I never wanted this. One minute I’m back in Palmera City, trying to help my family save our home from eviction, and the next—I’m strapped to a machine on a secret island, my body feeding data to an army of war machines. Khaji-Da is screaming inside my skull, not in pain, but in warning. Victoria Kord thinks she can control it. She thinks she can control me.

But she doesn’t know what I’ve seen.

In the void, my dad found me. Not angry. Not disappointed. Just… proud. He told me this was never about running from power—it was about choosing what kind of man I’d become.

Now, the alarms are blaring. The OMACs are activating. Carapax is coming, his suit evolving into something monstrous. I can feel Khaji-Da syncing with me, offering full integration. But I remember Carapax’s memories—his mother, his home, how Victoria took everything.

I can end this. I can stop them both.

Or I can try to save someone for once.

The system is failing. The island’s collapsing. I have seconds to decide.