"That thing from before?"
Maelthorak froze for a second, his eyes narrowing. "You mean the Kirin egg from the Stellamaris Kingdom? Something's changed? What happened?"
"The intel's real. It's a living Crimson Ultimate Hero," Kairos said slowly.
"A living Crimson Ultimate Hero?"
Maelthorak's brow furrowed. "You're not talking about those two little Green Dragons, are you? I already know about them…"
"No…"
Kairos gave a bitter smile before Maelthorak could finish. "No, I'm talking about that Kirin egg—it's hatched. It's become a living Crimson Ultimate Hero. Word just came in from the Storm Kingdom. The egg was hatched by the Lord of Emerald Castle…"
"What did you just say?"
"It… it's already hatched?!"
Maelthorak stammered, then his face darkened in an instant—ashen and stormy.
Even his voice cracked with frustration and disbelief.
He'd pinned all his hopes of healing—of returning to his peak—on that egg. And now this?
It's already hatched?
