Revenge: A Path of Destruction
Chapter 142: NOVA (Flashback)

Chapter 142: NOVA (Flashback)

Alex’s head slowly lifted.

His eyes—once sharp with vengeance, sorrow, and defiance—now held nothing. No fire. No grief. No rage.

Just emptiness.

Nyxara stepped closer, her paws almost hesitant against the marble. She said nothing. She couldn’t.

Because the moment their eyes met, she froze.

Before the operation, even when Alex tried to bury his pain beneath cold words and steeled posture, his eyes had always betrayed him. Grief leaked through the cracks. Anger shimmered beneath the surface. A spark—a human flicker—always remained.

But now?

Now his gaze was hollow.

It was as if the boy had died in that capsule... and something else walked out.

Nyxara’s ears were pinned back slightly, her expression tight with sadness and concern, but she didn’t reach out or speak. She just watched him.

Then, Mona’s voice broke through the tense silence, echoing from the side monitor as the screen flickered back to life.

"If this video is playing, then it means you’ve made it through. I can’t express how proud I am of you, Alex. However, I can only imagine the toll the operation took on your body. We’ll have more time to discuss everything later, but for now, your body is calling for rest—a deep, restorative slumber.

NOVA is still in the process of fully integrating with your systems, and during this phase, you might feel a bit weak and disoriented, as if you’re floating in a fog. But hold on to this thought: everything will be alright."

The screen went black again, as quickly as it had turned on.

Alex tried to move after.

His hand trembled as he planted it against the floor. His limbs were slow, his strength scattered, his sense of balance fractured. He pushed up—only to collapse.

But he didn’t hit the floor.

Nyxara, now in her original form, which was the size of a young-adult tigress, caught him on her back. The shift had been seamless—intentional. She had been waiting, knowing that the chances he might not be able to move, and she was right.

His weight didn’t bother her. What shook her was the silence.

He didn’t groan. Didn’t whisper. Didn’t fight.

He just lay there—breathing, steaming, and still.

She carefully padded out of the operation hall, her claws clicking softly against the marble as she entered the main corridor.

Doors lined both sides of the hallway, but she scanned for one in particular. Her golden eyes narrowed, finally spotting a plaque that read: "Bedroom - Suite."

Without hesitation, she walked toward it as the door opened automatically and walked in.

The room was dimly lit, soft, and sterile. The kind of place built for both comfort and stabilization. It was a huge hall with three doors, each having a name tag on it. Lorgan, Mogan and Alex.

As Nyaxara made her way to the door with Alex’s name.

Nyxara gently lowered Alex onto the mattress. His body remained limp—his chest rising and falling, his eyes half-lidded, still carrying that hollow sheen.

She lay beside him for a while.

Saying nothing.

Just listening to his breathing, watching over him with the silent, fierce protectiveness of a guardian beast who had nearly destroyed everything just to pull him out of that nightmare.

Before long, she also fell asleep, as even for her it was still too much for her mentally.

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Absolutely. Here’s the continuation of the scene, crafted with immersive pacing, emotional subtlety, and vivid imagery:

Unlike Nyxara, who had drifted off beside him with her tail curled protectively around his legs, Alex hadn’t closed his eyes once.

Not because he couldn’t.

Because he didn’t want to.

He lay on the recovery bed, unmoving, staring blankly at the air in front of him—

Until it appeared.

A faint shimmer in his vision.

Then a soft chime, like wind brushing through crystal.

A translucent blue screen blinked into life.

It hovered just above his line of sight, semi-opaque and humming gently. Its edges flickered like a heartbeat.

[System Integration: 53%]

Even in his pain—even with his muscles stiff, his joints burning, his veins still twitching from whatever had happened in that capsule—

Alex felt something stir within him.

Awe.

Not loud. Not bright. Just a quiet marvel that glowed faintly behind his dull eyes.

He had never seen anything like it. Not in all the tech his clan had stored.

Not in the labs his mother used to work in.

This was... something else.

This was his.

Even breathing took effort. Every inhale made his chest ache. His fingers felt like lead. But still... he kept watching.

He stared at the blue screen like it was the last star in a dead sky.

Minutes passed.

Then hours.

And finally...

A soft chime echoed again.

[System Integration: 100% - Complete.]

The screen pulsed once—

And that’s when his veins began to glow.

Alex’s eyes widened slightly as he watched the deep blue light run under his skin like lightning trapped in flesh.

It coursed through his arms, his neck, his chest—

Power without chaos.

Energy without heat.

He didn’t scream. He didn’t move.

He just watched as it danced under his skin.

And then... it faded.

The pain dulled.

Slightly. But it was noticeable.

The weight in his limbs eased. His breaths felt less jagged.

And more than that—he felt... light. Like his body had shed invisible chains.

The screen shifted.

A soft click echoed inside his skull.

The interface expanded into something more structured. Cleaner. Polished.

[SYSTEM INTERFACE- USER ALEX TRY]

Race: Human

Age: 17

Rank: Elite

Affinity: Thunder

[Stats Loading...]

(Please wait...)

Alex blinked slowly, absorbing every word.

A slight furrow creased his brow. Not confusion.

Not fear.

Just puzzled amazement—like a man staring at the first fire ever lit.

"Stats...?"

He didn’t say it out loud. His throat was still too raw.

But the word echoed in his mind.

And the system heard him.

Because that’s when the voice came.

Soft. Female.

But not human. Not completely.

A harmony of smooth tones layered over each other, perfectly synchronized, echoing gently from nowhere and everywhere in his mind.

"Hello, Sir."

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