POV: Kairos“Everyone stay back,” I said quietly.But the words felt thinner than I intended—like control stretched too far across something I didn’t understand.Because standing at the edge of the Hollow…Was me.Not a resemblance. Not an echo. Not something Eon had shaped from observation.This was *formed*.Complete.Aware in a way that felt older than the moment it appeared.---The other me smiled.Not wide. Not exaggerated.Just enough.The kind of smile I used when I already knew the answer before asking the question.That realization hit harder than anything else.Because it meant this wasn’t just a reflection.It was a version.And versions come from divergence.---“You shouldn’t exist,” I said again, steadier this time.The other me tilted his head slightly, mirroring the exact angle I knew I used when I was measuring a situation.“And yet,” he replied calmly, “here I am.”His voice matched mine perfectly.Same tone. Same cadence.But there was something beneath it.Somethi
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