Aurelkar tried to reverse the process.
Tried to seize control of the body.
But he realized too late—
This wasn't an empty shell he'd invaded.
There were already two core wills deeply bound to the host, fused with Ethan's bloodline in a stable, closed resonance loop.
And this new hybrid energy?
It was the worst possible environment for him—unstable, incompatible, and lethally hostile.
He'd made a fatal mistake.
If he'd chosen to fight head-on, he still would've held the upper hand.
But instead, he chose to invade.
To deconstruct himself, expose his essence, and attempt fusion.
He'd walked straight into a meat grinder.
As time passed, more and more of his particles were crushed, absorbed, and converted.
Every shred of energy devoured was fed back into Ethan's body.
His power level kept climbing.
The armor's structural integrity kept reinforcing.
The fusion module inside the Powered Combat Armor pushed past its previous limits, operating at full overload.
Until finally—
