In a day, Luca was back in Germany to join his comrades. New-race feeling had permeated reality. It was time to implement the new regimen, to test its limits, to turn discipline into dominance, and to get back to winning. Luca wanted a streak that could carry him to the end of the year.
After seeing his mother and Sophia the night before, he was going to use his mental images of them to push harder than ever through the remaining season and finish it on top.
On the day he arrived in Berlin, the city was already preparing for Resistance Day. It was also Isabella's birthday, so Luca wished her well over the phone. Isabella answered weakly, but her boyfriend took it as normal.
In no time, he was back at Trampos HQ, his eyes observant as he scanned for anyone he had seen at the Hawthorne gathering, recalling a couple of names in the process.
