As the woman spoke, Gibreel felt a surge of energy deep within him. The power that had been slowly growing inside him was now awakening, stirring like a fire that had been smoldering beneath the surface. His wings fluttered, lifting him slightly off the ground. He could feel the weight of destiny pressing down on him.
Saladin, still grappling with his own transformation, felt a strange pull toward the woman. There was something about her presence that calmed the storm inside him, as if she held the answers to the questions he had been asking since the crash.
"The world is on the brink of change," the woman continued. "And you two are the key to that change. The path ahead will not be easy, but it is your destiny."
Gibreel and Saladin exchanged another glance. They had no choice but to follow the path that had been set before them. The journey ahead would be fraught with danger, but they were no longer the men they had been. They were something more.