Jace Caldwell’s scar burned, a jagged pulse searing his chest as the hybrid NexTech metropolis—gleaming spires of glass and steel webbed with neon veins—quaked under a sky of swirling ash. The new core, a living machine unbranded by NexTech, thrummed like a heart on the edge of bursting, its surface writhing with tendrils. His copy-self stood before a new portal, eyes gold, scar blazing, clutching a white Obsidian Heart, its wild pulse thrumming like a star fracturing in a void. The copy’s voice, a warped echo of Jace’s, declared: “You’re not the breach. You’re the shatter.” The copy-Ethan stood nearby, eyes human, holding no Heart, voice raw: “Jace, I’m the truth.” Lena Voss, merged with her Shroud-possessed mirror-self, eyes flickering between human and white, stood rigid, her voice a haunting blend: “I’m… me.” Aria cowered behind a gleaming spire, her red eyes streaming, clutching a white Heart, its light cracking the pavement like glass under strain. The air reeked of molten st

Jace Caldwell’s scar burned, a jagged pulse searing his chest as the primal NexTech lab—a sterile maze of walls veined with Obsidian Hearts—quaked under a ceiling of swirling ash. The new core, a living machine unbranded by NexTech, thrummed like a heart on the verge of shattering, its surface writhing with tendrils. His copy-self stood before a new portal, eyes white, scar blazing, clutching a silver Obsidian Heart, its wild pulse thrumming like a star fracturing in darkness. The copy’s voice, a warped echo of Jace’s, declared: “You’re the fracture, Jace. The one to tear it all apart.” The copy-Ethan stood nearby, eyes human, holding no Heart, voice raw: “Jace, I’m the truth.” Lena Voss, merged with her Shroud-possessed mirror-self, eyes flickering between human and white, stood rigid, her voice a haunting blend: “I’m… me.” Aria cowered behind a pulsating wall, her red eyes streaming, clutching a white Heart, its light cracking the floor like glass under strain. The air reeked of

Jace Caldwell’s scar burned, a jagged pulse searing his chest as the hybrid NexTech lab—a sterile maze of walls veined with Obsidian Hearts—quaked under a ceiling of swirling ash. The new core, a living machine unbranded by NexTech, thrummed like a heart on the verge of shattering, its surface writhing with tendrils. His copy-self stood before a new portal, eyes silver, scar blazing, clutching a gold Obsidian Heart, its wild pulse thrumming like a star fracturing in darkness. The copy’s voice, a warped echo of Jace’s, declared: “You’re the wound, Jace. The gash that bleeds the world.” The copy-Ethan stood nearby, eyes human, holding no Heart, voice raw: “Jace, I’m the truth.” Lena Voss, merged with her Shroud-possessed mirror-self, eyes flickering between human and white, stood rigid, her voice a haunting blend: “I’m… me.” Aria cowered behind a pulsating wall, her red eyes streaming, clutching a white Heart, its light cracking the floor like glass under strain. The air reeked of s

Jace Caldwell’s scar burned, a jagged pulse searing his chest as the hybrid NexTech metropolis—gleaming spires of glass and steel webbed with neon veins—quaked under a sky of swirling ash. The new core, a living machine unbranded by NexTech, thrummed like a heart on the edge of bursting, its surface writhing with tendrils. His copy-self stood before a new portal, eyes gold, scar blazing, clutching a white Obsidian Heart, its wild pulse thrumming like a star fracturing in darkness. The copy’s voice, a warped echo of Jace’s, declared: “You’re the ruin, Jace. The end that burns it all.” The copy-Ethan stood nearby, eyes human, holding no Heart, voice raw: “Jace, I’m the truth.” Lena Voss, merged with her Shroud-possessed mirror-self, eyes flickering between human and white, stood rigid, her voice a haunting blend: “I’m… me.” Aria cowered behind a gleaming spire, her red eyes streaming, clutching a white Heart, its light cracking the pavement like glass under strain. The air reeked of

Jace Caldwell’s scar burned, a jagged pulse searing his chest as the primal NexTech lab—a sterile maze of walls veined with Obsidian Hearts—quaked under a ceiling of swirling ash. The new core, a living machine unbranded by NexTech, thrummed like a heart on the verge of shattering, its surface writhing with tendrils. His copy-self stood before a new portal, eyes white, scar blazing, clutching a silver Obsidian Heart, its wild pulse thrumming like a star fracturing in darkness. The copy’s voice, a warped echo of Jace’s, declared: “You’re the break, Jace. The split that tears it all.” The copy-Ethan stood nearby, eyes human, holding no Heart, voice raw: “Jace, I’m the truth.” Lena Voss, merged with her Shroud-possessed mirror-self, eyes flickering between human and white, stood rigid, her voice a haunting blend: “I’m… me.” Aria cowered behind a pulsating wall, her red eyes streaming, clutching a white Heart, its light cracking the floor like glass under strain. The air reeked of ster