Luke nearly fell.Lily caught him before he hit the floor.The contact snapped him back to reality.The observatory returned.The stars returned.The Lighthouse remained.Five glowing windows burning in the distance.And yet the vision refused to leave him.The blonde woman.The dead universe.The tears in her eyes.The desperate warning.Don't let me go alone.Luke's breathing became uneven."Luke."Lily's voice sounded distant.Then, closer."Luke!"He blinked.The room swam back into focus.Everyone was staring at him.Concern.Fear.Confusion.The awakened network pulsed softly."Cognitive disturbance detected.""Thank you," Luke muttered.The network ignored him.Lily crouched beside him."What happened?"For a moment, he considered lying.Then, I looked toward the lighthouse.Toward the glowing windows.Toward the impossible tower waking beyond reality.And knew that keeping secrets was becoming increasingly pointless."I saw someone."The room immediately became silent.Mira st
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