Location: Seedroot Vault – Central Core Chamber
She stepped out of the shimmerstorm like a blade drawn from smoke.
Silver armor cracked with battle scars. Her left arm — entirely synthetic — glowed with psionic veins.
Eyes once gentle were now cold, calculated.
Aeyra Vael.
The Second Reclaimer.
The Ash Crown.
Kael didn't speak.
Not yet.
Yanis flinched as Aeyra's gaze landed on her.
> "So it's true," Aeyra said. "You let her carry it."
> "She didn't choose this," Kael replied.
> "None of us did," Aeyra said sharply. "But that didn't stop you from building it."
---
Tension Coils
Aeyra's psionic weapon unfolded — a twin-blade called Sundivide, humming with timeline echoes.
> "Give her to me, Kael."
> "You'll kill her."
> "I'll unmake her. There's a difference."
> "She's not just an echo anymore," he said, stepping between them. "She's someone."
> "So was I, once," Aeyra said bitterly. "And you let the Seed take me, too."
---
Flash Confrontation – Memory Clash
Yanis surged forward, unwilling to be spoken for.
> "You talk like I'm broken. Like I'm corrupt. But I'm still me."
Aeyra pointed at her.
> "You think it'll stop at dreams? At whispers? Wait until she decides your body fits better than hers did."
> "You don't understand what she is," Yanis snapped.
Aeyra's voice turned cold.
> "No. I understand exactly."
She raised Sundivide.
Kael blocked her first strike with his bare hand.
> [Warning: Damage Type – Memory Severance / Temporal Burn]
Blood sprayed. His gauntlet cracked.
Kael didn't move.
> "I'm not letting you take her."
> "Then you're choosing her over me," Aeyra said, voice trembling.
Kael met her gaze.
> "I already did. When you broke the protocol. When you tried to kill the Seed, not contain it."
> "You told me to save the world," she whispered.
> "I didn't mean by erasing it."
---
Fight Breaks Out
Kael and Aeyra collided — Sundivide vs. Null Throne power.
Time fragmented around them. Every blow echoed through memories neither of them wanted to relive.
Yanis shouted — but neither stopped.
They weren't fighting for power.
They were fighting for who got to decide what humanity became.
And in the background…
The girl in red opened her eyes.
> "This time… I won't let either of you decide."
---