Anti-Matter.

The laboratory of Future Island had never been busier. Rows of scientists worked in tandem, their faces filled with a mixture of excitement and exhaustion. Jack stood at the center, his eyes scanning the complex equations floating on the holographic screens. The goal was clear—to merge Aether and Nuclear energy to create controlled Anti-Matter. Yet, after weeks of relentless effort, failure seemed to be their only result.

Jack exhaled slowly, pinching the bridge of his nose. The problem wasn't a lack of resources or intelligence—it was the nature of the elements themselves.

Aether was powerful, but unpredictable. Nuclear energy was dangerous, yet controllable. The moment they tried to force a reaction between the two, the results became either too unstable to handle or fizzled out into nothingness.