"Tala," Niard whispered as a tear streamed from his left eye. He had nearly succumbed to the hallucinations caused by that voice, but not anymore. There was a future he needed to build and a present he had to live with the people he loved, even if it meant fighting himself or whatever that entity was—he would never stop, and he would never give up again.
"Do you realize what you're saying? How did that fool manage to destroy all those planets?" Jack said, licking his lips. "Alright, I'll admit this enemy requires us to combine all our forces," Jack added after reviewing the latest attempts by one of the Crime Syndicate members to defeat Niard on his own without any assistance.