[i]Is this the end?[/i] Cedric thought as he was grasped by the transparent arm. [i]Yes, yes it is.[/i] And with that realization came courage, courage that he can now do anything he wanted; it won't matter as he would be dead anyway. Using the 'voice command' function on his Power Armor, Cedric spoke:

"Computer: Self-Destruct."

And the computer in the control room exploded. 

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Isabella, back in Avalon, laughed. This was great, this was awesome! Patel was destroying everything like a superheated knife through cheese, and not even Light could stop her! And now, her actions to spark a war between Humans and Metas are now bearing fruit! She smiled, although said smile didn't deny an flickering spark of guilt, guilt not based on any morality, but rather on the fact that her power and luxury might be threatened.

And, of course, there were the Aliens. It didn't take an exceptional biologist to know that the Metahuman Virus was not only a Virus, but also an Extraterrestrial creation; such a thing cannot exist in nature, and Human Science was not strong enough to create such a blessing. For a moment, she pondered Jaden's words, that the Underground and the Reformists had to work together against the Alien Threat, but she thought:

[i]If the threat to Metahumans and, indirectly, Normal People is as bad as I think, the Reformists will be [b]forced[/b] to forgive me even for the death of their leader and that of many others; that's how bad an Alien Threat might be.[/i]