Beyus seals his fate in Brain Chamber
The explosives are affixed directly to the Brain Chamber’s central computer core, their crude components—yellowed wiring, counterweighted trigger, rusted clamps—vibrating against metal surfaces under the immediate pressure of stingingly cold condensation. Beyus’s quick handiwork secures the device with resolve that belies its hasty assembly; once activated, it will annihilate both chamber and himself in one cataclysmic instant.
Before:
Tethered to the metallic core with visible strain, resting against consoles that pulse erratically with temporal diagnostics.
After:
Primed and active, counting down in sync with the rocket’s launch in a race against implosion.