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Chapter 27 - 27 – “Project Paradox: Root vs Root” Underground Bunker – 01:11 a.m. The room pulsed. Rin stared at the terminal, still playing the old recording — his own face staring back, dead and distant. > "You rewrote the world," the past-Rin said, "but you didn't rewrite me." > "Because I'm not just a memory. I'm a failsafe." > "And Project: Paradox has begun." --- ⚠️ What Is Project: Paradox? The screen showed fragments of the original system: Timelines that were deleted Cores that were never destroyed A clone grown in silence — with Rin's backup thoughts, without his heart > [PROJECT: PARADOX — PURPOSE: Protect original world line from emotional corruption.] [Clone Status: Reawakening. Location: Unknown] --- 🧒 Aira's Transformation Begins Upstairs, Aira floated in her sleep. Her body glitched with Root-code fire. Books nearby burned, rewrote themselves, then became blank. Lilith ran to her side — but the moment she touched her— > [Error Detected: Catalyst Cross-Reaction] [Lilith's code destabilizing] > "She's linked to the Old Thread," Lilith gasped. > "She's not just rebirthing it..." > "She is it." --- ⚡ Lilith Loses Control Her aura cracked. Black wings burst into fragmented light — uncontrolled. For the first time since the system's collapse, her voice distorted: > "Stay away from her—!" Her eyes were crying. But her power was screaming. Walls melted. Time looped in the corners of the room. --- ⚔️ Aira Wakes Up Aira opened her eyes mid-float. > "I dreamed I met another you." She looked at Rin, but her voice... was layered. > "He didn't smile like you do." > "He wanted to undo the rewrite." > "He called me... his second try." --- ☠️ Old World Activates The house shook. Beneath the bunker, a deeper vault door opened — one Rin had never seen. Inside? Cryotubes Command rooms Weapons built to kill rewritten anomalies And a terminal with one blinking message: > [Awakening Unit: RIN_PARADOX_1.0] [Time to activation: 48 hours] --- Final Scene – Two Rins. One Timeline. Aira clutched her head. > "He's coming here..." > "And he doesn't want to talk." Rin stepped forward, eyes locked on the terminal. > "Then I guess I've got 48 hours..." > "To kill the part of me that refuses to let go of the past."