The chamber froze.
Nobody moved.
Nobody breathed.
Nobody spoke.
Because every eye was locked on the same thing.
Jungkook.
And the silver symbol glowing beneath his skin.
Aarya stared.
Unable to believe what she was seeing.
The symbol wasn't imagined.
It wasn't a reflection.
It wasn't a trick.
It was real.
A faint silver mark pulsed at the base of Jungkook's neck.
The exact same symbol carved into the Cradle.
The exact same symbol engraved on the silver key.
The exact same symbol hidden throughout Subject Zero.
Silence stretched across the chamber.
Then Jungkook looked down.
His expression darkening immediately.
"What the hell..."
The glow intensified.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
And suddenly—
pain exploded through his body.
Jungkook dropped to one knee.
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