The sky was healing.
Alex stood on the ridge overlooking the facility, watching the last of the cracks seal themselves. The Origin was contained. The Source was defeated. The war was over.
But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.
The darkness inside him had grown quiet. Too quiet. Like it was waiting. Watching. Preparing.
Elena appeared beside him. "You've been out here for hours. What's wrong?"
Alex didn't turn to face her. "I can feel it, Elena. Something's coming. Something that's been waiting for this moment."
"What is it?"
Alex finally turned. "I don't know. But it's connected to the Source. To the Origin. To everything I've absorbed."
Elena was silent for a long moment. Then she said, "What do we do?"
Alex shook his head. "I don't know. But I think it's ti
