The Final Samsara

Following Star-Forged Artorius out of the spatial rift, Benjamin returned to the core timeline world.

The scene before him was completely different from when he had left.

The enormous mechanical sphere still floated above the temple altar, but the energy conduits frantically flashing across its surface had now stabilized.

The entire sphere radiated a somewhat rigid yet exceptionally steady blue-white glow.

The oppressive presence of will that had once filled the space had vanished without a trace, leaving only the deep hum unique to massive machinery in operation.

Artorius stood before the sphere, his gray robes stirring. In profile, he said to Benjamin, "The 'noise' inside has been cleared away. The chaotic aggregate of consciousness with its strong bias has been erased, leaving only the underlying logical protocols that maintain the core functions of the Time Paradox Generator."

His tone was calm, as though he had merely dealt with some trivial matter.

Yet Benjamin could imagine what that "erasure" meant—the final echo of a civilization's struggle had been completely formatted away.

"Next," Artorius said, his gaze falling upon the sphere, yet seeming to pierce through it into the deeper structure of time, "while initiating another reversal of time, I will peel the 'time-rift world' containing this sphere entirely away from the timeline. This sphere, the core control unit, will return—complete with all its functions—to the true main plane."

He turned to Benjamin and instructed, "You need to return first and inform Frost. Prepare for the next cycle to be the final Samsara. Once the sphere returns, the entire Time Paradox Generator will operate on the main plane in its 'complete form' for the first time. Though its hostile will has been removed, its basic functions will still operate according to preset rules. During this cycle, we must complete a comprehensive