Seeing the scene before him, Deka was horrified, "What the hell is this?!"
"Didn't you just volunteer?" Hilco glanced at Deka.
"What?! No... Impossible, I will die if I drink this stuff!" Deka took several steps back until he hit the table and stopped.
Hilco wasn't angry. Instead, he said calmly, "I'll teach you a very important secret law. I was only your age when I realized it."
Seeing the man walking towards him step by step, Deka leaned back as far as possible, with deep fear in his eyes.
"Power." Hilco uttered a word and took a test tube of purple liquid from the table.
"True power never comes to those who are born stronger, faster, or smarter than others. Never...it only comes to those who are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their goals."
Hilco handed the potion to the boy.
Deka gasped and looked hesitantly at Singed who was still standing in front of the incubator.
"You'll be fine, kid."
Damn it! How could this not be okay?!
Deka roared in his heart, but his trembling hands unconsciously reached out for the potion in Xilko's hand.
"Everyone has a monster inside of them. Now, let the monster inside you crawl out."
Hilco's gradual instigation broke the last line of defense in Deka's heart.
"Damn it!" He grabbed the potion in despair and swallowed it in one gulp.
Under the effect of the drug, Deka, like the little white mouse in the incubator before, covered his neck in pain and knelt on the ground, his body shape suddenly changing.
“Uhhhh…”
Hilko looked down at the screaming Deka, without a trace of pity on his face.
"That guy promised me to mess up the Upper City. Now all we have to do is deal with Fandel..."
He raised his head slightly and looked at the ceiling, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Then……
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