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Chapter 49 - Chapter Forty-Nine: Shadows Between Timelines

EXT. KARNEX'S FLAGSHIP – VOID SECTOR

In the cold darkness of space, the flagship Oblivion Spire loomed over a shattered moon.

Inside the command chamber, Karnex stood before a massive viewscreen, replaying stolen surveillance from Orion City. The footage showed the present and future Sentinels entering the Nova Base together.

KARNEX(low growl)So… the threads of time are fraying. The Sentinels meddle not only with this era… but with their own.

From the shadows, a hulking silhouette stepped forward — a new monster clad in black-and-silver armor, with glowing blue runes etched across its forearms.

KARNEXChrono-Scythe… I forged you for this moment. Go. Strike before the purification completes. If the future Red awakens his power… this war may tip from my grasp.

CHRONO-SCYTHE(voice like grinding metal)Their timeline will be… severed.

In a blink, he vanished in a ripple of temporal distortion.

EXT. ORION CITY – SCHOOL ROOFTOP – AFTER SCHOOL

Kael, Lyra, Daiki, and Future Pink were walking home from class when the air shimmered violently. Chrono-Scythe emerged from a spiraling rift, his scythe glowing with unstable energy.

CHRONO-SCYTHESentinels of two ages… you tamper with time itself. Today, you are erased.

Before they could morph, the monster swung his weapon, sending a shockwave that froze everything for two seconds — just long enough to send Kael crashing into a railing and Lyra skidding to the ground.

INT. NOVA BASE – SAME TIME

The purification chamber flickered. Zevor's voice grew sharp.

ZEVORThis is bad — the monster's power is disrupting the purification field! You must protect Future Red at all costs. If the field collapses now, the shard will be locked forever.

FUTURE ZAYNThen we split. Half defend the base, half hold him off outside.

PRESENT DAIKIAnd if he's after the shard, then this fight… decides the future.

EXT. ORION CITY – MAIN STREET

Kael, Lyra, Future Pink, and Daiki engaged Chrono-Scythe, but every strike they landed seemed to warp — the monster literally rewound blows, forcing them to fight him twice over.

LYRA(dodging a scythe slash)He's not just strong — he's undoing our attacks!

DAIKIThen we need a hit he can't reverse.

Meanwhile, back at the Nova Base, Rayna, Jett, and both Zayns held the defensive line, intercepting waves of Karnex's drones pouring through unstable portals. Every second they held, the purification field's glow grew brighter.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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