Elias activated the machine, and the Infinity Stone roared to life. Reality twisted as the room dissolved into a chaotic void where time and space bent unnaturally.
"You can't stop me," Elias said, his voice reverberating. "I've transcended mortality. I am eternal."
Sia and Anthony fought against the Stone's overwhelming energy, their connection to it becoming their only shield. Memories of their past lives surged through them, giving them strength.
Sia shouted over the cacophony. "You're blinded by your own power, Elias. This isn't eternity—it's destruction."
In a final desperate move, they redirected the Stone's energy back into Elias's machine, overloading it. The resulting explosion sent shockwaves through the tower, shattering its foundations and casting Elias into a temporal void.