She had no name now.
Only a code.
Only a purpose.
> Designation: M-000
Project Name: Nullborn
Status: Awakened
Target: Ryon of the Sovereign Flame
Reason for Termination:
→ Emotional Anchor Unstable
→ System Threat Projection: Catastrophic
That night, Ryon didn't sleep peacefully.
He dreamed.
Of rain falling on a red field.
Of a small girl with tangled hair and dirt-smudged cheeks, pressing a hand against his when they were both just children—before war, before magic, before System commands.
"Don't forget me," she whispered in that dream. "Not when they take me."
Her name—
He tried to remember.
But it burned away, replaced by static and ash.
When he jolted awake, Elara sat beside him, her eyes already open.
"You dreamed her again, didn't you?" she asked softly.
"…Yes."
In the war room, Neive was pale.
