"Now, this research of yours…" Voidshaper said, looking directly at him. "You do understand that once you leave this place, people from all over the world will be after your life for as long as you live. Work with us. That is your best choice."
Damian stared back. "Yes, they will come. But they won't leave as easily. My best choice is something I will decide myself."
"Think again, kid. With us, you can have any resources you might want and truly change this world with your inventions," Lifewarden said this time.
"To be honest, at one point, I had great respect for all of you—a group so powerful that you had made yourselves above petty politics and dumb power struggles. Hell, I came here for that very reason," Damian said, standing up and turning to look at all of their faces. "But you have lost your way. Now it feels like a group of unruly people held together by an overwhelming leader. Once he was gone, so was the great mission of this organization.
