Morning came quietly.
Too quietly.
Kai stood by the window, arms folded, eyes focused. He hadn't slept again.
Axel yawned from the couch. "Man… you ever rest?"
Leo looked up from his notes. "He's thinking. That's worse."
Kai turned.
"I know where we need to go next."
Silence.
Axel sat up. "Alright… where?"
Kai's voice was calm.
"The Dragon facility."
Leo froze. "…You're serious?"
Kai nodded.
"They know too much. About me… about my mom… about everything."
He paused.
"We break in. We find their records. We take whatever footage they have."
Axel blinked.
"…You just said that like it's easy."
Kai shrugged slightly. "It's not. But it's necessary."
Leo stood up, already thinking ahead.
"If it's a main facility, security will be insane. Cameras, guards, maybe even power suppressors…"
Kai looked at him.
"Then we don't get caught."
Axel smirked. "That's the plan?"
Kai's eyes faintly flickered red.
"That's always the plan."
Leo walked over, pulling up a rough map on his device.
"There's one facility nearby. Not too big, but still dangerous."
He pointed.
"Back entrance. Less guards. But tight surveillance."
Kai nodded.
"We go at night."
Axel cracked his knuckles. "Finally… something other than running."
Kai looked at both of them.
"This isn't a fight," he said.
"We go in. Get the footage. Get out."
Leo adjusted his glasses.
"And if that Dragon member shows up?"
Kai paused.
Just for a second.
"…Then we deal with it."
Inside—
The Underlord stirred.
"…I would enjoy that."
Kai ignored it.
He stepped toward the door.
"Get ready," he said.
"Tonight… we stop guessing."
The room went silent again.
But this time—
It wasn't fear.
It was purpose.