The words remained glowing on the screen.
"Will you come home?"
The question seemed simple.
Yet it carried the weight of worlds.
The weight of centuries.
The weight of humanity's future.
Aarya stared at it.
Unable to look away.
Because for the first time since all of this began—
nobody was forcing her.
Nobody was commanding her.
Nobody was manipulating her.
The choice truly belonged to her.
And somehow—
that terrified her more than anything else.
The countdown continued beneath the message.
71 HOURS 58 MINUTES
Every second felt louder than the last.
Every tick felt closer.
Closer to something none of them understood.
Then the screen went dark.
The question vanished.
Leaving only the countdown.
The chamber remained silent.
Until Jungkook finally spoke.
"You're not g
