“Does anyone understand what she was trying to say?” Nicholas asked, his voice dangerously low. “I mean, about the process of extracting the energy and replicating it?”Everyone nodded, including the ones who really didn’t have any idea what to do.They were afraid that Nicholas would fire them if he found them useless.“I see.” Nicholas’ lips curved into a smirk. “Then you don’t have any use for me anymore, my former lead scientist.”Before she could answer, Nicholas raised his hand.An energy was released on his fingers, shooting it at the lead scientist.She stumbled to the ground, lifeless, her eyes widening in shock.The others gasped at what they saw, while the ones who stayed in the laboratory for a long time smirked, as if enjoying the scene unraveling in front of them.“So, anyone who wanted to disagree with me?” Nicholas asked, his lips curving into a smirk.No one answered. They wouldn’t dare to, or else they’ll be another instrument for where Nicholas shows his powers agai

“What?” Oliver clenched his fists and raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean by that? I’m the only one who could fight against those entities. No one could fight against them! Human weapons don’t work!”His father didn’t answer. Instead, he just stared at Oliver, waiting for him to calm down.But it seemed like he needed to wait a little bit more.“You said I needed to remember,” Oliver said, doing his best to hide the pain in his voice. “I remember the forest. The massacre. Nicholas. Isn’t that enough?”His father shook his head once. “No.”Oliver frowned. “Then what? What do I still need to do before you bring me back to Colossia? Because they need me!”“Yet you’re the one who brings those people into danger!” His voice roared against the place.The silence filled the conversation as Oliver didn’t answer. He didn’t know how. It felt like his voice left his throat.“Those people? The ones who looked like ghosts? They weren’t there to kill everyone in the city. They went there for you.

“What the hell is that?” Ray demanded over the comms. “I have a bad feeling about this. Why would he even announce something that he tried hiding for a long time?”“You’re right,” Zerenette answered, staring at the sky. The fear tightened in her chest. “Nicholas doesn’t announce projects publicly. Not like this.”“And the news reached different countries already,” Melissa informed them, typing aggressively across the keyboard. “I’m sure that Nicholas saw this, yet he didn’t do anything.”“Which only means one thing.”Melissa paused, taking a deep breath, before she answered,“This isn’t just an announcement, but a declaration.”The silence filled the conversation as no one spoke.All of them tried internalizing Melissa’s words, but even they had a hard time doing it.Around them, the enemies were on the ground, dead, while the trained assassins with powers melted back into the shadows, retreating as suddenly as they had appeared.The battle didn’t end. It simply paused.As if the worl

But Oliver didn’t answer.Instead, he leaned closer to the rows of cryo-chambers on his side, studying every bit of it.The blueprint that surfaced next made his blood run cold.Familiar layouts, process, and even the entire area… This isn’t the first time Oliver and the others saw it.“This is the same location on the file you’ve seen on that hidden laboratory, Melissa,” Oliver said, the shivers sending down his spine. “And the cryo-chambers… It’s fucking in front of us right now.”Oliver’s expression shifted, and even Melissa, who was just listening to him on the comms, felt it.They understood why Oliver was feeling that way.After all, Oliver disliked the powers he had right now, let alone being used for something evil.“I’m destroying it,” Oliver said instantly as a yellow energy surged from his fingers. “I won’t let Nicholas use him like this, so all of you should find Charlie and leave me here.”Oliver intensified the power compressing into his hands.He was about to shoot it

“As I told you, I’m a watcher,” Erin repeated, and this time, her tone was sarcastic. “You can call me a guard if it will be compared to your world.”She added, “We exist in the other world. We watch everything rise… and fall.”Erin took a step closer. The glass behind Oliver rippled faintly, reacting to her presence.“And my purpose here? It’s to give you information about what’s happening in Eden.”“Eden?” Oliver’s brows furrowed.“Yep.” Erin nodded. “That’s the other world you kept on calling. The one your ancestors were assigned to protect, yet all of you gave us the greatest disappointment.”Realizing that it could sound different, Erin corrected herself.“I mean, you're kind. Humans. They are so greedy to the point I just want to cut their heads off. Because look at what’s happening to Eden because of Nicholas’ intervention.”Erin’s eyes became dark purple. Then, she showed Oliver a vision.Eden was in chaos. Not with war, but with division.Groups gathered beneath banners etche