July 3, 2018
Dear Diary,
Something's wrong. I can feel it in the air, like the calm before a storm. The timeline has shifted too much. Things are happening that never happened before. I'm losing my edge, my ability to predict what's coming next.
Dad's research has taken an unexpected turn. He's exploring aspects of temporal theory that he never touched in the original timeline. I don't know if this is good or bad.
Axel has been asking a lot of questions about Dad's work lately. I brushed it off at first, but now I'm worried. He never showed this much interest before.
July 15, 2018
Zara broke up with Axel today. She came to me, crying. Said he's changed, become obsessed with something he won't talk about. This never happened in the original timeline. What have I done?
I tried to talk to Axel, but he shut me out. There's a coldness in his eyes that I've never seen before. It scares me.
July 28, 2018
I found Axel in Dad's study today, going through his papers. When I confronted him, he laughed it off, said he was just curious. But I saw something in his hand, a flash of metal. A key? A device? I couldn't tell.
I need to warn Dad, but how can I explain without revealing everything?
August 5, 2018
Dad's latest breakthrough is unlike anything I've seen before. It's not just about time travel anymore. He's talking about parallel universes, alternate realities. This is completely new territory.
I overheard him on the phone, arguing with someone. He mentioned Axel's name. What's going on?
August 12, 2018
I confronted Axel today. It... didn't go well. He knows things, things he shouldn't know. About the future, about the Entics. How is this possible? He accused me of trying to hoard the power of time travel for myself. Said that I've been manipulating everyone for years.
He's not entirely wrong, is he? What have I become in my quest to save the future?
August 20, 2018
Dad came to me today, asked me point-blank if I knew anything about his work that I shouldn't. Said some of his equations had been altered, improved beyond what should be possible. I panicked, denied everything. The look of disappointment in his eyes... I think I've lost his trust.
Axel is nowhere to be found. Zara is worried sick. This is all falling apart.
August 25, 2018
I found plans in Axel's room. Detailed notes on Dad's research, mixed with wild theories about using time travel to reshape reality. It's like looking at the ravings of a madman. How did I not see this coming?
I need to stop him, but I don't know how. Everything I've done to change the future has only made things worse.
September 1, 2018
Axel came to the house today. He and Dad argued loudly in the study. I heard phrases like "moral obligation" and "power to change everything." When Axel left, he looked... determined. Dangerous.
I tried to talk to Dad, to warn him, but he shut me out. Said he couldn't trust me anymore. It's all falling apart.
September 5, 2018
Oh god. Oh god, what have I done?
Axel broke into our house last night. I woke up to the sound of shouting, then a loud bang. By the time I got to Dad's study, it was too late.
Dad is dead. Axel shot him. He was standing over Dad's body, holding some kind of device. When he saw me, he just smiled. Said, "Now we can fix everything, Kyle. No more hiding, no more lying."
Before I could react, he activated the device. There was a flash of light, and he was gone.
The police are here now. Mom is inconsolable. I can hear sirens in the distance.
This isn't how it was supposed to go. This isn't the future I was trying to create. I've made everything so much worse.
Axel is out there somewhere, somewhen, with technology he doesn't understand and delusions of setting the world right. And it's all my fault.
I don't know what to do now. The timeline is shattered. The future I knew is gone, replaced by something potentially far worse.
I'm so sorry, Dad. I tried to save you, to save everyone, and instead, I've doomed us all.
What have I done?