Chapter 69- Playing God
Rayden exhaled deeply, wiping sweat from his brow. "Damn... what a fight..."
Julian approached slowly, his steps heavy but composed. He glanced at both Aya and Rayden, giving them a firm nod. "How much longer for the antibody?"
Aya checked the device strapped to her arm, her expression tense. "Around two more minutes... if everything stays stable."
But then, footsteps. Dozens of them.
Heavy. Steady. And suffocating.
A wave of soldiers began emerging from the smoke, moving in formation like a tide of steel. Their armor reflected the dying light of dusk, and at the center of it all walked a man whose presence alone could freeze the battlefield.
His eyes were sharp, his expression carved from stone. Intimidating, unreadable.
"I didn’t expect all three of my enhanced skill users to fall at your hands," he said, voice calm but cold. "You’ve become quite a nuisance."
Rayden’s face twisted in exhaustion and disbelief. "Oi oi oi... you’ve gotta be kidding me. Can’t I get just one damn break?"
Julian stepped slightly forward, subtly shielding Aya behind him. His voice was calm. "Aya. Stay behind me."
The man, clearly a general, smiled thinly. "You’re wasting your potential, all of you. Join me. Help me build a kingdom in this new world. I’ll guarantee your safety... and your place at the top."
Rayden clenched his fists, rage boiling over. "What the hell are you talking about, General?! We were deployed to protect civilians, to survive, not to become monsters! Why would you do something so twisted?!"