Third Person POV
The room stayed dark for a few seconds. No one moved. No one spoke. The voice was still in the room. "Now I am the only one." Lily slowly stepped back until she touched a console. "That is not possible," she said quietly. Dr. Ward looked at the space behind them. "Do not turn around too fast." Meadow stayed still. Her eyes were focused forward. "That voice is not stable." Alaric finally turned. Slowly.
Behind them, near the center of the room, a figure stood. It looked like Alaric. Same height. Same face. Same body structure. But something was off. The posture was too straight. The expression was too still. Run 5 Alaric had entered the room. Lily took another step back. "He is here." Dr. Ward checked her tablet. "No system barrier is active anymore." Meadow spoke softly. "That is why he can stand here."
