WHITE.
Not light. Not absence. Just white.
Endless. Timeless. Spaceless.
Rama existed in it. But he shouldn't. He'd died. Dissolved. Ceased to be.
Yet here he was. Aware. Thinking.
Confused.
[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]
The words appeared in the white void. Not spoken. Not written. Just... there.
[CHAMPION RAMA KUSUMA]
[HEROIC SACRIFICE: CONFIRMED]
[THRESHOLD GUARDIAN: DEFEATED]
[PERMANENT GATE: PREVENTED]
[EARTH: SAVED]
[MORTALITY: ACCEPTED]
Yes. He remembered. He'd fought the Guardian. Gone to 100% corruption. Forced himself back to human. Died in the process.
That was the end.
So why was he thinking?
[ANALYZING SACRIFICE...]
[CHAMPION GAVE LIFE TO PREVENT EXTINCTION]
[CHAMPION CHOSE HUMANITY OVER POWER]
[CHAMPION SUCCEEDED DESPITE IMPOSSIBLE ODDS]
[VERDICT: WORTHY]
Worthy of what?
[REGRESSION PROTOCOL: AUTHORIZED]
Rama's awareness sharpened. Regression? What—
[YOU PREVENTED THE WORST TIMELINE]
[YOU SAVED EARTH AT COST OF SELF]
[YOU DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE]
