Felix nearly choked on his own spit. He quickly cleared his throat and blurted out, "You sure you called the right person?"

For a second, he panicked. If anyone else had overheard that, they would have thought Xena was announcing his child's birth.

Xena replied, "No mistake. I was just too shocked. This is huge."

Felix frowned and asked, "Alright… Then, why are you telling me about this?"

Xena's tone turned serious. "Felix, we've been monitoring a Malevolent Phantom for a while. We finally took it down. But here's the thing—its wife was already pregnant, and just now… she gave birth."

Felix's expression darkened as he thought, "Its wife? No—more accurately, the wife of the human the Malevolent Phantom has replaced."

He mumbled aloud, "Are you saying…"

"You guessed it," Xena confirmed grimly. "To be sure, we called in Dr. Morris. He made a small incision on the newborn's arm, and the wound healed instantly."

Felix gasped, wondering what the hell was going on. The idea of a Malev