'Oh, it's nothing. It's just, after a long time...'

I clenched my teeth as I recalled the images of the demi-humans who tortured me.

'I'm just trying to get a little serious.'

I didn't care about the aftermath or whatever because there was a fire burning within me; I was furious.

Taine! You are alive huh!

Just then, a familiar voice rang inside my head. I was wondering whose voice it was for a moment, but soon, a machine came near me, and I realized that it was Alex, the pilot of Thunder Dragon.

'Ares, is communication possible with this?'

Ahhh, it's possible, but because of the circumstances, I can't project your voice. You can't even record a video or voice message in astral state.

'Well, that's true. Then you tell him.'

At my request, Ares delivered my words through R-13's communication system.

'I'm sorry, but I borrowed it for a while because the Gigas was broken. It's already too late for that Taine guy.'

Specter? Are you Specter-nim?

One of the greatest features of Specter, a war hero as well as a genius pilot whose identity was shrouded in mystery, was that he could control a Gigas from a distance, which built up recognition and fame that wouldn't fall short to that of Batman or Superman, at least within Albatross. Of course it was possible because of Ares' Ability, but people thought it was my ability, as information about me was extremely limited anyways. But in this situation, I didn't have...