The dream came to Alex again.
He was standing in the void, surrounded by the faces of everyone he'd ever fought. The Alpha. The Omega. The Heart. The Forge. The Anchor. The Balance. The Eternal. The Absolute. The Core. The Echo. The Seal. The Source. The Origin. The Prime. The Infinite. The Void. The Zero. The One. The First. The Original. The Ultimate. The Mirror. The Reflection. The Whisper. The Silence. The Sound. The Pulse. The Beat. The Tempo. The Rhythm. The Foundation. The Crown. The Throne. The Seat. The All. The Nothing. The Emptiness. The Beginning. The Well. The Absolute.
All of them. Their faces were twisted. Their eyes burned with ancient fire.
"You've done well," they said in unison. "But the war is not over."
Alex felt the darkness surge. "Who's there?"
The faces began
