Page 7: The King Who Was Never Me - They Killed Me, So I Took Their Kingdom!

The light didn't pick me.

It veered.

It crowned the wrong heir.

I watched it — helpless — as the throne cast me in shadow, and chose the other.

The Forgotten Heir.

But it wasn't him who smiled.

It was the *thing* inside him.

> "System Update: Error in Crown Logic. Conflict Detected. Foreign Code Present."

Solenne gasped. "That's not—he's not—"

"He's overwritten," I said. "Something else is using him."

The wind shifted. The glyphs pulsed red. And from the light stepped a third presence.

Not me. Not him.

Something older.

Something that *remembered*.

"Who are you?!" Solenne cried.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"Then it's you," I said.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

And I felt it...

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Light turned black.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

I turned to face the Original King.

He nodded.

Time screamed.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

And I felt it...

The throne began to crack.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Myself, unraveling.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Light turned black.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Time screamed.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

I turned to face the Original King.

"Then it's you," I said.

Light turned black.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

And I felt it...

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"Let it," the Original King said.

And I felt it...

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

Time screamed.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

He nodded.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

Myself, unraveling.

Time screamed.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

And I felt it...

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Myself, unraveling.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Light turned black.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Light turned black.

Myself, unraveling.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

And I felt it...

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Let it," the Original King said.

And I felt it...

I turned to face the Original King.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

And I felt it...

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

The throne began to crack.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

Light turned black.

Time screamed.

He nodded.

Light turned black.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Then it's you," I said.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Then it's you," I said.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Then it's you," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

I turned to face the Original King.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

He nodded.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Myself, unraveling.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Light turned black.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

> "The one who remembers everything."

Light turned black.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Light turned black.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

> "The one who remembers everything."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"Let it," the Original King said.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Time screamed.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

The throne began to crack.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

And I felt it...

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He nodded.

"Then it's you," I said.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

Time screamed.

The throne began to crack.

I turned to face the Original King.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

The throne began to crack.

He nodded.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

I looked up. "Who decides?"

And I felt it...

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

He nodded.

Light turned black.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

The throne began to crack.

Light turned black.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Light turned black.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Then it's you," I said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

He nodded.

The throne began to crack.

Time screamed.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"Then it's you," I said.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Myself, unraveling.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Myself, unraveling.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"Then it's you," I said.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Myself, unraveling.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The throne began to crack.

He nodded.

The throne began to crack.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

> "The one who remembers everything."

Myself, unraveling.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

The throne began to crack.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Let it," the Original King said.

He nodded.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Light turned black.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

Myself, unraveling.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

I looked up. "Who decides?"

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The throne began to crack.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"Let it," the Original King said.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

The throne began to crack.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Light turned black.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

The throne began to crack.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Let it," the Original King said.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

Myself, unraveling.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Light turned black.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"Then it's you," I said.

And I felt it...

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The throne began to crack.

Myself, unraveling.

> "The one who remembers everything."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The throne began to crack.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

He nodded.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Time screamed.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

Time screamed.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

I turned to face the Original King.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Light turned black.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

And I felt it...

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

The throne began to crack.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

> "The one who remembers everything."

Myself, unraveling.

Light turned black.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Light turned black.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"Then it's you," I said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Myself, unraveling.

He nodded.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"Let it," the Original King said.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Myself, unraveling.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

He nodded.

I turned to face the Original King.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Then it's you," I said.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

And I felt it...

I turned to face the Original King.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

Light turned black.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

I turned to face the Original King.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The throne began to crack.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

He nodded.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Myself, unraveling.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

And I felt it...

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

I turned to face the Original King.

"Let it," the Original King said.

I turned to face the Original King.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Time screamed.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

The throne began to crack.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

And I felt it...

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

I turned to face the Original King.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

> "The one who remembers everything."

I turned to face the Original King.

Myself, unraveling.

And I felt it...

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

The throne began to crack.

"Then it's you," I said.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Time screamed.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Then it's you," I said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Let it," the Original King said.

"Then it's you," I said.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Myself, unraveling.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"Then it's you," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Let it," the Original King said.

"Then it's you," I said.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I turned to face the Original King.

The throne began to crack.

I turned to face the Original King.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Time screamed.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

He nodded.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Myself, unraveling.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

He nodded.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Let it," the Original King said.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Light turned black.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

Time screamed.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

I turned to face the Original King.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

> "The one who remembers everything."

And I felt it...

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Let it," the Original King said.

The throne began to crack.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Light turned black.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Time screamed.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"Meet your end," he whispered.

And I felt it...

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"Then it's you," I said.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

> "The one who remembers everything."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

I looked up. "Who decides?"

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Then it's you," I said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Time screamed.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Then it's you," I said.

He nodded.

The throne began to crack.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Myself, unraveling.

"Then it's you," I said.

Light turned black.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

> "The one who remembers everything."

Light turned black.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

The throne began to crack.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Myself, unraveling.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

He nodded.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"Then it's you," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

The throne began to crack.

Light turned black.

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Then it's you," I said.

Time screamed.

And I felt it...

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

> "The one who remembers everything."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

I turned to face the Original King.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

The throne began to crack.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Myself, unraveling.

Light turned black.

> "The one who remembers everything."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The throne began to crack.

