Location: Sector 5 – Reclamation District
Time: 6:18 AM (The Day After)
The world had changed.
Not in one explosive moment—but in the quiet that followed.
The reclamation district, once a graveyard of broken infrastructure, was alive with unfamiliar sound: hammers striking nails, people speaking freely, children laughing. The old flags had been taken down. The cameras? Either dismantled or painted over.
A young boy stood on a crate, reading a list aloud—his list—of what people wanted to build next. Schools, shelters, gardens. No mentions of leaders or laws.
And that was the point.
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Location: Kaen's Apartment – Sector 3
Time: 6:45 AM
Kaen stirred from sleep. No reset. No loop. Just sunlight.
The first time he'd ever woken to a real tomorrow.
He didn't rush. He didn't check the screens. He sat quietly, holding a chipped mug of lukewarm tea, staring out at the skyline—no longer his enemy.
