Juliet’s voice, distant but clear, cut through the storm of his thoughts."Louis, please. Don’t let her control you. This is what she wants."But Louis couldn’t hear her.All he could hear was the voice of the Heart, the whisper of revenge.End them, Louis. End your family.He took a step forward, his mind clouded by the overwhelming desire for vengeance.His teeth gritted together as the markings on his skin blazed with a bright, dangerous light.The Seer stepped back, watching with an eerie calmness as Louis’s power grew.“This is what you want, isn’t it?” she whispered, her words seductive, coaxing him closer.“Revenge. The Heart will give you everything you need. Power, control... your family’s destruction.”Louis’s eyes flickered with a dark, violent determination.They deserve this, he thought. They deserve to burn.Juliet, still chained and watching from the corner of the room, screamed, her voice filled with desperation.“Louis, please, don’t do this. Don’t become like them. Y

Juliet sighed, her shoulders slumping in frustration.“You’re both missing the point. This isn’t about proving anything. It’s about survival. Louis, if you keep pushing yourself like this, there won’t be anything left of you to fight with.”Before Louis could respond, a sharp beep echoed through the room.Juliet pulled out a small device from her pocket—a communicator linked to their hidden network.“What is it?” Terminator X asked, moving toward her.Juliet frowned as she read the message.“It’s from The Seer.”Louis’s breath caught, his heart pounding as Juliet read the message aloud.“‘Come to the Shadow Citadel, Louis. Face your destiny. Or run, and let your mother’s death mean nothing.’” Juliet’s voice wavered as she finished.Silence fell over the room, the weight of the challenge pressing down on all of them.Louis closed his eyes, his jaw tightening.“It’s a trap.”“Of course, it’s a trap,” Juliet snapped.“And walking into it would be suicide.”“Maybe,” Louis said, his voice

“You could have everything, Louis. You could have the power, the Heart. Everything your family has ever wanted. All you have to do is let go of your morals, your petty notions of revenge. Embrace your destiny.”Louis’s breath came in shallow gasps as he struggled to contain the torrent of emotions swirling inside him.Embrace my destiny...He shook his head, the weight of his anger threatening to crush him.“Your destiny,” The Seer continued, stepping closer.“Is to rule, to bring the Eternals back to their rightful place. Your mother was weak. You, Louis, have the strength to finish what she started. You can be the one to lead them.”Louis’s vision blurred with fury, his muscles coiling as he prepared to unleash his powers.They killed her. They destroyed everything. I will destroy them all.“NO!” Juliet’s voice cut through the tension.She stepped in front of Louis, her expression fierce.“You’re not like them, Louis. You don’t have to give in.”But the anger inside him was suffocat

The journey back to Apple City was silent.Terminator X led the way, ever vigilant, while Juliet stayed close to Louis, her gaze never leaving his broken form.They had defeated the Eternals, but at what cost?Louis’s body, still scarred from the Heart's energy, was a reminder of the toll it had taken on him.But he was alive.And that, in itself, was something.As they entered Apple City, the streets felt quieter than ever.The Eternals had been dealt a massive blow, but they both knew, deep down, that their victory was far from final.The organization still lurked in the shadows, its leaders scattered but not defeated.Inside a dark, abandoned room far from the city’s reach, an Eternal leader stood, watching the reports unfold on the screen.His face was a mask of cold fury, his fingers curling into fists as he stared at the image of Louis’s collapse."Louis... you think you've won?" The leader’s voice was low, filled with venom."This is just the beginning. You will pay for what yo

The sun was low in the sky, casting golden rays through the towering trees of the Forgotten Forest.The air was thick with the scent of moss and damp earth, and an eerie silence hung over the group as they pressed deeper into the labyrinth of twisting paths and dense foliage.Louis walked with a noticeable limp, leaning heavily on Juliet's arm.His body still hadn’t recovered from the Heart’s toll, but the artifact's presence within him was stronger than ever.Each step seemed to pulse with energy, and with it came fragments of visions—memories that weren’t his."Are you sure about this?" Juliet asked, her voice barely above a whisper.She kept her eyes on the trail ahead, her other hand gripping a dagger tightly."This forest... it feels wrong.""I’m sure," Louis replied, though his voice lacked conviction.His eyes flicked to Terminator X, who was scanning their surroundings with a handheld tracker, its screen displaying the journal's decoded coordinates."We’re close. The Mirror is