Osborn Moon Base.
The success of the Mars colonization had provided much of the necessary technology, and a fully functional small-scale base had already been established here.
Contrary to what Maximus had reported, the Osborn Group had landed on the moon earlier, while Black Bolt was still in seclusion.
So Maximus secretly got in touch with Osborn.
On the communications channel, Lena was speaking with Maximus.
"You will become king, Maximus. Under your rule, Attilan will have a better life."
The first time he saw Lena, the woman covered in thorns gave Maximus quite a fright. He had heard there was a "prophet" on Earth, but he had not expected her to be so terrifying.
But after hearing those words, he practically beamed with delight—internally, of course. His control over his expression was still excellent.
With that one sentence, even the thorns on Lena's body suddenly looked pleasing to the eye.
Besides becoming king, what Maximus wanted most was to become an Inhuman again. At a glance, Lena was clearly an Inhuman among Inhumans.
"I was once like you, searching for my own purpose. In the end, I passed through the mist and became like this. It nearly broke me—but now, I have found my purpose.
"Becoming ordinary will instead help you understand more. The people of Attilan will benefit from it as well. Your suffering has not been meaningless."
Lena's words left Maximus deeply moved for a long time—honestly, no one had ever said such things to him.
Even those Royal Family members who called themselves his family only held back from speaking harshly to him because he was Black Bolt's younger brother.
Those words dispelled Maximus's doubts—the other party was not a fraud using prophecy as a cover.
And if that was the case, then he was destined