There's still so much about this that he doesn't understand, and might even be afraid of, not that he's going to say it out loud. Having Jayce here, however, gives him faith. Whatever went wrong with the Hexcore the first time, Viktor knows that it spurred on by the fact that he'd tried to do it alone. Just as he was the one to tell Jayce what he missed with the crystals that started all of this, Jayce has now told Viktor what he overlooked.

The plant stays green. Viktor can't even bring himself to look at the stopwatch, still feeling like his breath is catching in his throat. Instead, he watches, his hand instinctually slides from Jayce's forearm up to his shoulder, clinging to him like a lifeline. Like it's grounding him, as he waits for the plant to die just like the rest.

But it doesn't. Not after thirty seconds. Not after a minute. Viktor stands there, holding onto Jayce, watching.

"It's working." And, yes, it's beautiful. The thought of having to destroy it sends a pang through his stomach, but he tries to swallow it down and focus on the accomplishment before them. "Jayce, you've done it."