Slipping

"Can you use this?" Khan asked while carefully placing the servers on the ground.

Grant was still too shocked by what he had seen to hear the question. Khan had literally walked through rivers of dirt and smoke while carrying a heavy object as tall as him. He had resurfaced during an earthquake that had made a whole district crumble underground, and his appearance didn't help Grant recognize him.

Khan was a black figure that revealed his true colors only on the spots cleaned by his tears. The smoke had covered his teeth with soot since he had opened his mouth from time to time. His eyes were also red and half-closed due to the pollution inside the underground structure.

Many would struggle to recognize Khan right now, and Grant's surprised state only slowed down his thoughts. The specialist kept moving his eyes between Khan and the tall item without understanding what was happening.