Letters from the future
“Every choice mattered. Every hesitation shaped the outcome. And yet… you persisted.”
Ava gritted her teeth. “I can’t let it win. I won’t.”
The room shook. The mirror cracked, long spiderweb lines splitting the surface. The hum of the system became a scream, high-pitched and unbearable. Ava felt pressure against her chest, a force pushing her to the floor.
“Keep going!” Eli shouted, his own face strained with effort.
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A bright light filled the room. Ava shielded her eyes. When she looked again, she was standing — not in the apartment, not in the city, not in the tunnel — but in a blank, infinite space.