Eclipse wakes up in a dimly lit room, disoriented and unable to recall how he got there. Across from him sits Aethrin, a mysterious figure who claims they've had this conversation countless times before. As Eclipse struggles with fragmented memories, Aethrin reveals a chilling truth—Eclipse is trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth, resetting every time he dies, but losing parts of himself with each loop.
The Omen, however, exists outside the cycle and remembers everything. He is the key to breaking the endless loop, but Eclipse's true purpose is far more unsettling—he was created to erase the Omen. Aethrin warns that this time is different; the cycle is collapsing, and if Eclipse fails, there may be no more resets.
Before Eclipse can question further, Aethrin hands him a pocket watch with its hands ticking backward, a symbol of the time that has already been lost. His final words leave Eclipse with an ominous warning:
"If you don't stop him this time—there won't be another loop."