He moved through corridors that reshaped themselves with every memory he recalled. A door labeled "Failure #17" led to a timeline where he betrayed Selin. Another called "Seed Overload #3" showed him consumed by the same power that destroyed Adra-9.
He screamed.
The walls laughed.
Then silence.
A figure appeared.
Wearing his face.
But older. Tired. Bitter.
"I am the echo you buried. The you who survived by forgetting. You called us 'noise.' But we are the foundation."
"What is this place?" Rotham demanded.
The echo smiled.
"The Labyrinth. Built by the first Architects to trap their own fears. You entered because you asked a question no Nexus could answer."
"What question?"
The echo leaned in.
"What makes you real ?"