Dr. Elias Voss builds memory maps for the dead.

His VR system records final moments—then deletes them. Clean slate. No side effects. That's what he told the ethics board.

Then his lead tester vanishes.

The pod is empty. The logs say reset complete. But he finds something in the backup files. A memory that shouldn't exist. A corridor that doesn't end. And a figure at the far end—standing exactly where Elias stands now.

The system reset five minutes ago.

He doesn't remember walking into this room.