Alexei's face goes pale. "Modified serum. I've read about it in my father's research. Seraphina must have found a way to reanimate dead tissue. Force animation through chemical manipulation."

"He's dead but moving."

"He's a puppet." Alexei's voice is hollow. "No consciousness. No will. Just a body being controlled. And pumped full of enhancement serum to make it combat effective."

Karl moves through the battlefield. His fists smash through Eastern warriors like they're made of paper. He's ...