Three months later something changed.
People started recommending me.
Not because of fear.
Because of fairness.
That mattered more.
Nora smiled one day.
"You know what they call you now?"
"What?"
"His better version."
That surprised me.
Because I wasn't trying to replace him.
I was trying to improve the legacy.
The hidden enemy shows sign.
Another message arrived.
Different tone.
You are progressing faster than expected.
My blood went cold.
Expected?
That meant observation.
I replied carefully:
Who is this?
The reply came minutes later:
Someone who watched your father too.
That wasn't comforting.
Because it meant this game started long before me.