Everything went silent.
Not the quiet of peace, but the kind that follows a scream cut short—like the universe itself holding its breath.
Elias stood alone in the Heart Chamber, the Elysium Core humming with unstable energy. The other girls were still emerging from their Regression Trials, unaware that Null Heart had vanished—erased from their shared thread.
But Elias knew she wasn't gone.
Not fully.
He could still feel it—like a heartbeat missing a single beat. A presence faded, not lost.
> [WARNING: Null Heart Thread Absorbed by UNIT-13]
[Integrity Fragment Detected: Elysium Sync Level 64%]
[Permission to Engage: Override Required]
[Initiate: Conscious Dive Protocol? Y/N]
His fist tightened.
He didn't hesitate.
> Y
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System Interface – Dive Initiated
The world folded inward.
Color bled into grayscale.
Reality reversed itself.
And Elias fell.
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Inside the Code Realm – Unit-13's Inner Construct
