Metaverse of Mechas

📘 Chapter 89

🌌 Scene 1: The Loopworld

Zeron opens his eyes.

But it's not space. Not the battlefield. Not even reality.

He finds himself standing on a long stone bridge floating in an endless sky where time flows backward—a place stitched together from forgotten memories and fragmented timelines.

The sky is filled with stars that rewind—shooting stars returning to their origins, suns setting before they rise.

"Where… am I?"

His armor is gone. His Krono is silent.

From the end of the bridge, a girl walks toward him—barefoot, wearing a white dress and a flower-shaped clip in her hair.

She has no shadow.

"You're not supposed to be here yet," she says, voice soft but ancient.

Zeron takes a step back. "Who are you?"

"I am Yurei. A Loopghost. I exist in broken timelines, where fate becomes memory."

She touches his chest.

Suddenly, Zeron sees versions of himself:

One where he became a soldier and died.One where he never existed.One where he turned into a villain.One where he activated the Purple Krono early—and destroyed everything.

Yurei whispers:

"All timelines eventually lead to one point. You. You are the fracture."

🧩 Scene 2: Zake's Chase

Zake, now a fugitive after unlocking the Genetic Vault, rides Eclipse Runner through a canyon of floating debris.

The Memory Security Division is hot on his tail.

He's carrying the decoded coordinates to something called the Living Archive—a rumored sentient core that stores all Krono theory, history, and forbidden weapon plans.

A voice crackles in his comms:

"Zake Patros. Surrender. You have violated Quantum Protocols."

Zake smirks. "Catch me first, bucketheads."

He speeds up, activates Memory Blink—a skill inherited from his mutation—which lets him teleport between his own memories of this place.

He zips between moments:

A time when he was here as a kid.A moment he tripped over a rock.A future moment he hasn't lived yet—where he's holding the Archive.

He slips through cracks in time, leaving the pursuers dumbfounded.

"Memory... is my new map," he mutters.

🏛️ Scene 3: The Council Moves

Back in the Mecha Guild's capital, the High Krono Council convenes.

The broadcasted signal from Zui's tower has awakened dormant Mechas around the world. Cities begin to hum. Ancient machines crawl out of ruins. The council panics.

Councilor Drehn:

"This is a rebellion."

Councilor Versen:

"This is a prophecy."

A secret vote is passed: Activate Protocol A.E. —the annihilation of all independent Mecha operators.

But one voice among them—Councilor Meira, a calm woman with bioluminescent eyes—whispers to herself:

"Zeron has begun to resonate. Let's see what you'll become... son of a ghost."

🏗️ Scene 4: Zui and Veilborn

Atop the completed tower in Sector Nine, Zui stands alongside Veilborn, watching the stars.

Zui speaks:

"You served the Entity. But now you serve me?"

Veilborn replies:

"The Entity wants to erase. You want to rebuild. I chose the better lie."

Zui grips the rail. Her fingers glow faintly with Gold-Black Krono, a hybrid energy.

"My brother will arrive soon."

Veilborn turns. "And when he does?"

She smiles, soft but cold.

"We change the world's shape."

Suddenly, Glaiven, a top-tier Mecha Knight sent by the council, drops from the sky.

"Zui Patros. You're under arrest."

Veilborn steps forward, drawing a sword of spiraling light.

"Then try."

💫 Scene 5: The Timeless Duel

Back in the Loopworld, Zeron stares into a mirror Yurei holds up.

Inside, he sees a reflection not of himself—but of Nullroot, still screaming in space, trying to return.

Yurei speaks:

"You hold the dormant spark. But sparks do not ignite unless rubbed against fate."

Suddenly, a second Zeron appears—one bathed in purple flame, eyes glowing with divinity.

Yurei whispers:

"This is what you may become."

The mirror-Zeron attacks. They clash in a space where every second echoes infinitely.

Zeron fights desperately, trying to keep up. Every time he's struck, he relives a painful moment of the past.

His first loss.

His parents' crash.

Zui crying in his arms.

His girlfriend walking away.

Yurei shouts from afar:

"Don't run from your pain. Embody it."

Zeron roars—and accepts it all.

Purple Krono explodes from within. The bridge shatters. Loopworld begins to collapse.

🌠 Ending Scene: The Return

Zeron wakes up—gasping—inside the cockpit of Astrael Vortan.

He's alone. The Dead Orbit is gone.

But his armor has changed. His Krono is faintly tinted violet now.

One word echoes in his mind, from Yurei's fading voice:

"Soon."

🔮 Preview – Chapter 90: The Siege of Chronar Core

Zui and Veilborn battle the council's enforcers.Zake finds the Living Archive, but something ancient is guarding it.The Mecha Guild prepares to declare martial law.Zeron returns to Earth—but someone is already waiting for him at his home.The Purple Protocol begins to awaken.