Elias had strict protocols. Observers do not interfere. The integrity of the timeline was paramount. But this wasn't his timeline. This was a man dying in real-time, reaching out across the void for salvation.
The year was 2420. Humanity had colonized the solar system, but the concept of "faster-than-light" travel remained elusive. Instead, mankind relied on the Echo Stream —a method of viewing the past through tachyon reconstruction. You couldn't change history, but you could watch it. 3477968804511828743
Elias fed the number into the Echo Stream’s navigational matrix. The viewing chamber hummed, the air growing heavy with the scent of ozone. The panoramic screens around him dissolved into static, then sharpened into a vivid, high-definition reality. Elias had strict protocols
: For those looking for allies, this mansion is a goldmine—it contains eight Allays waiting to be rescued. But this wasn't his timeline