"I'm not destined to be a monster," Atlas snarled, golden energy flaring around his fists as he stepped forward. "None of us are."
Marius tilted his head at an unnatural angle, his smile stretching impossibly wide. His form flickered between states—one moment solid, the next a swirling vortex of golden-black energy.
"Monster? Is that how you see transcendence?" He gestured carelessly toward the city skyline. "Humanity is the chrysalis, not the butterfly. We are what comes next."
Sarah moved beside Atlas, her newly evolved powers humming in synchronicity with his. "You're not transcending, Marius. You're corrupting the natural order."
"The physicist speaks of natural order?" Marius laughed, the sound reverberating through their skulls. "You, of all people, should understand. Quantum sup
