Silence blanketed the core facility.
The Omega Guardian remained on one knee before Aurelia.
Its massive form radiated silver-blue light that filled every corner of the room.
No movement.
No sound.
Only silence that grew heavier with each passing second.
Because what had just happened had changed everything.
The Omega Guardian.
Nexus's final weapon.
Protector of the Zenith Crown.
A being that had made even Cassian and Lucien wary.
Had just knelt before Aurelia.
As if acknowledging something.
Acknowledging someone.
Kael was the first to find his voice again.
"Okay."
He pointed at the Omega Guardian.
"So it kneels."
No one answered.
He pointed at Aurelia.
"So it kneels to you."
Still no reply.
Kael sighed.
"I feel like we're all ignoring how completely insane this is."
Ragnar rubbed his face.
"Because we've already been through way too much crazy stuff."
"Fair point."
Kael nodded.
Meanwhile…
Cassian's gaze never left Aurelia.
Or more precisely—
