The mechanical knight was unlike anything Yuki had fought—precise, relentless, and immune to shadow tricks.
He used Glitch Pulse to stagger it, but its systems adapted quickly. The phantom Beta interfered again, whispering echoes Yuki couldn't interpret.
Just when it seemed over, his vision blurred—then sharpened.
Echo Sight Activated.
He saw a flicker of the past—where a young scientist whispered commands into the knight's core.
Yuki repeated them. The knight froze.
Core Sync Confirmed. Master Identity Recognized.
Yuki collapsed. The knight lowered his weapon.
"Awaiting commands... Master Zeta."
He didn't know what scared him more—being hunted or being the one who built this.
As he lay breathing heavily, the phantom Beta sat beside him.
"You're starting to see, aren't you? They didn't just create us. They abandoned us."