Kean spent nearly two hours alone, deep in thought. In his mind, he envisioned countless possible scenarios that might unfold in his final showdown with Jeremy. He rehearsed over and over what challenges he might face, and what solutions he could use to overcome them. However, no amount of conjecture could assure him of victory when the time came. The mental strain was so intense that his head began to ache, and he eventually gave up on planning for the moment.
Deciding he needed a change of environment, Kean headed toward the outskirts of the capital. In a hidden location just beyond the city's limits, The Son of the Sun and The Person in the Mirror were conducting a ritual that had already made great progress. Through a series of previous operations, they had gathered a significant amount of solar energy, and the process of resurrecting The Sun was more than halfway complete.
