His Untouchable Omega
He walked over to a massive, shimmering curtain at the back of the room and pulled it aside.
My breath hitched. Behind the glass were hundreds of infants, all suspended in glowing, amber fluid. And in the center, in a tank twice the size of the others, was my son. He wasn't crying. His eyes were open, and they were glowing with a terrifying, rhythmic gold.
"The Ancients didn't just take the city, Lyra. They took the backup," my father said. "These are the failed prototypes. Your son is the only one who survived the 'purple rot' you injected. He’s the bridge they’ve been trying to build for a thousand years."