Mei was gone.
The weight of it lingered…
but no one stopped moving.
Because stopping meant death.
The chamber roared.
Four battles.
Four Chronos clones.
Each one bending time.
Each one refusing to fall.
Arai – Rage Becomes Precision
Arai attacked.
Not thinking.
Just moving.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Rabubagu clashed again and again.
Every strike—reversed.
"Damn it…!"
She pushed harder.
Faster.
More aggressive.
SLASH!
Nothing.
WHOOSH!
Missed.
THUD!
Countered.
A cut opened across her arm.
Blood spilled.
Real.
"…So only you get to rewind?"
Again.
She attacked.
Again.
Failure.
Again.
Failure.
Her breathing slowed.
Not calm—
focused.
She stopped chasing hits.
She started watching.
The clone shifted.
Slightly.
Before every clash.
Again.
Same movement.
Same reaction.
"…You're hiding something."
Arai tested it.
A slow slash.
The clone guarded higher.
A feint.
Same reaction.
Her eyes widened.
"…There."
A grin formed.
Cold.
Certain.
"Got you."
She dashed forward.
Controlled.
Precise.
The clone reacted—
exactly as before.
Arai twisted mid-strike.
Rabubagu flipped direction instantly.
SLASH!!!
Direct hit.
Neck.
For the first time—
no reversal.
CRACK… SHATTER!!
The clone broke apart.
Arai stood still.
Breathing heavy.
"…Mei."
Shizuma & Daigo – The One Who Understood
"Stop rushing," Shizuma said calmly.
Daigo growled, "Then give me something useful!"
Shizuma didn't move.
Didn't attack.
He watched.
Not the strikes.
Not the speed.
But the flow.
The clone attacked.
Daigo blocked.
Time reversed the outcome.
Again.
Same result.
"…It's not full reversal," Shizuma muttered.
Daigo frowned. "What?"
"He's not rewinding everything."
"Only failed outcomes."
The clone moved again.
And this time—
Shizuma saw it.
Every reversal…
centered around one point.
"A fixed anchor…"
The clone shifted its stance.
Protecting its leg.
Shizuma stepped forward.
Now in control.
"The fragment isn't just power."
"It's the anchor of time."
Daigo smirked. "So we break the anchor?"
Shizuma nodded.
"Force him."
Daigo charged.
Heavy strikes.
Relentless pressure.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
The clone focused on defense.
Exactly as planned.
Shizuma moved.
Silent.
Precise.
No wasted motion.
No hesitation.
SLASH.
Direct hit.
Leg.
For the first time—
no reversal.
CRACK!! SHATTER!!
The clone collapsed instantly.
Daigo exhaled. "You figured all that out mid-fight?"
Shizuma turned away.
"…It was obvious."
"…Tch. Monster," Daigo muttered.
Kaito & Jenres – Chaos Refined
"WHY IS HE NOT DYING?!" Jenres shouted.
"Because you're not thinking!" Kaito snapped.
They attacked again.
Wild. Fast.
Still nothing worked.
Kaito paused.
Watched carefully.
"…His wrist."
Jenres blinked. "Huh?"
"He keeps adjusting it. That's the point."
Jenres grinned. "Then let's break it."
They moved together.
Controlled chaos.
A feint.
A spin.
A fake opening.
The clone reacted.
Just like before.
"NOW!"
SMASH—SLASH!!
Direct hit.
Wrist.
CRACK!! SHATTER!!
The clone broke apart.
Jenres laughed. "HAHA! Finally!"
Corjaudo – The Weakest Thinks
Corjaudo trembled.
"I'm dead… I'm actually dead…"
The clone approached slowly.
Silent.
Terrifying.
Corjaudo ran.
Tripped.
Rolled.
Then—he stopped.
"…Wait."
His breathing slowed.
Fear still there.
But thinking… started.
"You teleport… right?"
The clone vanished.
WHOOSH!
Reappeared behind him.
Corjaudo barely dodged.
"…Yeah… yeah you do…"
He looked around.
Broken shards.
Cracked floor.
An idea formed.
He grabbed small pieces.
Placed them across the ground.
Messy.
But calculated.
"Let's test this…"
The clone vanished again.
Reappeared—
STEP—SLICE!
It flinched.
Corjaudo froze.
"…You felt that?"
A grin slowly formed.
He moved faster now.
Placing more traps.
"Left… behind… above…"
The clone followed patterns.
Each teleport—
into pain.
Burn marks spread.
Movements slowed.
Then—
it made a sound.
"Aa—!"
Corjaudo blinked.
"…Oh? You do talk?"
The clone opened its mouth slightly.
Corjaudo stared.
Then laughed.
"Oi… what is on your tongue?"
"…doesn't it hurt?" ☠️
The clone lunged—angry now.
Faster.
Corjaudo stepped back.
Guiding it.
"One more… come on…"
The clone teleported—
exactly where he wanted.
SLICE!
It flinched.
Mouth open.
"GOT YOU!"
Corjaudo lunged forward.
Small knife shaking in his hand.
STAB—SLASH!!
The blade cut straight through the tongue.
The clone froze.
CRACK!! SHATTER!!
It collapsed instantly.
Corjaudo fell backward.
Breathing heavily.
"…I… I did it…"
He laughed weakly.
"I beat time… with garbage traps…"
End of the Chamber
Silence fell.
Then—
the chamber trembled violently.
All four clones… gone.
The walls cracked.
The space collapsed.
One by one…
they stood.
Arai.
Shizuma.
Daigo.
Kaito.
Jenres.
Corjaudo.
No one spoke.
Because one presence…
was missing.
Arai tightened her grip on Rabubagu.
Her voice was quiet.
"…Let's go."
No one argued.
Behind them—
the chamber faded into nothing.
Tick… tick… tick…
Somewhere…
time was still moving.