Sekar stood at one percent health. Barely alive. But standing. But functional. But everything different now.
Timeline knowledge flooded her consciousness. Not gradually. All at once. Forty-seven previous attempts. Forty-seven failures. Forty-seven extinctions. Everything Rama had experienced. Everything he'd carried alone for forty-eight timelines. Every death. Every loss. Every desperate attempt. Every failure. Everything.
Timeline 1: Rama fought Sovereign alone. Level 87 Regressor versus Level 167 entity. Died in forty-three seconds. First death. First failure. First timeline ended.
Timeline 2-15: Various approaches. Different strategies. All solo. All inadequate. All extinction within minutes. Rama learning. Rama adapting. Rama failing repeatedly. Alone. Always alone. Single Regressor bearing everything. Carrying all burden. Facing extinction perpetually. Failing constantly. Dying endlessly.
