The wrench didn't shrink. It simply ceased to be on the table. One moment it was there, the next, the Cube sat alone. A new line of text appeared. Pegatron H110d4-m1 Bios Update Repack - 3.79.94.248
It was like looking at a drop of water hitting a still pond, but the water was solid obsidian. The ripple expanded, then collapsed inward. A holographic interface bloomed into the air above the Cube. It wasn't a language Kaelen recognized—shifting geometric fractals—but as he watched, the symbols rearranged themselves into a crude approximation of Galactic Common. Willey Studios Chelda Model 3 Sets Today
REASON: OVERFLOW ERROR.
Kaelen’s heart hammered against his ribs. "Omniplex?"
"Absorb!" Kaelen yelled, holding the Cube up like a shield.
"Not now!" Kaelen hissed, sprinting toward the mag-lev station.
"Kaelen," Hallow said, his composure finally cracking. He pulled a strange, pistol-like weapon from his coat. "You don't understand what you're holding. That Cube doesn't just store matter. It removes it from the timeline. If you overload it, you won't explode—you'll collapse. You'll become a black hole."