Ruins of Neo-London, 2145
Sophie dragged James through the wreckage, her grip iron-tight. "You're the one from the archives," she hissed. "The man who doomed us."
"I—what?"
She shoved a holo-tablet into his hands. A news headline: "THE BLACKOUT: 3 BILLION DEAD AFTER QUANTUM EXPERIMENT."
The scientist in the photo? Him.
Before he could speak, Victor materialized from the shadows—a masked figure with a scarred jawline and a plasma blade humming at his wrist.
"Sophie, step away," Victor growled. "He's not here to save you. He's here to die."
James' stomach dropped. *Why did Victor sound like he knew him?
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