The Man Who Split Tomorrow

In a near-future city where choices can be simulated before they are lived, Aarav Malhotra, a quiet systems engineer, discovers a hidden layer inside the prediction engine he maintains — one that doesn’t just predict futures, but creates parallel timelines. Every time someone chooses differently, a new branch is born. Most collapse. Some survive. When Aarav learns that one branch shows the city burning — and another shows him responsible for saving it — he must decide whether to expose the truth, destroy the system, or step into a future that was never meant to exist. This is a story about free will, consequence, ambition, and the terrifying idea that every choice leaves a version of you behind.