Anomaly

Author: Rowen

Chapter 276 – Timeless State [33]

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Victor kept his eyes fixed ahead, carefully watching the “Flow” surrounding him. He tried to find words to describe it, but none seemed enough. Beautiful was the closest he could get — and even then, the word felt small compared to the grandeur of what he saw.
The beauty of the “Flow” was almost hypnotic, almost sacred... Yet, as breathtaking as it was, Victor could feel the danger lurking behind that vision. He knew—as clearly as he breathed—that this was not meant for human eyes.
As stunning as it was, Victor felt in every fiber of his body that it was also deadly. His instincts—the same ones that had kept him alive all these years on the job—had been screaming warnings the moment he stepped in.
Never let go of the anomaly beside you. Never separate from it. And above all... never touch the “Flow” No matter how beautiful or alluring it seemed.
Victor decided, as always, to trust his instincts. His hand gripped his sister Sara’s a little tighter, offering the smallest comfort he could convey.
He took a deep breath, trying to regain focus—for a fleeting moment, his mind almost drifted toward strange, subtle desires whispered by the surrounding flow.
The place was undeniably beautiful—that Victor could not deny. But deep down, he knew that beauty was just a mask, a disguise for something no human should behold for too long.
Even without fully understanding what the “Flow of Time” truly was, Victor could sense that, at its purest core, it was nothing more than time itself in its raw, living form.
As a mere human, he knew he could do nothing but watch—and even observing something so vast and unfathomable already felt daring.
Yet, if at any moment he sensed things slipping out of control, he would intervene without hesitation, even at the cost of his own life. He had failed to protect his sister once before... and vowed never to make that mistake again.
Now, having apparently reached the “Flow of Time” Victor found himself genuinely curious about what they should do next. As he carefully scanned the surroundings, his eyes fell on the substitute—a being created from one of the Virtues.
She was there too, slightly ahead of him, floating serenely in the center of the space, eyes closed, chest rising and falling in a gentle, almost human rhythm. Her appearance was strikingly identical to Sara, his sister, when she still had a human form—the same delicate face, the same gentle features.
Victor stayed silent, alert, waiting for something—anything—to happen. And it didn’t take long. It started with a premonition. First, a shiver ran down his spine; the hair on his arms stood on end instinctively.
An unsettling sensation washed over him, as if he were being watched... or rather, as if something was observing him from a place his eyes couldn’t reach.
No matter how much he looked around, no matter how hard he tried to peer into the space—there was nothing but the
, his sister... and the substitute they had created from her.
And yet, Victor could feel it clearly—there was something there. It wasn’t just a vague feeling or paranoia; he knew they weren’t alone. Something was really there with them, present, watching.
As this thought crossed his mind, Victor noticed movement. The “Flow” above them seemed to stir—subtly, almost imperceptibly at first.
After all, the “Flow” had never stopped moving since they arrived, undulating like a luminous ocean in constant flux. Yet Victor noticed something: amidst the currents, something was moving against the flow, swimming in the opposite direction, as if defying the very nature of the place.
Victor watched the strange motion in front of him with absolute focus. Something inside him—instinctive, primal—screamed in pure desperation. Danger. The word echoed in his mind like a distant bell, over and over.
If he spoke, he’d die. If he breathed, he’d die. If he thought, he’d die. If he dared look away... he’d die. Every fiber of his body begged to run, but Victor couldn’t.
His eyes were trapped—not by will, but as if an invisible, subtle, irresistible force compelled him to keep staring at the Flow. It was oppressive, suffocating, and yet... hypnotic.
Victor blinked, breaking the trance that held him fixed on the Flow. His sister’s voice echoed beside him—low, cold, distant—but carried a strange power that pulled him back to reality: “You’ve finally arrived” she said. Her tone offering no comfort whatsoever.
Seconds after Sara spoke, something moved. Not a being. Not a recognizable creature. It was... different. Strange. Unfathomable. The Flow of Time, as if it had a will of its own, formed something resembling a tentacle, undulating and stretching slowly toward Victor, Sara, and the
.
