Adam stood on the roof, his eyes fixed on the black gate in the sky.
The red-eyed jinn hovered there, its voice shaking the entire city:
"The child… there you are!"
His worry wasn't just fear.
It was a strange feeling that made him tremble… as if something inside him was trying to wake up—something he still didn't understand.
Layla ran to him and grabbed his shoulders:
"Adam! We have to run! Right now!"
Adam didn't move.
A mysterious feeling flowed through him.
The air around him started to shake.
A faint light glowed around his hands—just a small flicker—but it was enough to make his heart race.
"Layla… I can't… I feel… something strange…" he whispered with a shaky voice.
At that exact moment, a powerful wave of shadows poured out from the gate, rushing straight toward the orphanage.
The jinn began its attack.
Sounds of crashing and running filled the air.
The children screamed in terror.
One of the shadows moved fast toward Layla, its long arms reaching directly for her.
Adam felt a sharp pain deep in his chest…
Something pushed him to act, something that connected him to the gate and to the danger all around.
He raised his hands in a strange way—he didn't even know why—and the air around him trembled…
A small wave of surrounding energy pushed the shadow back.
Layla cried out in shock:
"Adam… what are you doing?!"
But before he could even understand what was happening, the red-eyed jinn roared from the gate:
"The child… don't run! It's starting to appear… something inside you!"
Adam felt dizzy…
He didn't understand what was going on, but he could feel something mysterious beginning to move inside him—something that might be the key to protecting Layla and everyone in the orphanage…