[Viktor's too smart for his own good, he can make the connection to what that means,]

The Hexcore... you didn't destroy it, did you? [he lifts his changed hand to look at, contemplative. It was his only chance at survival, but he wanted to rid the world of it. A failed experiment. A dangerous one.

If he didn't die, then he must have lived due to that, which... would mean Jayce broke his promise. Viktor bundles that hand into a shaky fist, angry at himself,]

It killed Sky, Jayce. In my stubborn pursuit to live, she was an unwilling sacrifice. She should have been given a second chance, not me...