The officer remained standing.
“There is more, sir.”
Arjun didn’t turn.
“Speak.”
“The village was attacked at scale. Based on energy discharge and structural damage…”
He paused slightly.
“…Kamaskh was at the brink of collapse.”
Arjun’s gaze sharpened.
The officer slid two holographic projections across the table.
The first image stabilized clearly.
A battlefield recording.
A General of Kamaskh surrounded by swirling metal.
Opposite him—
Zack.
Magnetic distortions bending steel mid-air.
“Confirmed identity?” Arjun asked.
“Yes, sir. Zack. Breaker division commander. Welder of Magnetism.”
Arjun nodded slightly.
The second projection flickered.
Less stable.
Less clear.
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A different clash.
Rain. Lightning. Distorted readings.
Zack again—
But this time, facing someone else.
The figure was unclear.
Movement too fast. Energy signatures overlapping.
“Zoom,” Arjun ordered.
The image sharpened slightly—
But the second combatant remained blurred.
As if the recording itself refused to stabilize.
“Identity unknown?” Arjun asked.
“Yes, sir.”
“Energy readings?”
The officer hesitated.
“Inconsistent.”
“Meaning?”
“Layered. Irregular. Almost like two signatures overlapping.”
Arjun stared at the projection.
“Are these the ones responsible for repelling Breakers?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Motivation?”
“Still unclear.”
The officer lowered his voice.
“There is speculation.”
Arjun glanced sideways.
“Go on.”
“Some analysts believe Breakers may be searching for something.”
“What?”
“…The Divine Treasure.”
Silence.
Arjun’s eyes narrowed.
“Divine Treasure?” he repeated.
“I thought myths like that died with primitive eras.”
The officer nodded.
“So did we, sir.”
“But if Kamaskh still protects something ancient…”
Arjun’s lips curved slightly.
“…Then evolution didn’t erase everything.”
A slow smile appeared.
Not joyful.
Interested.
“And here I thought humanity had outgrown relic fantasies.”
He leaned back.
“Seems I was wrong.”
Then—
A subtle tremor shook the room.
The glass panel near the window cracked slightly.
The metal table vibrated.
Gravity pressure increased briefly.
The officer stiffened instantly.
Arjun had not moved.
He simply exhaled.
And the walls responded.
A faint fracture spread across the side wall.
Not an attack.
Not intentional.
Just… overflow.
Arjun noticed.
He relaxed his shoulders.
The pressure vanished.
The officer swallowed.
“S-Sir…”
Arjun glanced at him calmly.
“Control your breathing,” he said evenly.
“It’s unpleasant when people panic.”
The officer nodded quickly.
Arjun turned back to the projections.
Zack.
The blurred fighter.
Divine Treasure.
Layered entity signature.
“Continue monitoring,” Arjun ordered.
“No engagement.”
“Not yet.”
“Yes, sir.”
The officer left quickly.
Alone in the room—
Arjun looked once more at the blurred image.
“Interesting…”
He lightly tapped the table.
“Very interesting.”
Outside the window—
The sky darkened slightly.
Not because of weather.
But because somewhere—
Something powerful had just entered the board.
And Arjun intended to find it
