𝑯𝑬 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑬𝑴𝑩𝑶𝑫𝑰𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝒐𝒇 𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒏—𝒓𝒂𝒘 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓. His sharp wit and quick reflexes made him a formidable force, but it was his precision and intensity that truly set him apart.
He had the uncanny ability to assess a situation and strike with devastating accuracy, whether with words or action, leaving others scrambling to catch up.
But beneath the confidence and razor-sharp focus lay his weakness: he burned brightly but risked breaking under pressure. His strength was undeniable, but it came at the cost of endurance, both physically and emotionally.
Nikolai Petrov could shatter his enemies with a single calculated move, but when the fight turned prolonged or hit too close to his vulnerabilities, the cracks in his armor became apparent. He was his own greatest strength—and his most dangerous liability.
Still, the intensity he brought to every moment, every challenge, was electrifying. He might be breakable, but Nikolai was the type to take everyone else down with him before he ever hit the ground.
That much I learned when I was just sixteen. Nikolai's brilliance was a double-edged sword, and I saw it firsthand. He could dismantle an entire system with a few keystrokes or outmaneuver someone twice his size with nothing but his wits.
But for all his strength, there was a fragility to him—a tendency to push himself past the breaking point. He was relentless, always walking the line between victory and collapse.
Back then, I didn't understand why someone so capable could also feel so vulnerable. But watching him fight battles—both the ones you could see and the ones you couldn't—taught me that strength wasn't just about endurance. It was about knowing how to wield your power before it destroyed you.
He was the prime example of brains over brawn. A natural-born hacker, Nikolai possessed a genius that bordered on the absurd—so much so that even I couldn't help but marvel at him. His mind worked like a finely tuned machine, processing information at a pace that left most people scrambling to keep up. He didn't just crack codes; he dismantled systems, broke through walls others thought impenetrable, and rewrote the rules as he went.
