Chapter 56

Chapter 56

The sterile hum of machinery filled Augustine's lab as he entered, a jubilant spring in his step and an elated expression on his face. His eyes sparkled with the triumph of a man who had just uncovered a secret trove of treasures. Turning to the weakened figure of Aeron, restrained and vulnerable on the machine, Augustine couldn't contain his excitement.

"I just struck gold," he declared, his voice dripping with satisfaction.

Aeron, his once formidable countenance reduced to a shadow of its former self, remained silent, his eyes fixed on some distant point as though trying to disconnect from the harrowing reality of his captivity.

Augustine, undeterred by Aeron's stoic silence, turned to him once again, his demeanor shifting from exuberant to maniacal. "Don't you want to know what I'm talking about?" he sneered.

Aeron, a hint of defiance still lingering in his gaze, responded, "Why should I care about anything that pertains to you?"

Augustine chuckled, the sound resonating