Ethan stepped forward, his diamond skin shimmering under the darkened sky.
"So you want my father's DNA, right? And if I'm not wrong, you're also the one who manipulated Lyra and her family."
Malachi's smile widened, satisfied.
"Of course. True evolution requires chaos… loss… despair."
Lyra trembled, rage surging back into her body.
"You used us, you lied about Elena. You made us attack the Guardians."
Malachi looked at her with delight.
"And look how much you've grown. Pain is the mother of power."
Ethan clenched his fists.
"Whatever your stupid plan is, I don't understand it, and I don't want to."
He lifted his gaze, locking it on Malachi.
"But the moment you decided to take my father's DNA," Ethan continued, his voice steady and dangerous. "I decided to show you what happens to anyone who goes against my father."
He moved. In an instant, Ethan vanished, activating his full speed.
Diamond fists wrapped in fire and ice appeared right in front of Malachi.
BOOOOM—!!
