Underground Bunker – 01:11 a.m.
The room pulsed.
Rin stared at the terminal, still playing the old recording — his own face staring back, dead and distant.
> "You rewrote the world," the past-Rin said, "but you didn't rewrite me."
> "Because I'm not just a memory. I'm a failsafe."
> "And Project: Paradox has begun."
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⚠️ What Is Project: Paradox?
The screen showed fragments of the original system:
Timelines that were deleted
Cores that were never destroyed
A clone grown in silence — with Rin's backup thoughts, without his heart
> [PROJECT: PARADOX — PURPOSE: Protect original world line from emotional corruption.]
[Clone Status: Reawakening. Location: Unknown]
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🧒 Aira's Transformation Begins
Upstairs, Aira floated in her sleep.
Her body glitched with Root-code fire.
Books nearby burned, rewrote themselves, then became blank.
Lilith ran to her side — but the moment she touched her—
> [Error Detected: Catalyst Cross-Reaction]
[Lilith's code destabilizing]
> "She's linked to the Old Thread," Lilith gasped.
> "She's not just rebirthing it…"
> "She is it."
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⚡ Lilith Loses Control
Her aura cracked.
Black wings burst into fragmented light — uncontrolled.
For the first time since the system's collapse, her voice distorted:
> "Stay away from her—!"
Her eyes were crying. But her power was screaming.
Walls melted. Time looped in the corners of the room.
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⚔️ Aira Wakes Up
Aira opened her eyes mid-float.
> "I dreamed I met another you."
She looked at Rin, but her voice… was layered.
> "He didn't smile like you do."
> "He wanted to undo the rewrite."
> "He called me… his second try."
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☠️ Old World Activates
The house shook.
Beneath the bunker, a deeper vault door opened — one Rin had never seen.
Inside?
Cryotubes
Command rooms
Weapons built to kill rewritten anomalies
And a terminal with one blinking message:
> [Awakening Unit: RIN_PARADOX_1.0]
[Time to activation: 48 hours]
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Final Scene – Two Rins. One Timeline.
Aira clutched her head.
> "He's coming here…"
> "And he doesn't want to talk."
Rin stepped forward, eyes locked on the terminal.
> "Then I guess I've got 48 hours…"
> "To kill the part of me that refuses to let go of the past."