nd a dumpster. She produced a key card and swiped it
abode," she said, gestu
e strangers. But Ryder's reassuring gaze and Phoen
pment lining the walls. Nova led them to a small briefi
ked onto hers. "It's time to tell you the
They're not just ordinary citizens living ordinary lives. They're part of something mu
ung in the air. "What do you mean?" she
one that has been hiding in plain sight for centuries. They're known as the O
nization? Shaping human history? It sounded like the stuff of conspiracy theor
athetic eyes, as if they knew the weigh
with me?" Jamilla asked,
key player in their plans. You have a gift, a
display, revealing a complex web of secrets an
s been hiding the truth from you, Jamilla. You're not just an ordinary person
ried to understand. "What gif
ith your mind. You can hack into any system, control any device. It's a p
as something different about her, something she couldn't quite ex
ity. "We're here to help you, Jamilla. We're here to protec
ieve, or who to trust. She felt like her whole world was c
we know this is a lot to take in. But we need to move quickly. The Organizati
truth. She felt like she was living in a dream, a
tion. "We'll help you, Jamilla. We'll teach you how to contro
now if she could trust these strangers, di
ng. "We know it's hard, Jamilla. But we're the only ones w
felt a spark of hope, a spark of determination. She knew
e barely above a whisper. "I'll tr
ce set in a determined smile. Phoenix nodded
dy to face whatever lay ahead. Ready to unco
led the way, her eyes fixed on some distant point ahead. Ryder and Phoenix flanked Jamilla, t
"Jamilla, we need to get you off the grid. The Organization h
ing with fear. She had never
existed. "We'll take you to a safehouse, a place where you can learn to control
idn't dare ask them. She didn't want to know t
d before them. Nova's eyes locked onto it,
of gunfire echoing through the streets. Jamilla's heart raced as Ryder and Phoeni
gaze burning with determination.
into the unknown, the dark
acles. Jamilla's heart raced with fear, her mind reeling with the chaos
them. Jamilla collapsed against the wall, gasping for breath. Ry
a determined smile. "We're safe fo
with fear. She knew she had to ke
raced with questions. What was the Organization? Why we
cryptic. "We'll tell you everything when t
t these strangers, didn't know if she could believe the
ts rotors whirring. Nova gestured to it, her eye
s. But Ryder's encouraging nod and Phoenix's
life would never be the same. She was caught in
leidoscope of colors. Jamilla's mind raced with though
words calm and collected. "We'll be sa
zon. She could see the outline of a buildi
t. It was a fortress, surrounded by high walls and
e? And why were th
a's stomach lurched. Ryder and Phoenix helped
fident. They entered the building, and J
ith computers and screens. A figure s
they said, their voi
e turned to face her. It was a wom
a asked, her voice ba
ing. "I'm Ariana. And you, Jamil
ords hung in the air. What did she
"You see, Jamilla, you have a gift. A gift t
thrust into a world of secrets and lies, where nothing was as i
g hidden deep within. "You have the ability to manipulate technology with your
s felt like there was something different about her, something she couldn'
milla asked, her voice
have the power to change the world, Jamill
ing didn't feel right. She looked around the room, at Ryder and Phoenix, at N
, her voice a little stronge
sistance, Jamilla. And we're the ones who are
ething there that made her heart race with fear. Some
everything
a strange, pulsating energy. She felt herself being
ll, dimly lit room. The walls were lined with strang
g on her lips. "Welcome, Jamilla. You're now
was happening. She felt a strange, tingling sensat
me?" she asked, her v
Jamilla. Your gift is unlike anything we've ever seen. And with o
saw something that made her heart race with te
knew she had to escape
pe. She was surrounded by machines and devices that she didn
s if her brain was connecting with the machines around her
. "Yes, Jamilla! You're doing it! Yo
t she was capable of, or what the consequences might be. Sh
whir, and a bright light filled the room. Jamilla felt herse
ic. "You're doing it, Jam
he was trapped in a world of madness and obsessi
apart and put back together again. She was aware of her molec
in a vast, open space. She looked down at her hands a
of awe on her face. "You've done
pening. She saw strange creatures moving in the dista
ked, her voice bare
"You're a being of pure en
e was no longer human, no longer bound by the laws of physics.
n was no longer human either. She was a bei
escape. She had to find a way back to her humanit
e felt powerful, yet lost and disconnected from her humanity. Sh
r mind. "You're a god, Jami
memories, on her life as a human. She remembered
her humanity was still within her, buried deep beneath t
ted. She felt herself being pulled apar
n the control room, surrounded by Ryder, Phoenix, and
ked, his voice caut
g her humanity return. "Yes," she
ll glowing with a faint, blue light. She knew that she had
irling inside her. She knew that she had been transformed, that her encou
" she whispered, her
sion. "We'll help you, Jamilla.
, Jamilla knew that she couldn't stay. She had to leave, to
her voice firm. "I have to
appearing into the night, leaving behi