The video continued to play.
Vance's father's face filled the screen, his eyes tired but determined. *"Soren is the only one who can help you, Vance. I know you don't trust him. I didn't either. But he's been working against the real enemy for years. The one who's been pulling the strings from the shadows."*
Vance stared at the screen. His father. Soren. The real enemy.
"What is he talking about?" Vance asked.
Soren stepped forward. "The Architect. The man who built everything. The Collective, the Omega Initiative, the First Order, the Phoenix. All of it was his design."
"Who is he?"
"I don't know. No one does. He's been operating in the shadows for decades. He's the puppet master behind everything."
"And you expect me to believe that?"
"I expect you to listen. Your father trusted
