Amidst his spiraling thoughts, the flood of stream notifications snapped Martin back into focus. The chat blazed so fast he could barely keep up.

FireLens77: Stop just standing there, man! Show us more of what's happening!

HypeTrain9000: Move around, bro. We want action, not your sweaty face.

CityWatchLive: Give us the real tour, we're seeing news crews quoting YOUR stream!

StreamAddict22: Don't chicken out now, Martin, get in there!

LiveLeakLarry: Don't freeze up now, this is your moment!

*ViewerCount: 200,873… 210,221… 237,084…

His breath hitched at the climbing numbers.

Two hundred thousand live viewers. Sponsors would come knocking. Clips would go viral. His name would spread everywhere.

Martin's trembling hands steadied against the chest rig. A grin forced its way back onto his face.

'Screw it. If this is how I'm going to make it big, I'll take my chances. Can't miss out on this opportunity.'

He turned, angling the camera back towards where the real action unfolded. Kay, his sister, and now another figure, an Italian man, were moving through the wreckage, pulling people out with impossible speed and strength.

"Alright, folks," he said, slipping back into his usual self, "you wanted a front-row seat? You got it."

He shoved aside the gnawing questions, the supernatural abilities these people displayed, the way even memories themselves seemed tampered with. Someone was clearly covering up the truth by manipulating real-time footage and erasing what people remembered.

And he was now part of it. Unlike the others, he remembered everything, even if he couldn't reveal it.

'Why weren't my memories altered like everyone else's? Whoever is behind this clearly has the power to do it, but chose not to. Sigh… Forget it.'

He pushed the thoughts aside. All that mattered now was the livestream. The viewers. The surge of fame waiting to be claimed.

And Martin wasn't about to let it slip away.

He quickly followed Kay and the others, making sure to film every rescue. Martin didn't miss a second. He darted between collapsed aisles, staying just far enough back to stay out of their path while keeping the camera locked on them.

He focused more on Kay and even changed the livestream title:

"NAV YUGA Prince Charming Rescuing Survivors – LIVE."

The effect was drastic. Viewer count spiked as the stream spread across platforms. Families huddled around televisions. Teenagers crowded over phones. In traffic jams, drivers rolled down windows to share the livestream from one car to another.

"They're saving so many… God bless them."

"It's a miracle anyone survived there."

"They're doing more than the rescue teams ever could."

"This… this is what heroes look like."

The city buzzed, drawn together by the rare sight of hope in the middle of disaster.

And Martin rode the wave, narrating every daring save like a commentator at a sports match.

He moved like he was born for this, angling his shots perfectly: Kay's sharp features caught in the flicker of emergency lights, Qew's focused face as she guided survivors out, and Dante hauling people to safety.

He kept narrating, mixing tension with flashes of humor, keeping viewers hooked.

Time blurred. Dozens more survivors were pulled free. Civilians, emboldened by what they saw, began to help in small groups. The mall's ruined half was still chaos, but also of unity.

This went on for some time before the official rescue teams finally arrived.

Sirens wailed in the distance as uniforms poured in, shifting the momentum. Stretchers rolled out, medics swarmed the wounded, and fire crews moved in to stabilize what remained.

Martin filmed everything, but his focus never left Kay and the others. He made sure his viewers saw them as the beating heart of this rescue before the professionals swept in.

Kay spoke with rescue coordinators and medics to identify who needed their attention the most. His voice carried a trace of║RULER's PRESENCE║, an authority that made them follow without question.

Survivors gathered around to thank him, some even bowing. Qew held the hands of two children, guiding them toward safety. Dante met with Uncle Roberto, who was holding the little girl he had saved.

They looked like heroes, and the world saw them as such.

But the one most responsible for saving their lives remained unseen. Hidden in the shadows of the lower ground floor, Jay had never revealed himself. His telekinetic grip slightly eased as rescue teams secured the structure with hydraulic supports. The mall groaned but no longer threatened immediate collapse.

Jay exhaled slowly, eyes fixed on the feed MJ displayed for him.

His gaze lingered on Kay, moving through the rescuers, brushing off the praises and cameras, yet inspiring everyone around him like a natural leader.

Jay could sense the emotions running through him: the happiness of saving so many lives, the sorrow of those they couldn't, and a firm resolve to grow stronger so he wouldn't have to rely on his elder brother in such emergencies again.

Because when the System's assimilation reached full scale, disasters wouldn't be confined to one mall. They would sweep across the globe. Compared to what was coming, this was nothing.

Jay himself didn't feel burned by the weight of saving everyone, nor did he share the same joy as Kay in saving lives. Yet watching his brother's heart light up from helping others, Jay felt content and pride swelled in his chest.

'Perhaps that's why you shine brighter, brother. You were meant to lead, destined to be a ruler. And I'll make sure of it.'

Jay let the thought linger for a moment, then reached out to his siblings and Dante with his mind.

'Now that everyone's clear, I'll release it. Once I do, half of the structure will collapse; their hydraulic supports can't handle all the distributed load. I'll contain the fall so nothing scatters beyond the site.'

Kay was the first to answer.

'Understood, Brother. I'll stay here. The survivors need me. I'll use MJ's help to reconnect the people who were separated during the collapse.'

Jay agreed before shifting his focus to Qew.

'You stay here with Kay a little longer. Moro and Esha will arrive shortly with vehicles. Once you two are done here, go back with them and prepare yourselves and the others for the Beta Program. I'm leaving now.'

Qew responded with a firm nod, 'Got it. We'll handle things here.'

Then Jay reached out to Dante. "What about you? You can join them, or I can drop you off."

'Go ahead, Jay,' Dante said. 'I'll leave with Uncle Roberto after making sure this little girl gets to her relatives safely.'

Jay gave a short nod. 'Alright. Do that. Let's meet up in Trial World then.'

After saying that, Jay released the hold he had over the structure and used his space element to teleport above the mall.

He focused on the ruins below, warding off any debris that tried to spill outward and containing it with telekinesis. He even steadied the ground floor so it wouldn't cave in and punch through to the basements below.

The right section of the mall groaned, then folded inward, collapsing neatly into itself like sand slipping through fingers. No debris spread outward. No harm reached beyond the site.

Once he confirmed the collapse was controlled, Jay turned without a word and stepped into the camouflaged flying car where Rownak was waiting.

Rownak sat stiffly, still in shock after everything he had witnessed. MJ had shown him all the footage; Jay holding up the mall, his siblings saving lives. He was struggling to process it all.

Jay glanced at him and left just enough suspense in his voice. "If you have questions, ask. But right now, we've got somewhere to go. There's someone I need to show you."

With that, the hovering car, still cloaked in camouflage, flew higher and slipped into the distance unseen.

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