It advanced until it was just inches away, motionless, as if studying every breath, every movement. It was impossible to tell if it thought, felt, or simply existed. Yet its presence carried a silent, suffocating threat that made the air around them vibrate with tension.
Victor swallowed hard, feeling the pure danger of the Flow pressing on his instincts. For a moment, everything seemed frozen—except the tentacle, which kept advancing, hypnotic and lethal.
The “Tentacle” made from the Flow around them started moving in a strange way. It turned gently, sweeping through every gap as if it were curiously exploring the surroundings—neither too fast to be frightening nor so slow that it lost its rhythm.
Victor stayed silent, watching each ripple of the tentacle, every sinuous motion that wrapped around them. Finally, the flow stopped and settled carefully on the stand-in they had prepared for Sara.
Seconds dragged as the tentacle slowly rotated around the dummy. For a brief moment Victor felt a sliver of hope: maybe the plan had worked, maybe—whatever that living mass was—the tentacle had accepted the substitute.
But the relief didn’t last. As if sensing something wrong, the tentacle shivered and, in a quick, silent motion, pulled away from the dummy and turned straight toward Sara, who was standing beside Victor.
In that instant Victor’s instincts screamed again: danger. But unlike before, it wasn’t him who was at risk. It was Sara. Victor squeezed her hand hard, his fingers nearly digging into his sister’s skin, while his mind raced a thousand miles an hour.
What can I do? How can I help her? — questions without answers, suffocating him. Deep down he already knew: it was impossible. He was only human. A simple human. How could he stand up to something like this? And in that moment of despair a voice echoed beside him.
It didn’t come from the environment; it had no external origin. The voice entered his mind directly, cutting through his thoughts like a razor blade. The tone was unmistakably furious—laden with hatred and threat. A cold chill ran down Victor’s spine, raising every hair on his body, and an overwhelming sense of vulnerability took hold.
(Hey, you stupid thing!) the voice sounded inside Victor’s head, cold and cutting like an ice blade, completely void of feeling. Each word seemed to reverberate in his skull, making the nape of his neck prickle: (I’ve been holding back because of my sister... but you’re crossing the line)
Victor turned his gaze slowly—or tried to. His head moved slower than he wanted, as if weighed down by an invisible force. There was something beside him, something that radiated danger from every fiber of its being.
For a moment even his keenest instincts failed; they froze, unable to make sense of what stood at his side. When he finally managed to move his eyes, what he saw made him swallow hard. Before him stood the
.
(You really think you can ignore me?) murmured the
, her voice slicing through the air like a frozen blade. Her tone was cold — completely stripped of emotion — a chilling contrast to the weight of her words: (As if I weren’t even here?)
She stepped forward, and the world around her seemed to drain of color, as if even the light itself was too afraid to draw near: (You actually think I’ll let you lay a finger on my sister?) she went on, the aura around her pulsing with a dark, heavy rhythm: (Go on...) a faint smile curled her lips — cruel, lifeless: (... and I’ll make you regret ever becoming self-aware)
The same figure that usually wore an expression of indifference, calm and impassivity now radiated a silent fury that seemed to eat away at the air around it. Every line of its face overflowed with rage, making it impossible not to feel the crushing weight of its presence.
When something like a tentacle suddenly rose up out of the “Sea” that surrounded us, I just watched in silence. Oddly, I felt nothing as I stared at it.
The first time my eyes fixed on that undulating shape, something clicked in my mind, sharp and clear: “Ah... that’s the Flow of Time” It was a simple, almost trivial thought that I dismissed right away.
I assumed our plan would work—failure wasn’t an option. After all, the flow of time itself didn’t think; it wasn’t sentient. It was instinctive, reflexive... and that was it. When it approached the substitute we’d made for Sara, I felt both relief and tension.
The stand-in radiated the “Energy” of Chronas’s authority, a presence that, at that moment, Chronas was keeping carefully contained within herself. The Flow of Time didn’t need to understand or question; it simply reacted to energy, to the force that emanated from the substitute, seeing in the dummy what the real Chronas hid.
