Ss-nit-041_v.7z.004
The footage was grainy, showing a sterile laboratory. A group of scientists stood around a shimmering, metallic sphere that pulsed with a soft, blue light. "Test 041," a voice whispered from the speakers. "The synchronization is complete."
As the sphere began to glow brighter, the video started to distort, the image tearing into colorful static. Just before the feed cut out, Elias saw something that made his blood run cold. In the reflection of the glass observation window, he didn't see the scientists—he saw himself, sitting in the same chair, in the same room, watching the same screen. SS-Nit-041_v.7z.004
He opened it. It contained only one line: "Welcome back, Elias. We've been waiting for part four." The footage was grainy, showing a sterile laboratory
