The sky turned silver.
Alex was in the command center, reviewing the latest intelligence reports, when the light shifted. The familiar blue of the afternoon sky bled into a cold, metallic sheen. The clouds froze in place, suspended like paintings on a canvas.
"Sebastian," Alex said, his voice tight. "It's happening again."
Sebastian moved to the window, his face pale. "The Ultimate. It's here."
The team gathered in the command center. The silver light was everywhere, seeping through the walls, through the windows, through everything.
A figure emerged from the light. Tall. Regal. His body shifting and changing, impossible to focus on. His eyes burned with a light that seemed to contain the entirety of existence and beyond.
"Alexander Knight," the figure said. "I have been watching you
