Several hours later, Adam stood in the familiar testing hall of the Hero evaluation center. It was familiar, but at the same time, it was completely different.
The polished floors reflected nothing—every light was off, and no one else was there. His footsteps echoed in the empty space as he walked past the dormant testing equipment.
But soon, a door hissed open behind him. A shadow approached.
"Mr. Adam, you're already here." It was a deep voice, carried across the darkness. "Chase said you wanted to meet me here? You could've just asked me directly—you have no idea the mundane and ridiculous reasons the other members of your team call me for."
It was Gordon, who chuckled as he approached Adam, his hand caressing his growing beard as he stepped into view.
"I… wanted it closed-off. Off record for now," Adam said.
"What exactly?"
"I want a reevaluation of my Strength."
