Arjun stood beneath the golden sky.The voice of the newborn universe had disappeared.But its question remained inside his mind.Why do I exist?Nobody spoke.The city around them had become strangely quiet.People looked toward the sky, waiting for Arjun to answer.He couldn't.For the first time, the universe itself was asking him something—and he had no authority to answer for it.Nox stepped closer."Dad?"Arjun looked at him."Yes?""Are you going to answer?"Arjun smiled."I don't know."Nox nodded."Good."Arjun laughed softly."You really like saying that.""Because you say it when you don't know what to do.""That's true."The merged woman walked toward them.Her three identities were still present, but something had changed.She looked calmer.More co

Arjun stood completely still.The words were still burning inside his mind.Before you were my son...You were my experiment.He looked at the darkness surrounding the underground chamber.The First Mind was gone.The Creator Link was severed.His powers were gone.Yet the voice remained.His mother's voice."Arjun."He closed his eyes."Mom?"Nothing.Then the golden fragment in Nox's hand began glowing.A memory appeared.His mother stood in the same laboratory from the previous vision.But this time, she was younger.Much younger.Elias stood beside her.And between them was a transparent chamber.Inside the chamber...A baby was sleeping.Arjun.His mother placed her hand against the glass."He isn't ready."Elias looked at her."Then why c

The countdown remained in the sky.30 DAYS.No one spoke.The people of the new Earth had survived monsters, fear, uncertainty, and the collapse of the Creator Link.They had finally believed the world belonged to them.Now the sky had given them thirty days.Not to survive.Not to prepare for an apocalypse.But to face an entire universe.Arjun stared upward."How much time has passed?"The Observer looked at the countdown."Less than a minute."Arjun frowned."Then why thirty days?""Because that's when they'll arrive.""Who exactly?"The Observer swallowed."The original civilization."Kael crossed his arms."How powerful?"The Observer looked at him."You're asking the wrong question."Kael frowned."What should I ask?""How old?"The answer made ev

The Witness stood completely still.For the first time since Arjun had met him, the ancient being looked afraid.Arjun noticed immediately."You know she's coming."The Witness didn't answer."You know my mother."Still nothing.Arjun stepped closer."And she told me not to trust you."The Witness finally looked at him."Then listen to her."Arjun froze."What?"The Witness's voice was unusually quiet."Your mother has never lied to you."The ground trembled.A deep crack appeared across the city.People began running.Nox grabbed Arjun's hand."Dad.""I'm here."The merged woman looked toward the horizon."Something is approaching."The sky turned completely white.Then a single figure appeared.A woman.She walked across the sky as if gravity didn't e