It was almost certain it knew the real Chronas was there. Impossible, even, that it didn’t. But the truth was cruel: it didn’t care about Chronas as a person—it cared about the authority her very essence exuded.
Still, something changed when the flow twisted in a sharply defined motion, rejecting the substitute we’d prepared. It paused, seemed to take measure, and then the flow turned completely toward Chronas.
That’s when everything became clear to me: it didn’t only want her authority, not just the image she projected—it wanted her back, in flesh and soul.
It already had the substitute, yet it was greedy, always wanting more. More and more. It coveted the infinitude that flowed from Chronas, scornful of the insignificant drop that leaked from the dummy. Realizing that filled me with a terrible rage that ran through my veins.
It wouldn’t do that. I wouldn’t let it. A sudden chill ran down my spine, and for a moment my own fury frightened me. It was irrational, savage... but necessary. Because in that instant one thing was clear: I would show that creature what happens when someone dares to mess with my family.
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Chapter List

Chapter 1 – First Contact [1]
Chapter 2 – First Contact [2]
Chapter 3 – First Contact [3]
Announcement!
Chapter 4 – First Contact [4]
Chapter 5 – First Contact [5]
Chapter 6 – First Contact [6]
Chapter 7 – Outbreak [1]
Chapter 8 – Outbreak [2]
Chapter 9 – Outbreak [3]
Chapter 10 – Outbreak [4]
Chapter 11 – Outbreak [5]
Chapter 12 – Outbreak [6]
Chapter 13 – Adaptation period [1]
Chapter 14 – Adaptation period [2]
Chapter 15 – Adaptation period [3]
Chapter 16 – Adaptation period [4]
Chapter 17 – Adaptation period [5]
Chapter 18 – Threat from the shadows [1]
Chapter 19 – Threat from the shadows [2]
Chapter 20 – Threat from the shadows [3]
Chapter 21 – Threat from the shadows [4]
Chapter 22 – Threat from the shadows [5]
Chapter 23 – Threat from the shadows [6]
Chapter 24 – Threat from the shadows [7]
Chapter 25 – The director’s visit [1]
Chapter 26 – The director’s visit [2]
Chapter 27 – The director’s visit [3]
Chapter 28 – The director’s visit [4]
Chapter 29 – The director’s visit [5]
Chapter 30 – The director’s visit [6]
Chapter 31 – Conducting experiments [1]
Chapter 32 – Conducting experiments [2]
Chapter 33 – Conducting experiments [3]
Chapter 34 – Conducting experiments [4]
Chapter 35 – Conducting experiments [5]
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Chapter 36 – Conducting experiments [6]
Chapter 37 – Conducting experiments [7]
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Chapter 38 – Conducting experiments [8]
Chapter 39 – Conducting experiments [9]
Chapter 40 – Conducting experiments [10]
Chapter 41 – Black Lake [1]
Chapter 42 – Black Lake [2]
Chapter 43 – Black Lake [3]
Chapter 44 – Black Lake [4]
Chapter 45 – Black Lake [5]
Chapter 46 – Black Lake [6]
Chapter 47 – Black Lake [7]
Chapter 48 – Black Lake [8]
Chapter 49 – Black Lake [9]
Chapter 50 – Black Lake [10]
Chapter 51 – Black Lake [11]
Creation of the Discord server
Chapter 52 – Black Lake [12]
Chapter 53 – Black Lake [13]
Chapter 54 – Black Lake [14]
Chapter 55 – Black Lake [15]
Chapter 56 – Black Lake [16]
Chapter 57 – Black Lake [17]
Chapter 58 – Black Lake [18]
Chapter 59 – The call [1]
Chapter 60 – The call [2]
Chapter 61 – The call [3]
