The isolation barrier finally faded.
Light returned to Adam's eyes, and for a brief moment, he stood there unmoving.
His chest rose and fell with rough breaths as he felt the world rush back to him all at once.
A pair of arms wrapped around his waist.
"Adam…"
Miya's voice shook against his chest.
"You're alive…"
He didn't hug her back.
He just stood there, silent, feeling her warmth pressed into him.
After a few seconds, he raised his trembling hand and rested it softly on her back.
Then, he pulled away.
His eyes scanned the battlefield, calm but distant.
He saw Xel'Shaar lying broken on the ground, his armor cracked open, his limbs twisted unnaturally.
The faint beating of his core was the only proof of life left.
Adam looked away.
His gaze landed on a figure lying motionless nearby.
Leila.
His breath caught in his throat.
He moved forward quickly but without urgency, almost like he was walking through water.
