Kael could barely sleep that night.
Ryn's attack, Lyra's strange existence, Erevan's threat—every piece pressed against his mind like jagged shards.
But the greatest disturbance came at midnight.
[System Update Available]
[Install?]
Kael accepted without hesitation.
The world dissolved into darkness.
Countless lights—memories, fragments of timelines—spiraled around him.
He felt the weight of hundreds of lives collapse into his mind.
[Timeline Library Unlocked]
[You may now access past decisions, allies, enemies, and betrayals of regressors you encounter.]
A chill ran down his spine.
He could now view EVERYTHING a regressor had ever done.
Every timeline they reset.
Every life they destroyed.
Every choice they regretted—or didn't.
A gift.
And a curse.
Then a second notification appeared:
[Warning: Viewing too many timelines may corrupt emotional stability.]
Kael exhaled sharply.
Great. He finally gains an advantage, and it might break his mind.
But he couldn't afford hesitation.
He needed to know what he was facing.
He activated the new feature.
Ryn's life unfolded before him—
A boy who became a tyrant in one life, a cult priest in another, a demon's vessel in the next.
Kael's fists tightened.
These were the monsters hidden among humanity.
The system gave him clarity—
Erevan wasn't gathering an army.
He was gathering DEVOUT followers: regressors who idolized him.
And they were coming.
Kael checked the time.
3:17 AM.
He had less than 15 hours before school.
His war started tomorrow.