Chapter 62 – The call [4]
Chapter 63 – The call [5]
Chapter 64 – The call [6]
Chapter 65 – The call [7]
Chapter 66 – The call [8]
Chapter 67 – The call [9]
Chapter 68 – The call [10]
Chapter 69 – The call [11]
Chapter 70 – The call [12]
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Chapter 71 – The call [13]
Chapter 72 – The call [14]
Chapter 73 – The call [15]
Chapter 74 – The call [16]
Chapter 75 – The call [17]
Chapter 76 – The call [18]
Chapter 77 – The call [19]
Chapter 78 – The call [20]
Chapter 79 – The call [21]
Chapter 80 – The call [22]
Chapter 81 – The call [23]
Chapter 82 – The call [24]
Chapter 83 – The call [25]
Chapter 84 – The call [26]
Chapter 85 – Storm [1]
Chapter 86 – Storm [2]
Chapter 87 – Storm [3]
Chapter 88 – Storm [4]
Chapter 89 – Storm [5]
Chapter 90 – Storm [6]
Chapter 91 – Storm [7]
Chapter 92 – Storm [8]
Chapter 93 – Storm [9]
Chapter 94 – Storm [10]
Chapter 95 – Storm [11]
Chapter 96 – Storm [12]
Chapter 97 – Storm [13]
Chapter 98 – Storm [14]
Chapter 99 – Storm [15]
Chapter 100 – Storm [16]
Chapter 101 – Storm [17]
Chapter 102 – Storm [18]
Chapter 103 – Storm [19]
Chapter 104 – Interludio – A little chat
Chapter 105 – Something called Life [1]
Chapter 106 – Something called Life [2]
Chapter 107 – Something called Life [3]
Chapter 108 – Something called Life [4]
Chapter 109 – Something called Life [5]
Chapter 110 – Something called Life [6]
Chapter 111 – Something called Life [7]
Chapter 112 – Something called Life [8]
Chapter 113 – Something called Life [9]
Chapter 114 – Something called Life [10]
Chapter 115 – Something called Life [11]
Chapter 116 – Something called Life [12]
Chapter 117 – Something called Life [13]
Chapter 118 – Something called Life [14]
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Chapter 119 – Something called Life [15]
Chapter 120 – Something called Life [16]
Chapter 121 – Something called Life [17]
Chapter 122 – Something called Life [18]
Chapter 123 – Something called Life [19]
Chapter 124 – Something called Life [20]
Chapter 125 – Something called Life [21]
Chapter 126 – Something called Life [22]
Chapter 127 – Something called Life [23]
Chapter 128 – Something called Life [24]
Chapter 129 – Something called Life [25]
Chapter 130 – Something called Life [26]
Chapter 131 – Something called Life [27]
Chapter 132 – Something called Life [28]
Chapter 133 – Something called Life [29]
Chapter 134 – Something called Life [30]
Chapter 135 – interlude – Hidden intentions
Chapter 136 – Inside the mist [1]
Chapter 137 – Inside the mist [2]
Chapter 138 – Inside the mist [3]
Chapter 139 – Inside the mist [4]
Chapter 140 – Inside the mist [5]
Chapter 141 – Inside the mist [6]
Chapter 142 – Inside the mist [7]
Chapter 143 – Inside the mist [8]
Chapter 144 – Inside the mist [9]
Chapter 145 – Inside the mist [10]
Chapter 146 – Inside the mist [11]
Chapter 147 – Inside the mist [12]
Chapter 148 – Inside the mist [13]
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Chapter 149 – Inside the mist [14]
Chapter 150 – Inside the mist [15]
Chapter 151 – Inside the mist [16]
Chapter 152 – Inside the mist [17]
Chapter 153 – Inside the mist [18]
Chapter 154 – Inside the mist [19]
Chapter 155 – Inside the mist [20]
Chapter 156 – Inside the mist [21]
Chapter 157 – Inside the mist [22]
Chapter 158 – Inside the mist [23]
Chapter 159 – Inside the mist [24]
