MY CRUEL PROTECTOR
He fell to his knees, his heart thumping a frantic, irregular rhythm as the Icarus Strain collided with the Syndicate serums in his marrow.
He screamed, a sound of raw, human devastation that shattered the monitors in the chamber.
Integration: 100%, the Sovereign signaled, its voice sounding like a mourning bell. Subject Alpha is now the Vector. Biological antibodies are synthesizing. The cure is in the blood.
Nevan looked up at the observation deck. Thorne was staring at him, his face a mask of shock. He hadn't expected the Shield to actually do it. He hadn't understood the depth of a monster's love.