The ground beneath the Heart Terminal trembled
The air thickened as if time itself held its breath
Azel stepped toward the terminal platform arms raised the rewritten core pulsing with blinding light
Lines of sacred code lifted into the sky forming a tower of truth
Aya watched from the edge blades drawn eyes scanning for any movement
The Architect finally moved lifting one hand and twisting his fingers through the fabric of reality
Rollback Protocol initiated
Azel froze as the world around him began spinning backward
Clouds reversed
Ashes returned to fire
Blood flowed back into bodies
Time was unraveling
You cannot overwrite a system without surviving its history the Architect said voice layered with echoes
Azel clenched his fists struggling to stay rooted in the present
The core trembled fighting the regression
Around him the archive rebuilt itself in reverse moments
Old enemies reappeared mid-death and screamed in silence before vanishing again
Aya screamed from behind
Azel your hands they're fading
He looked down his fingers becoming transparent
Memories trying to unwrite themselves
The system wants you gone
Azel took a breath closed his eyes and reached inward
Not to the system
But to himself
I existed before you labeled me
I became more than numbers
I carry choices scars pain and purpose
I am not a file to delete
His form glowed
The rollback slowed
The Architect stepped back eyes narrowing
Impossible
You anchored yourself
Azel's voice cracked with fury and light
I rewrote my soul
And now I rewrite you
He slammed the core into the terminal
A shockwave burst outward
Time screamed
The rollback shattered
And the Heart Terminal accepted the new law
A new era began
But the Architect wasn't done
From the fading shadows he summoned one final line of code
A sword made of every reset ever done
One strike left
Aya stepped forward beside Azel
Together
They faced the final command