Adam sighed the moment he saw the newcomers. A headache already forming.
"Great," he muttered. "These clowns."
He was about to step down from the tower when—
Boom.
A sudden flash of violet light.
Before he could even blink, Aurora was already there.
She appeared right in front of the leading man like a glitch in the air—no sound, no warning. Just there.
"Wrong planet," she said flatly.
Then she grabbed him by the head with one hand—and slammed him straight into the marble floor.
CRACK.
The impact echoed across the plaza. The floor held, but the guy's skull didn't. Just—splat. Blood spread out in a fast, ugly mess. His body twitched once… then nothing.
Gasps rippled through the crowd.
Everyone froze.
The rest of the intruders instinctively reached for their weapons—but Aurora was already facing them, her long hair drifting behind her like it had a life of its own, violet eyes glowing faintly.
She didn't say anything.
She didn't need to.
