TAK

Previously

…A future, Tak now realized, that had been subtly, irrevocably altered by the very system they had strived to master. The echoes of their past, their quiet regrets, resonated within him, a powerful counterpoint to the sterile logic of the TAK. The choice, he knew, was no longer just about his own future, but about reclaiming the possibilities that had been quietly set aside, not just for him, but for them all. The weight of their history settled upon him, not as a burden, but as a catalyst. The TAK was coming, and Tak knew, with a certainty that chilled him to the bone, that he would not face it as his parents had. He would face it as himself, and he would face it differently.