Loren’s Apartment, 6:37 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd​, 2022. After that day on the bridge, his life had changed drastically and now, six years later things were finally starting to make sense in a way they hadn’t for a very long time. All of his problems stemmed from what his parents referred to as his sudden, drastic personality change. The embers of …

Home, Setalite City, 4:32 PM.Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014. Loren snapped awake with a gasp, almost falling off his chair in the process. His heart started to beat thunderously in his chest, and a burning feeling burst to life in his chest. Was that supposed to be a dream—It had seemed so very real. His eyes flicked over to his phone, but …

Home, Setalite City, 6:37 AM.Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014. Two days left until he was kinda, sort of, mostly free—he knew he’d be watching the hands of the clock the entire time. Loren smiled at himself in the mirror before messing his hair up just enough so that it didn’t look brushed—it always looked weird to him otherwise, like he was …

Unknown location, 12:03 PM.Thursday, February 24th, 2022. Loren stared at the screen that had shown Deceitful, but she never returned to the frame, nor to any of the others nearby. The city was ruined now, and he couldn’t see how it could possibly recover from something like this. This was now the furthest he had ever managed to get, and …

Loren’s Apartment, 6:17 PM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Alana had vanished hours ago, most likely to start whatever measures she’d decided on for this loop—leaving him alone to stew in his thoughts. Once again, she’d asked him to stay out of the blast zone and wait it out—he told her outright that it wasn’t the first time she’d asked him to …

Loren’s Apartment, 10:25 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. He sat on the edge of his bed, testing his new ability and doing his best to pretend the world around him didn’t exist. Each orb was about the size of a tennis ball, perfectly smooth and made from an unknown hard white material that glowed with a very faint white light. Much …

Cell Block, Hero HQ, Setalite City, 10:57 PM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Loren knew that if her helmet hadn’t been in the way, he would have been able to see her smile. “I find it very fascinating,” Wraith said quietly, “That when you are given no option to act and are forced to think through a situation without being driven by …

Cell Block, Hero HQ, Setalite City, 6:57 PM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Eventually, he was once again left alone, this time in an unfamiliar cell block. Loren didn’t think it was possible, but he had been jailed twice in a single loop—in the same day even. He had a creeping suspicion that they wouldn’t be letting him out this time. Apparently, …

Wraith’s Office, Hero HQ, Setalite City, 2:57 PM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Loren felt a chill rush up his spine and found himself becoming hyperaware of his surroundings. Alana had told them about the bombs—that would inevitably end with them exploding, which meant it was only a matter of time— “I told exactly one person,” Wraith said calmly. That didn’t soothe …

Wraith’s Office, Hero HQ, Setalite City, 11:39 AM.Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Loren didn’t speak for a while after his confession, trying hard to push away the memory of Arret bawling. Wraith didn’t move to object to his actions or reprimand him in any way, simply content to study him silently. Leaving him guessing what she thought of him for killing …