"So they came here before I could visit them?" Noah thought calmly. "Looks like those fools need a reality check."
He did not rush. He did not panic. The threads told him everything. Kaelos was not here to destroy the planet. Not yet. Unit Zero was not here to annihilate the city. Not yet. They were circling him, like predators who thought the prey was cornered.
That mistake would cost them.
Kaelos stepped forward, his boots cracking the pavement, and appeared directly in front of Martha and Eric. The air warped around him. Glass trembled. The pressure made breathing difficult.
"You two are… interesting," Kaelos said, eyes narrowing as he studied them. "Your daughter is a super prodigy. Your son…" He paused, lips curling. "Your son has already stepped into the Epic Rank. Anomalous for a fourth epoch primitive."
Martha's hands shook violently. Eric pulled her closer, trying to shield her with his own body despite knowing how useless it was.
