Chapter 9: Ava Unleashed

Deep beneath Technoville, where the concrete gave way to the steel bones of an ancient city, Liam, Ava, and Kafi descended into a forgotten Nexus facility.

The air was thick with static. Blue sparks crackled along the ceiling as ancient energy cells flickered to life. Ava stepped forward, drawn to a glowing symbol on a metal wall—one that pulsed in rhythm with her heartbeat.

"I've seen this before," she whispered. "In my mother's journal."

Kafi scanned the sigil. "This is a combat binding glyph. Bio-reactive. Ava, it's linked to your genetics."

As she touched it, her body surged with light.

A pulse of force knocked Liam backward. Her eyes turned luminous silver. Her skin shimmered as symbols etched into her arms. The ground beneath her cracked.

"Power signature escalating," Kafi warned. "This is not a standard enhancement."

"It's... an inheritance," Ava said, her voice layered, deeper. "My mother was an Omega Guardian."

From the shadows, Nexus elites attacked.

Ava didn't flinch.

She blurred.

One moment she was standing still, the next she had flipped over three guards, disarmed them mid-air, and slammed them into the steel floor.

Her speed was unmatched. Her strikes shattered reinforced armor.

She lifted her palm. A blade of condensed kinetic force formed, shimmering white.

Liam, stunned, whispered, "She's not just strong... she's a weapon."

Ava stood over the last fallen agent, breathing steady. "And I remember everything now. They took my mother. They trained me to forget."

Kafi's cockpit opened. "Ava, your abilities are still expanding. You'll need neural reinforcement. Uploading Guardian Combat Suite to your neural link."

Ava stepped into the light of Kafi's core. "Let's finish what they started."