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For a second—just one tiny, shaky second—the whole room froze. Iron Hand was pinned against his own desk, breathing hard, eyes wild in a way Davion had never seen before. It was weird, almost unsettling. He wasn’t the calm, untouchable monster they’d been running from for months. He looked… human. But Davion didn’t let himself feel anything about that. Not now. Not here.“Don’t hesitate,” Beverly said sharply, shooting Davion a look that cut through every distraction like a blade. “That’s how he wins.”Iron Hand laughed quietly, the sound rough and bitter. “You think you’ve won because you shut down a few security systems? Children. You’re all children.”“And yet,” Rami called from the doorway, panting as he kicked away another unconscious guard, “the children are kicking your butt right now.”Maya snorted. “Respectfully.”Iron Hand pushed himself off the desk in one swift movement, like some engine had restarted inside him. He reached under the desk and pulled out something that look
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The moment Iron Hand hit the desk, something in him snapped—like a switch inside his head turned off all the fake calm he had been wearing like perfume. His eyes flickered with this cold, mechanical glow, and Davion felt his stomach twist.“Oh no,” Maya whispered. “Not this again.”Iron Hand stood up slowly, rolling his shoulders, and the sound wasn’t normal—it was metallic, grinding, like gears shifting inside his body.“He enhanced himself,” Beverly muttered, eyes wide. “He actually—Davion, he’s not fully human anymore.”Iron Hand smirked. “Evolution is the only path forward. You children cling to your emotions like life jackets. I’ve transcended that weakness.”Davion stepped in front of the others. “And you lost your soul doing it.”Iron Hand didn’t argue. He just moved.Fast.Faster than before. Faster than human. One second he was standing near the desk—next second he was in front of Davion, metal fist slamming into Davion’s ribs with the force of a car crash.Davion flew across
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The room trembled.Not from an explosion, not from an alarm—but from the force of everything finally collapsing into this one moment. Davion felt it in his bones, like destiny breathing down his neck. Iron Hand pushed himself up from the wrecked desk, blood on his lip, eyes burning with something between fury and disbelief.“You children,” Iron Hand spat, wiping his mouth. “Do you think you can rewrite the world by breaking into one building?”Beverly stepped forward, blade raised, breath sharp. “We’re not rewriting the world. Just removing the infection.”Iron Hand laughed—an ugly, unhinged sound. “Bold words for a girl who watched her mother die because she wouldn’t join me.”Beverly’s jaw clenched so hard Davion could practically hear it crack. “Don’t you dare—”“Bev,” Davion said softly, grabbing her wrist before she threw herself at him. “He wants to get in your head. Don’t let him.”Iron Hand looked between them, amused. “Touching. Truly touching. But sentiment won’t save you wh
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For a second—just one tiny, fragile second—nobody moved.Iron Hand was pinned against his overturned desk, breath heavy, eyes dark with something Davion had never seen in him before.Fear.Real, genuine fear.And honestly? Davion wanted to savor it. For all the nights Iron Hand turned his life into a nightmare, for every kid he trapped in Genesis, for the blood on his hands. But Beverly didn’t give him time to think.“Davion!” she shouted. “Move!”Davion ducked just as Iron Hand swung a metal rod—where he pulled it from, Davion had no clue. Beverly blocked it with her arm guard, sparks exploding in their faces.Maya and Rami rushed in but Iron Hand twisted, threw something small and glowing at them. Davion’s eyes widened.“FLASH!” he yelled.Too late. The device burst like a tiny sun. The entire room lit up white, blinding, burning into retinas. Davion stumbled, vision swimming.“Crap—” Maya hissed. “I can’t see!”Rami bumped into a filing cabinet. “Bro—this hurts—why does this hurt—”
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The night air bit into Davion’s skin as they moved through the streets, wet from the drizzle that hadn’t let up since they left the facility. He pulled his jacket tighter around himself, but the chill didn’t matter—he had adrenaline pumping through every vein. Every step they took toward Iron Hand’s headquarters felt heavier than the last, like the city itself was pressing down on them, warning them to turn back.Beverly led the way, eyes sharp, scanning every alley and side street. “We can’t just storm in,” she said, voice low. “This place isn’t a normal building. It’s a fortress. Security, traps, tech—we’ve seen how far he’s willing to go.”Rami groaned. “So… we’re sneaking in, basically. Which, great, because nothing says ‘fun’ like being blown up by lasers at two in the morning.”Maya smirked, flipping a small knife between her fingers. “Better us than someone else. We’ve got the skills, the brains… and the grudge.”Davion clenched his fists. “And the stakes. Don’t forget that.”L
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The room felt too small for the amount of chaos exploding inside it.Iron Hand stumbled back against the desk, breathing hard, blood dripping from a cut on his jaw. Davion’s chest heaved as he tightened his fists again, sweat sliding down his face. Sparks rained from a damaged light overhead, flashing the room in bursts of white and shadow.“Stay down,” Davion said, voice shaking but fierce.Iron Hand laughed. Actually laughed. “You kids think you’ve won.”“We have,” Beverly snapped. She stepped forward, blade still raised even though her hands trembled. “Your system is down. The whole city knows what you did.”“And whose fault is that?” Iron Hand snarled. “Children relying on stolen tech and luck instead of discipline.”Maya groaned from by the doorway, kicking a guard she’d knocked out. “Can we knock him out already? He talks too much.”Rami nodded rapidly. “Yes, please. I’m tired. My back hurts. My soul hurts.”But Iron Hand wasn’t done. “You don’t understand what you’ve unleashed,
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