"Alright, excellent. The first group has finished; there were no casualties," said Doctor Laos as he observed the monitors with a calculating expression. The other prisoners, upon hearing the distant echo of pain coming from the experimental room, exchanged glances with eyes wide open in fear.The guards moved like relentless shadows, taking the second group toward the laboratory while returning the first to another cell, this time more fortified, with thick steel bars that seemed to sigh under the weight of contained suffering. "Bring in the second group," the doctor ordered in a cold, mechanical tone. The robots obeyed instantly, dragging the young ones toward the unknown. Once again, the air vibrated with the muffled screams of the orphans, resonating like an endless echo. Aiden, for his part, felt that pain channeled into his own body, multiplied by each scream. He tried to control it, but his mind was elsewhere, submerged in an abyss of dark thoughts. Suddenly, the cloud-like woma

In the forest where the ship had crashed, Brea began calling for Agent I-Five, but received no response. "Where could that man have gone? I’m starting to worry about how long he’s taking… Something must have happened to him; I can’t sense his mind." The other three members of her unit exchanged glances. "You three, who are part of his team, go and find him," Brea instructed firmly. "The last thing he said was that he was heading toward a cave." The three agents nodded in unison and made their way toward the dark entrance of the cavern, their footsteps echoing among the trees.Inside the cave, Xen was already inside Eliot’s body when the machine emitted a sharp beep. "Restoration complete," announced a robotic voice. From the tube emerged a dark figure, emanating a dense energy that seemed to absorb the light from his surroundings."Ah, master, it’s good to have you back," Xen said with a nervous bow. The dark being looked at him with disdain. "Stupid machine… I see you’ve gotten yours

"Hey, what’s wrong with you, Floud? Why are you so scared?" Eduard asked in a soft but firm tone as he watched the boy cling to his clothes as if they were a safe haven.The little boy looked up at him with glassy eyes, his tears glistening under the dim light of the room. His trembling voice broke the silence:"Mr. Eduard, please don’t send me back with that group of people…""Why do you say that?" Eduard asked, crouching down to meet the child’s eye level."It’s just… everyone in that place is crazy," the boy sobbed, wiping his tears with the back of his hand.Eduard gave a faint smile, though his eyes betrayed concern. He pulled a lollipop from his pocket and offered it to the boy, trying to calm him."Calm down, I forgot to tell you about them. I thought they wouldn’t get too worked up over you, but I see they’re desperate for kids… All of them trying to console you by giving you sweets."Floud accepted the lollipop hesitantly, licking it slowly as he muttered:"Don’t think this i

Before everything spiraled out of control, Adrian had already quickly identified the individuals in the photograph, surprising both the boss and Marie."Master Adrian, do you think you can find where these individuals are so we can track them?" asked the head of the ultra-secret agency."I don’t think so," Adrian replied. "I’m working on figuring out what this device that Agent B-Twelve brought in contains—well, the container, at least.""Alright, now it’s inside the dog," Marie commented."Maybe I can examine the dog," Adrian suggested. The boss was about to give his approval, but Marie interrupted firmly."No. All we can tell you is that there’s a system with living artificial intelligence called Reia.""Interesting. Tell me more," said Adrian, leaning forward with curiosity."Well, all I know is that, and that this system grants powers to the canine. But we’re not going to experiment on that animal. We’re not like our enemies," Marie stated with conviction."I understand, but it wo

“Hey, what are you doing?” Choy asked Michele as he munched on an apple. “Didn’t you hear me? Hello, Earth calling Michele. Your uncle said we should leave. We should listen to him; besides, his gaze was a little scary.”“What? Really? Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention. What did you say?” she replied, snapping out of her thoughts.“He said we should go, so get moving,” Choy urged her.“Alright, but first, we need to refuel the plane.”While Michele and Choy were busy with the plane, Jeff and his team advanced in two jeeps toward a location their contact had provided to the sheriff. They stopped at a place that seemed dangerous. “Alright, this is it. Let’s go,” the sheriff instructed. The others got out and followed him to a red door, where they knocked twice. A peephole opened, and a raspy voice asked, “What do you want?”“I’m here for Ace.”The man closed the peephole, and a moment later, the door creaked open. A man nearly six and a half feet tall, with bulging muscles and scars on h