“Lily!”Luke dropped beside her instantly.The structure thundered around them—Reality shaking from the war tearing across existence—But for one terrifying moment, Luke heard none of it.Only Lily’s uneven breathing.Her body flickered violently beneath his hands.Not like before.Before, she had split between possibilities.This was different.Now, it looked like reality itself couldn’t decide where she ended.The thing beyond the fracture watched her carefully.And smiled.Not cruelly.Recognizingly.The second eye narrowed with fascination.“Ah.”Luke looked upward sharply.“What did you do to her?!”The entity’s countless shifting voices answered together:“Nothing.”A pause.“She opened first.”The words hit Luke like ice.Lily cried out softly—Clutching her chest—As fragments of light slipped beneath her skin.The awakened network pulsed in alarm.“Identity instability re-emerging.”The figure moved immediately.“She must be isolated.”Luke snapped toward it instantly.“No!”
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