The room felt distant. The clinic's white walls, the low hum of healing devices, even the soft breathing from Adrian and Eden nearby, all of it faded.
Leon's eyes locked on the figure standing before him.
He wasn't surprised. Not entirely.
He had expected this.
Because back, when Eleanor exploded, and the strange man with timeless eyes, had warped reality like it was clay.
That alone had told Leon everything.
A man who could reverse time… yet chose to simply observe? That wasn't a killer. That was someone waiting for something.
And now, here he was.
Leon didn't flinch as the man stepped closer, time still frozen around them. Even the air had paused, like it knew this wasn't a conversation meant for others.
The man offered a calm, unreadable smile.
"I'm sure you've guessed who I am by now."
Leon kept his posture relaxed, but his voice came firm.
"Yeah… I wasn't sure at first. Not until you said those words before you left the cave."
A pause.
