Months passed like burning coals pressing against their chests.
Five years of suffering.
Five years of losing names… memories… humanity.
The final phase approached.
Michel entered the lab.
"All samples meet the minimum criteria," Edward reported.
"Good. We begin tomorrow."
"Understood."
Preparation began.
Room 7—
A sealed chamber designed to contain power itself.
The next day…
Nara was brought in.
No longer human.
Just a broken creature.
Edward injected her with a fragment of the blood—
The blood of the Supreme Hand, a relic of the Chaos Path.
She screamed.
Her body changed.
Strength increased…
But her mind shattered.
One by one, the others followed.
Same result.
Until only Rath remained.
The final injection…
His body trembled…
Then went still.
"Subject #4… has the highest chance," Edward said.
Michel stood before Rath's unconscious body.
"You must succeed… You are the future of the Lorraine Family."
Meanwhile…
Kaiser received a report:
Secret biological shipments.
Missing exiles.
Unknown experiments.
He closed the file.
"Finally… I smell your crime."
"Summon the leaders," he ordered.
"It's time to bring down the Lorraine Family."
Deep in his cell…
Rath dreamed.
A world of chaos.
A shadowed figure whispered:
"Burn…
Destroy…
Let chaos reign…
Chaos is the beginning…
And the end…"
And as the voice echoed—
His body…
Began to change.