Chapter 47

Julian sat in the train compartment, the rhythmic clatter of wheels against the tracks serving as a backdrop to his thoughts. Outside, the landscape shifted from the rolling hills of the countryside to the more industrial outskirts of the city, but he barely saw it. His focus was inward, centered on the command switch he had discovered within the Beacon etched into his soul. The ability to end the restart at will changed the fundamental mathematics of his existence. Before, a mistake meant...