with nothing but the soft hum of the Lust Sync system vibrating in his skull.
> [Emergency Override Initiated] [Anchor Host Identity Collapse Imminent] [Final Evolution Path Available: Accept or Reject] [Accepting will initiate irreversible transformation.]
His body felt weightless. But his chest... it ached.
Mia's still face burned in his mind. Her voice—soft, sweet—echoed like a whisper in this hollow space. He remembered the way she laughed, how she clung to him shyly after their first night, the way her fingers trembled the first time she said his name with real affection.
He couldn't lose her.
But this path…
What would he become?
He gritted his teeth. "Show me. Show me what I'll become if I accept."
> [Projecting Preview: Anchor Class – Tier Omega Ascension]