Chapter 160 – When logic escapes [1]
Chapter 161 – When logic escapes [2]
Chapter 162 – When logic escapes [3]
Chapter 163 – When logic escapes [4]
Chapter 164 – When logic escapes [5]
Chapter 165 – When logic escapes [6]
Chapter 166 – When logic escapes [7]
Chapter 167 – When logic escapes [8]
Chapter 168 – When logic escapes [9]
Chapter 169 – When logic escapes [10]
Chapter 170 – When logic escapes [11]
Chapter 171 – When logic escapes [12]
Chapter 172 – When logic escapes [13]
Chapter 173 – When logic escapes [14]
Chapter 174 – When logic escapes [15]
Chapter 175 – When logic escapes [16]
Chapter 176 – When logic escapes [17]
Chapter 177 – When logic escapes [18]
Chapter 178 – When logic escapes [19]
Chapter 179 – When logic escapes [20]
Chapter 180 – When logic escapes [21]
Chapter 181 – The Burden of Remembering [1]
Chapter 182 – The Burden of Remembering [2]
Chapter 183 – The Burden of Remembering [3]
Chapter 184 – The Burden of Remembering [4]
Chapter 185 – The Burden of Remembering [5]
Chapter 186 – The Burden of Remembering [6]
Chapter 187 – The Burden of Remembering [7]
Chapter 188 – The Burden of Remembering [8]
Chapter 189 – The Burden of Remembering [9]
Chapter 190 – The Burden of Remembering [10]
Chapter 191 – The Burden of Remembering [11]
Chapter 192 – The Burden of Remembering [12]
Chapter 193 – The Burden of Remembering [13]
Chapter 194 – The Burden of Remembering [14]
Chapter 195 – The Burden of Remembering [15]
Chapter 196 – The Burden of Remembering [16]
Chapter 197 – The Burden of Remembering [17]
Chapter 198 – The Burden of Remembering [18]
Chapter 199 – The Burden of Remembering [19]
Chapter 200 – The Burden of Remembering [20]
Chapter 201 – The Burden of Remembering [21]
Chapter 202 – The Burden of Remembering [22]
Chapter 203 – The Burden of Remembering [23]
Chapter 204 – The Burden of Remembering [24]
Chapter 205 – The Burden of Remembering [25]
Chapter 206 – The Burden of Remembering [26]
Chapter 207 – The Burden of Remembering [27]
Chapter 208 – The Burden of Remembering [28]
Chapter 209 – The Burden of Remembering [29]
Chapter 210 – The Burden of Remembering [30]
Chapter 211 – The Burden of Remembering [31]
Chapter 212 – The Burden of Remembering [32]
Chapter 213 – The Burden of Remembering [33]
Chapter 214 – The Burden of Remembering [34]
Chapter 215 – The Burden of Remembering [35]
Chapter 216 – The Burden of Remembering [36]
Chapter 217 – The Burden of Remembering [37]
Chapter 218 – The Burden of Remembering [38]
Chapter 219 – The entity of pride [1]
Chapter 220 – The entity of pride [2]
Chapter 221 – The entity of pride [3]
Chapter 222 – The entity of pride [4]
Chapter 223 – The entity of pride [5]
Chapter 224 – The entity of pride [6]
Chapter 225 – The entity of pride [7]
Chapter 226 – The entity of pride [8]
Chapter 227 – The entity of pride [9]
Chapter 228 – The entity of pride [10]
Chapter 229 – The entity of pride [11]
Chapter 230 – The entity of pride [12]
Chapter 231 – The entity of pride [13]
Chapter 232 – The entity of pride [14]
Chapter 233 – The entity of pride [15]
Chapter 234 – The entity of pride [16]
Chapter 235 – The entity of pride [17]
Chapter 236 – The entity of pride [18]
Chapter 237 – The entity of pride [19]
Chapter 238 – The entity of pride [20]
Chapter 239 – The entity of pride [21]
Chapter 240 – The entity of pride [22]
