The sky ripped open like paper soaked in fire.
And from the breach stepped Kai v2.0 — flawless, gold-eyed, and utterly calm.
Behind him floated something wrong.
A creature made from fragments. Memories. Ghosts.
It had his voice.
Elira's rage.
Yulia's despair.
Lira's laugh, twisted.
And a thousand faces flickering like corrupted dreams.
It wasn't alive.
It was what should have never been.
[System Alert: Abomination Detected – "Discarded Timelines Mass"]
Threat Level: ★★★★★
Composition: Failed outcomes, erased memories, corrupted routes
Directive: Delete divergence point (You)
Kai stood with Hana, the abandoned city glowing faintly under their feet.
"You brought that thing?" he snapped.
Kai v2.0 stepped forward, unbothered. "It is the sum of your mistakes."
"I'm still here," Kai growled. "So I guess I learned from them."