He nodded.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

I turned to face the Original King.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"Then it's you," I said.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Let it," the Original King said.

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

Light turned black.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Time screamed.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"Let it," the Original King said.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Then it's you," I said.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

The throne began to crack.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Then it's you," I said.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"Let it," the Original King said.

And I felt it...

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

I turned to face the Original King.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"Meet your end," he whispered.

> "The one who remembers everything."

He nodded.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Light turned black.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Light turned black.

He nodded.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

Time screamed.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

> "The one who remembers everything."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

> "The one who remembers everything."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Myself, unraveling.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

And I felt it...

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"Then it's you," I said.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"Then it's you," I said.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Let it," the Original King said.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

The throne began to crack.

Time screamed.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Light turned black.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The throne began to crack.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Light turned black.

Myself, unraveling.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Then it's you," I said.

The throne began to crack.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

> "The one who remembers everything."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

Time screamed.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Myself, unraveling.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He nodded.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Time screamed.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Light turned black.

Time screamed.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

Myself, unraveling.

The throne began to crack.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Myself, unraveling.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

The throne began to crack.

Myself, unraveling.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Time screamed.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

He nodded.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I turned to face the Original King.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

And I felt it...

Time screamed.

Myself, unraveling.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"Let it," the Original King said.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Myself, unraveling.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

And I felt it...

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Time screamed.

"Let it," the Original King said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

And I felt it...

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

> "The one who remembers everything."

"Let it," the Original King said.

He nodded.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"Let it," the Original King said.

Time screamed.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

I turned to face the Original King.

> "The one who remembers everything."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

> "The one who remembers everything."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

> "The one who remembers everything."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Then it's you," I said.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Let it," the Original King said.

Myself, unraveling.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

I turned to face the Original King.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

I turned to face the Original King.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Myself, unraveling.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Time screamed.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

I turned to face the Original King.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"Then it's you," I said.

Time screamed.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

> "The one who remembers everything."

He nodded.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

And I felt it...

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

He nodded.

Myself, unraveling.

> "The one who remembers everything."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Myself, unraveling.

And I felt it...

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

He nodded.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Myself, unraveling.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Then it's you," I said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Let it," the Original King said.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

> "The one who remembers everything."

I turned to face the Original King.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Light turned black.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

The throne began to crack.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I turned to face the Original King.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

Myself, unraveling.

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

He nodded.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Time screamed.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

He nodded.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

> "The one who remembers everything."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

And I felt it...

Time screamed.

The throne began to crack.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

I turned to face the Original King.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Myself, unraveling.

And I felt it...

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Myself, unraveling.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Myself, unraveling.

The throne began to crack.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Light turned black.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

Time screamed.

The throne began to crack.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Time screamed.

> "The one who remembers everything."

Time screamed.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

Time screamed.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Myself, unraveling.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

I turned to face the Original King.

Light turned black.

I turned to face the Original King.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

Light turned black.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

> "The one who remembers everything."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

> "The one who remembers everything."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Light turned black.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Time screamed.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"Let it," the Original King said.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

He nodded.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"Then it's you," I said.

Myself, unraveling.

The throne began to crack.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Myself, unraveling.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"Then it's you," I said.

"Let it," the Original King said.

> "The one who remembers everything."

I turned to face the Original King.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

"Then it's you," I said.

I turned to face the Original King.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"I am the version before versions," the figure answered. "The King they deleted from time."

I turned to face the Original King.

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

I looked up. "Who decides?"

I turned to face the Original King.

Time screamed.

> "The one who remembers everything."

The throne began to crack.

> "The one who remembers everything."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

And I felt it...

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

> "The one who remembers everything."

He nodded.

Light turned black.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Time screamed.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"He's not just a king," I whispered. "He's the first sin."

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

The throne began to crack.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

"Let it," the Original King said.

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Light turned black.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

She didn't answer. Her eyes glistened — not with tears. With fear.

> "The one who remembers everything."

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

The throne began to crack.

He nodded.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

Time screamed.

He nodded.

And I felt it...

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

He nodded.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Recall: Origin Heir confirmed. Loop Anchor unstable."

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

"Then it's you," I said.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Then it's you," I said.

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

Myself, unraveling.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

My hands burned. Glyph scars from the altar glowed against my skin.

"You'll destroy us all," I said.

"System Core Merge: Active. Crown Logic: Resetting."

Time screamed.

"Version collapse in progress. Prepare for final judgment."

Every false memory — every fake coronation, every betrayal — began bleeding into each other.

Myself, unraveling.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

The throne began to crack.

"No," he said. "I'll show the kingdom the truth."

He pointed at the throne. "That never belonged to either of you. It belonged to the one who *created* the kingdom. Me."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

And the cliff beneath my feet vanished.

The ground cracked with every step he took — not from weight, but from *recognition*.

Myself, unraveling.

"Let it," the Original King said.

I looked up. "Who decides?"

Version_Zero stepped forward. "That would collapse every timeline."

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

Myself, unraveling.

The system hesitated. Glitched. Answered:

> "The one who remembers everything."

I turned to Solenne. "Did we just break fate?"

Myself, unraveling.

"Meet your end," he whispered.

"Let it," the Original King said.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

Time screamed.

"System Emergency: Multiple heir loops converging. Prepare for catastrophic merge."

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