The Last Equation
When Zara Okonkwo's experimental engine tears reality apart, she finds herself the only one who can stitch it back together.
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The numbers had always made sense to Zara. In a world of chaos and uncertainty, mathematics was her anchor. But the equation staring back at her from the holographic display defied every law she'd ever known.
"Dr. Okonkwo, we're ready for the test run," her assistant called from across the lab.
Zara hesitated. Something about the energy readings felt wrong. But the board was watching, and funding depended on results.
"Initiate the sequence."
For exactly 3.7 seconds, the engine worked perfectly. Then reality cracked like a frozen lake, and Zara fell through.
She landed in a world where the sky burned purple and mathematics worked differently. Where equations could reshape matter and numbers held the power of gods.
And standing before her was herself—another Zara, older and scarred, who spoke four terrible words:
"You shouldn't have come."
