Elias scoffed, a shaky, desperate sound. "You expect me to believe that? Julian… he's a visionary! He sees the big picture. He understands the forces at play in this world, the ones that truly matter." He met Zayn's gaze, a flicker of his old arrogance returning, tinged with fear. "And you… you're just a man with too much power, too much technology. A brute, fueled by vengeance."
"Perhaps," Zayn conceded, a dangerous glint in his eyes. "But my vengeance, Elias, is focused. Your 'visionary' Julian Thorne, and his ancient masters, dared to target my sister. They dared to erase my father. And they attempted to infiltrate my most crucial project: the temporal sanctuary. They underestimated me. They underestimated us."
Elias’s eyes widened, a dawning horror twisting his features. "The… the te
