Because now it’s not domination.
Not anymore.
It’s competition.
Real competition.
And I haven’t had that yet.
The system pulses violently.
[Phase 3 condition detected.]
I pause.
So it was waiting for this.
For resistance.
For an equal force.
The world around us feels tighter.
Like something is sealing the space.
He raises his hand again.
Ready.
Focused.
Serious now.
“I don’t know what you became,” he says.
Then steps forward.
“But I’m ending it here.”
I smile.
Finally.
Some