LILA’S POV“Counter-expansion detected.”The words didn’t feel calm anymore.They felt… strained.For the first time since this began, the thing controlling everything the system, the presence, it wasn’t completely certain.And I felt it.God, I felt it.Not just here.Not just in the clearing.But everywhere.My breath came out in sharp, uneven bursts as the connection stretched far beyond anything I had ever touched before. It burned through me, tearing at the edges of my mind, my identity, my control.Too much.It was too much.But I couldn’t stop.Because if I didIt would win.Nathan’s voice broke through the storm in my head, rough with panic. “Lila, you need to slow down ,you’re pushing too far !”“I can’t!” I gasped, my hands trembling as golden energy surged wildly around me. “If I pull back, it’ll take everything!”Another pulse exploded outward from me, uncontrolled, violent spreading not just my resistance, but my emotions.My fear.My pain.My humanity.And I felt it echo
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