Chapter 241 – The entity of pride [23]
Chapter 242 – The entity of pride [24]
Chapter 243 – The entity of pride [25]
Chapter 244 – Timeless State [1]
Chapter 245 – Timeless State [2]
Chapter 246 – Timeless State [3]
Chapter 247 – Timeless State [4]
Chapter 248 – Timeless State [5]
Chapter 249 – Timeless State [6]
Chapter 250 – Timeless State [7]
Chapter 251 – Timeless State [8]
Chapter 252 – Timeless State [9]
Chapter 253 – Timeless State [10]
Chapter 254 – Timeless State [11]
Chapter 255 – Timeless State [12]
Chapter 256 – Timeless State [13]
Chapter 257 – Timeless State [14]
Chapter 258 – Timeless State [15]
Chapter 259 – Timeless State [16]
Chapter 260 – Timeless State [17]
Chapter 261 – Timeless State [18]
Chapter 262 – Timeless State [19]
Chapter 263 – Timeless State [20]
Chapter 264 – Timeless State [21]
Chapter 265 – Timeless State [22]
Chapter 266 – Timeless State [23]
Chapter 267 – Timeless State [24]
Chapter 268 – Timeless State [25]
Chapter 269 – Timeless State [26]
Chapter 270 – Timeless State [27]
Chapter 271 – Timeless State [28]
Chapter 272 – Timeless State [29]
Chapter 273 – Timeless State [30]
Chapter 274 – Timeless State [31]
Chapter 275 – Timeless State [32]
Chapter 276 – Timeless State [33]
Chapter 277 – Timeless State [34]
Chapter 278 – Timeless State [35]
Chapter 279 – Timeless State [36]
Chapter 280 – Timeless State [37]
Chapter 281 – Timeless State [38]
Chapter 282 – Timeless State [39]
Chapter 283 – The Primordial Fear [1]
Chapter 284 – The Primordial Fear [2]
Chapter 285 – The Primordial Fear [3]
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Chapter 286 – The Primordial Fear [4]
Chapter 287 – The Primordial Fear [5]
Chapter 288 – The Primordial Fear [6]
Chapter 289 – The Primordial Fear [7]
Chapter 290 – The Primordial Fear [8]
Chapter 291 – The Primordial Fear [9]
Chapter 292 – The Primordial Fear [10]
Chapter 293 – The Primordial Fear [11]
Chapter 294 – The Primordial Fear [12]
Chapter 295 – The Primordial Fear [13]
Chapter 296 – The Primordial Fear [14]
Chapter 297 – The Primordial Fear [15]
Chapter 298 – The Primordial Fear [16]
Chapter 299 – The Primordial Fear [17]
Chapter 300 – The Primordial Fear [18]
Chapter 301 – The Primordial Fear [19]
Chapter 302 – The Primordial Fear [20]
Chapter 303 – The Primordial Fear [21]
Chapter 304 – The Primordial Fear [22]
Chapter 305 – The Primordial Fear [23]
Chapter 306 – The Primordial Fear [24]
Chapter 307 – The Primordial Fear [25]
Chapter 308 – The Primordial Fear [26]
Chapter 309 – The Primordial Fear [27]
Chapter 310 – The Primordial Fear [28]
Chapter 311 – The Primordial Fear [29]
Chapter 312 – The Primordial Fear [30]
Chapter 313 – The Primordial Fear [31]
Chapter 314 – The Primordial Fear [32]
Chapter 315 – The Primordial Fear [33]
Chapter 316 – The Primordial Fear [34]
Chapter 317 – The Primordial Fear [35]
Chapter 318 – The Primordial Fear [36]
Chapter 319 – The Primordial Fear [37]
Chapter 320 – The Primordial Fear [38]
Chapter 321 – The Primordial Fear [39]
Chapter 322 – The Primordial Fear [40]
Chapter 323 – The Primordial Fear [41]
Chapter 324 – The Primordial Fear [42]
Chapter 325 – The Primordial Fear [43]
Chapter 326 – The Primordial Fear [44]
Chapter 327 – The Primordial Fear [45]
Chapter 328 – The Primordial Fear [46]
Chapter 329 – The Primordial Fear [47]
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