He reached the threshold of the doorway, standing at the very edge where light met absolute darkness. For just a heartbeat, he paused.
I am Satou. I was reborn into this world to survive. I have built something worth protecting. I have people depending on me. I will not fail them.
Then he stepped through the darkness.
Reality shattered.
The world fractured into a thousand pieces, each one reflecting a different moment, a different possibility, a different fate. He saw himself dying in countless ways—torn apart by monsters, crushed by falling stone, drowning in darkness, bleeding out alone in the depths. He saw his settlement burning while he was trapped inside, unable to help. He saw Lyra's grave. Kelvin's corpse. Jessica crying over his body.
