ALPHA XAVIER POV

As the first rays of the morning sun kissed the horizon, casting a golden hue across the landscape, I found myself momentarily transported back to simpler times. Memories of days spent in quiet reverence, watching the sunrise from atop a hill, flooded my mind with a bittersweet nostalgia.

In those fleeting moments, I couldn't help but reflect on the journey that had brought me to this juncture—how much I had changed, and how the passage of time had shaped me into the man I had become. Gone were the carefree days of youth, replaced instead by the weight of responsibility and the burden of duty.

Stepping out...