Chapter 6: Something
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Alex couldn’t sleep.
Again.
The ceiling above him felt closer than before.
Like the room itself was watching.
“…A fragment,” he whispered.
The white-haired girl’s words echoed in his head.
This isn’t just a power.
It’s a fragment.
“…Of what?”
No answer came.
But deep inside—
Something moved.
Morning Tension
Training started early.
No one joked this time.
No one smiled.
Even Eron was quiet.
“…So,” he finally said, stretching his arms, “are we going to talk about the giant shadow monster?”
Mira shot him a look.
“Not helping.”
“I’m just saying—he almost killed us.”
“I know,” Kai said.
Alex stood there, listening.
“…You can say it,” he muttered.
“I’m dangerous.”
Silence.
Nyx stepped forward.
“You’re unstable,” she said.
“…That’s worse.”
“It means you can get better.”
Alex looked at her.
“…And if I don’t?”
Nyx didn’t hesitate.
“Then we stop you.”
A pause.
Alex nodded slowly.
“…Fair.”
Control Training
Kai stepped into the center.
“Alright. New plan.”
He looked directly at Alex.
“You don’t suppress it anymore.”
Alex frowned.
“That’s exactly what caused the problem.”
“No,” Kai said.
“Not understanding it caused the problem.”
A pause.
“You’re going to use it.”
“…Now?”
“Now.”
The others stepped back.
Just in case.
Alex took a breath.
“…Okay.”
He closed his eyes.
Focused.
This time—
He didn’t fight the shadows.
He let them come.
They moved slowly.
Wrapping around his arm.
Controlled.
Stable.
“…That’s new,” Eron said.
“Don’t distract him,” Mira snapped.
Alex opened his eyes.
The darkness obeyed.
Not perfectly.
But better.
“I think… I can feel it,” he said.
“What?” Kai asked.
“…It’s not random.”
A pause.
“It’s reacting to me.”
Nyx nodded slightly.
“Good.”
“But…” Alex added.
Everyone tensed.
“…It feels like it’s waiting.”
“For what?” Leo asked.
Alex looked at them.
“…For me to lose control again.”
Suspicion Grows
Later—
The group gathered in a quiet room.
“We need to talk about Virel,” Kai said.
Mira crossed her arms.
“What about him?”
Alex stepped forward.
“I’ve seen him before.”
Silence.
“…What?” Eron said.
“When I was in my time,” Alex continued. “The man who killed my mom…”
He hesitated.
“…It felt like him.”
Kai’s expression hardened.
“That’s not possible.”
“I know what I felt!”
Nyx spoke quietly.
“…What if it is?”
Everyone looked at her.
“That would mean…” Leo started.
“…He’s been manipulating time,” Mira finished.
Silence fell.
“That’s insane,” Eron said.
“Is it?” Nyx replied.
No one answered.
The White-Haired Girl Returns
As if on cue—
She appeared again.
Leaning against the wall like she had always been there.
“You’re late,” she said.
“No one invited you,” Mira replied.
“I don’t need invitations.”
Alex stepped forward.
“You know something.”
“I know many things,” she said calmly.
“Then start talking.”
She looked at him.
“…Your teacher.”
A pause.
“Is not just your teacher.”
“We figured that out,” Kai said.
She shook her head slightly.
“You didn’t figure enough.”
Silence.
“…Then explain,” Alex said.
She stepped closer.
Lowered her voice.
“There are two of them.”
Everyone froze.
“…What?” Leo said.
“Twins,” she said.
“One moves through time.”
“The other stays.”
“To fix what breaks.”
Alex’s heart started racing.
“…So the one here—”
“Is not the one who killed your mother,” she said.
A pause.
“But he’s just as dangerous.”
The Bigger Truth
“Why?” Alex asked.
“Why are they doing this?”
The girl’s expression darkened slightly.
“Because they’re searching.”
“For what?”
She looked directly at him.
“You.”
Silence hit like a shockwave.
“…Me?” Alex said.
“Yes.”
“Why would they—”
“Because of what’s inside you.”
Alex’s chest tightened.
“…The fragment.”
She nodded.
“It doesn’t belong to this timeline.”
A pause.
“It doesn’t belong anywhere.”
Meanwhile… The Other Side
A broken city.
Ruins.
Dark skies.
Darius stood at the edge of a collapsed structure.
Looking at a distorted version of the world.
“You feel it too?” one of his teammates asked.
“…Yes,” Darius replied.
“What is it?”
A long silence.
“…Him.”
Darius’s Crew
Behind him stood four powerful figures:
A girl surrounded by shattered light fragments
A silent warrior with blade-like energy arms
A tall figure covered in shifting armor
And one… completely hidden in darkness
They weren’t just strong.
They were dangerous.
“Are we going after him?” one asked.
Darius clenched his fist.
“…Not yet.”
“Why?”
His voice dropped slightly.
“…Because he’s not ready.”
A pause.
“And neither are we.”
Back to the Academy
Alex leaned against the wall.
“…So I’m the target.”
“Yes,” the white-haired girl said.
“And the key.”
“To what?” Kai asked.
She didn’t answer immediately.
Then—
“To everything breaking.”
Final Moment
Later that night—
Alex stood alone again.
But this time—
He didn’t look at the city.
He looked at his shadow.
“…What are you?” he whispered.
For the first time—
It responded.
Not with movement.
But with a voice.
Deep.
Faint.
Ancient.
“I am what remains.”
Alex’s eyes widened.
“…Of what?”
Silence.
Then—
“Of the end.”
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