Cain burst out of the temple, gasping for breath, his body aching, his mind reeling.
He had escaped, but he knew he wouldn't be safe for long.
The don would be hunting him, and he wouldn't rest until he was captured.
He had to get back to Elara, to Axil, to safety.
He had to prepare them about the Don, about his powers, about the brainwashing.
As he ran, he felt a strange sensation, a tingling in his brain, a sense of being watched.
[ALERT! ALERT! SYSTEM INTRUSION DETECTED. UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS ATTEMPT IN PROGRESS,] the System warned.
Cain frowned.
Someone was trying to hack into his system. But who? And why?
He pushed the thought aside, focusing on his immediate survival.
He had to get to safety. He would handle whatever this was later.
***
Silas paced in his private chamb
