The Hidden Hybrid’s Redemption
With a final, explosive leap, Killian threw his entire weight against the massive copper pipe.
The impact was deafening. The hollow metal conduit buckled, a deep, resonant groan echoing through the chamber as the structural supports holding it to the ceiling rig warped under the force of his body. But the blue, siphoning energy running through the pipe didn't just disperse; it fought back. The moment his chest hit the metal, a blinding discharge of raw electromagnetic force detonated, throwing him backward into the brass railing with a brutal, bone-snattering crack.
The copper pipe was cracked, but it wasn't broken. The blue light continued to flicker through the seam, the chains above still