Nova went to school as usual the next day.Samantha headed to Novemton headquarters to find Steel. He was in a meeting, so waited for him in the lobby. After a while, he emerged from the meeting room, looking a little worn out."What brings you here, Sam?" Steel asked."You have so much white hair now. You've aged so much, Steel," Samantha commented as she pursed her lips. Steel chuckled and replied, "I'm almost in my sixties, which is way past retirement age. It's all right. We all grow old someday. How have you been? I'm sorry I haven't come to visit. I've been busy.""I'm just working and accompanying Nova day after day. Everything else is going well. Gloria's doing well too. Oh, the chicken you gave us the other day was really delicious by the way.""That's good to hear. Let's take a seat inside."They entered Steel's office and sat down. Samantha got right to the point. "Steel, I’m here today because of Nova. Adrian's been missing for five years, and Nova's now six now.
Samantha followed Steel to the radar room, where Ivy, Eira, Nyssa, Helen, Padraig, Cian, and other prominent figures of Novemton were already present. As the pair strode into the office, the crowd made way for them. Susan was seated before the control panel, diligently operating the radar."How are we doing? Is the signal stable?" Steel asked.Helen responded, "Based on preliminary assessments, the radar signal is stable. The satellites are functioning normally, and we can establish contact with various locations. We've already located War Legate Dominus, who's currently at Wyvern Peak. We haven't been able to locate Sir Strider though."Helen frowned as she looked at the images on the radar monitor. Getting the satellites online was Steel's first priority as they needed to locate Strider, the one missing member of their team who had not shown up.Steel said, "Expand the search area. Use the satellites to scan all of Navia, the whole world if we have to. We'll find Sir Strider no
Steel stood before the monitor with his hands clenched tightly behind his back as he trembled slightly.The people inside the radar room were whispering to one another. Steel gritted his teeth and said, "Initiate a satellite scan of Mount Regent and find out if Strider is still alive. Why would they go there? Strider isn’t the kind of leader to do something meaningless.""Yes, sir.""Expand the search. Do a comprehensive search of the area.“Scan initiated, targeting Mount Regent. Scanning in progress.”Beep, beep, beep!"The scan is complete. Steel, we've got the results." Helen handed over a printout of some images to Steel.He examined the images as everyone gathered around to take a look. Most of the pictures showed the structural scans of Mount Regent's mountain range, showing the direction and layout of the entire mountain.As they gazed at the Evercrest soldiers who had died on the mountain, they noticed something unusual."What's this?" Padraig pointed at some outlin
"Okay."When Samantha and Steel were out of the room, Steel began, "Your intuition was correct, Nova's dream seems to be something that's destined to happen. Perhaps there’s something called a Timewinder, and the person who's capable of controlling it is Nova."Last night, Sir Draco appeared in Nova's dream, instructing her to take control of the Timewinder. This suggests that he knows about the Timewinder, although we don't know where he is now.""I find this pretty astonishing. Nova’s just a six-year-old child. How could she have the ability to control something like Timewinder?” Samantha said, "Also, are we sure that's the Timewinder we saw back there?""Strider wouldn't have sacrificed his men at Mount Regent if that weren't the case. He took a gamble, betting that he'd come out victorious. Coupled with Nova's dream, it's easy to conclude that that thing is indeed the Timewinder,” Steel answered."What are you planning to do next?" "This isn't something we can resolve overni
"Nova… Nova!"The voice sounded like someone standing right by the window.Nova woke up and looked out the window. Next to her, Samantha was sound asleep. As she sat up with a confused expression, the voice called out again. Feeling a mysterious sense of fear, Nova considered waking her mother. However, she also felt a strange pull from outside as if something was drawing her. She ultimately decided to wake Samantha out of fear."Mom! Mom!" Nova pushed Samantha.Samantha woke up and quickly wrapped Nova in her arms. "What's wrong?"Nova pointed toward the window and said, "Mom, I think someone was calling me from outside.""What?!" Samantha immediately opened the window to look outside, but the streets were empty. "There's nobody out there. Are you sure you weren't dreaming?"Nova was not sure. All she remembered was someone calling out to her.Samantha knew that her daughter had experienced some unusual things in the past few days, so she held Nova and comforted her, "It's o
Adrian felt like he was dreaming—a long, long dream, possibly influenced by something within the meteorite. In the dream, his mind was clear and he knew what he had to do. He was unable to wake up from his dream, just like Gloria back in Isle 416. In it, he witnessed the ultimate battle.He also saw Nova and Samantha sleeping in their room. He tried calling out to his daughter but was unable to touch her. The dream felt real, yet entirely different from the ones Gloria had experienced.In this dream, Adrian could go anywhere. It was as if his soul had departed from the world and gone on an eternal and unending journey.***A few more years passed. Humanity stood strong, and the cities continued to develop as everyone waited for the ultimate ending. Sir Draco, the man whom they had believed in, had yet to return.Whoosh!Whoosh! A series of wind sounds could be heard from the training ground at Wyvern Peak's headquarters. A thirteen-year-old girl was punching at some boulders be
Steel sighed and sat next to Nova as he said, "I know how much you and your mother have missed him over the years. However, your main mission isn't to find him, understand?"Nova nodded. "I know. Everyone's facing a threat from the enemies outside our walls, so I should be focusing on that. I should see the bigger picture and leave my family behind, just like Sir Draco did in the past.""Everyone in this era is trying their best to survive, so no matter what happens in the future, I want you to never give up hope. That's something Sir Draco said," Steel lectured. "Understood, sir.”Steel nodded.Right at that moment, Wyvern Peak's alarm sounded and Steel's communicator rang. "Steel, monsters have launched a surprise attack against the south entrance. Our men there are about to fail and need immediate assistance.” "All units, fall in!" Steel commanded. He then turned to Nova, "The south entrance is about to fall. I need to lead the soldiers to defend that area. You need to go
"How is he?" Samantha asked anxiously.Cian answered, "His injuries are pretty severe, and I doubt he'll be able to fight on the battlefield after this. He has several fractures on his spine, which will be very difficult to recover from.""How did this happen? Does anyone know about this?"Helen shook her head. "Steel's injury must be kept a secret or the citizens will panic.”"Nova, you can't tell anyone about this, okay?" Nova silently stared at the operating theater's doors. She had always thought of Steel as her father. He had raised her, taught her how to fight, given her knowledge, and so much more. He was her guiding light.Her fists clenched as she understood something very important. They would be able to leave the city if someone did not lead them out of their situation.Despite her age, Nova came to the conclusion that she needed to leave Novemton and find a way to defeat the Creator.***Steel's severe injury was a significant blow to Novemton. News of this was su