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Chapter 9 - A Glimmer Of Hope

Lena, her voice thick with remorse, apologized for the pain her past actions had inadvertently caused Ziak and Kiaz. The weight of the secret she had carried for so long now felt immense. "I… I never knew. He only spoke of a mission, of needing to ensure something was stopped. What… what exactly was that mission?"

Ziak, tears still welling in his luminous eyes, recounted their father's final, desperate words – the mission to exterminate the unhatched Cellucas eggs on Kepler-897b. As the full gravity of the potential threat washed over them, both Ziak and Kiaz erupted in anger. "Those humans! They captured him! Experimented on him!" Kiaz growled, his hands clenching into fists. "They will pay!" Ziak's eyes flashed with a dangerous light. "We will make them regret their interference! Area 51 will be reduced to dust!"

Ethan, witnessing their fury, stepped forward, his voice surprisingly firm despite the turmoil within him. "Stop! Revenge won't bring your father back. And not all humans are responsible for what happened." He paused, his mind racing. "The important thing now is to finish what your father started. We need to find and eliminate those Cellucas eggs."

Ziak's anger didn't dissipate easily. "It's nearly impossible, human! The Intergalactic Commission lost many of its finest warriors in the war. Few are willing to risk their lives against the Cellucas again, especially with no confirmed locations for the remaining eggs."

Despair began to creep into the twins' expressions. Ethan watched them, his mind searching for a solution. Ziak exclaimed "Yes! There is a way! There is a way!"

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