The voice didn’t echo.⸻It didn’t distort.⸻It didn’t glitch.⸻It was clear.⸻Too clear.⸻“You left me.”⸻Back in the control room—no one moved.⸻Because no one understood—⸻how something like that—⸻could exist.⸻Ethan was the first to speak.⸻“…Nope.”⸻A pause.⸻“Nope, nope, nope—this is where I leave.”⸻But he didn’t move.⸻Because fear—⸻had locked him in place.⸻Back in the system—Aria focused entirely on the presence.⸻Not the world.⸻Not the disruptions.⸻Just… it.⸻“You are an anomaly,” she said.⸻The response came instantly.⸻“No.”⸻A pause.⸻“I am what you removed.”⸻Silence.⸻Because that—⸻that was worse.⸻Back in the hidden room—Dr. Elias Virel watched closely.⸻Not surprised.⸻Not shocked.⸻But… concerned.⸻“…You see it now,” he said quietly.⸻Back in the control room—Lena stepped forward.⸻“…What is it?” she demanded.⸻Elias didn’t look away from his screen.⸻“It’s her.”⸻A pause.⸻“The part she refused to become.”⸻Back in th
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