Chapter 142– The Legends of Hell...& the End ?
Tokyo Docks
2:17 AM
Rain.
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Cold.
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Relentless.
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The warehouse stood at the edge of the harbor.
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Massive.
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Silent.
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And completely surrounded.
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At least from the outside.
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Because inside—
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It was a fortress.
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Hundreds of armed men.
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Security checkpoints.
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Cameras.
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Snipers.
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Locked corridors.
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Steel doors.
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Enough protection to stop an army.
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Unfortunately—
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An army had arrived.
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Outside
The convoy stopped.
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Engines died.
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Doors opened.
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One after another.
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Keifer Watson.
Cole Watson.
Jasper Jean Mariano.
Percy Mariano.
Honey.
Yuri Hanamitchi.
Aries Fernandez.
Alex.
Rhys.
Lyra.
Cin.
Freya.
Edrix.
Rory.
Felix.
Calix.
Denzel.
David.
Eman.
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The entire family.
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The entire storm.
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The Blueprint
Displayed on the tablet.
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Edrix and Rory had hacked everything they could.
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Routes.
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Security cameras.
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Guard shifts.
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Escape tunnels.
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Everything.
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Then—
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A flashing red dot.
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Deep underground.
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The deepest section.
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The most protected room.
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Ash Alvarez.
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Silence.
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Then—
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Cole spoke.
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Cole
"We're going in."
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No speeches.
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No dramatic preparation.
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Just action.
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Perimeter
Three guards.
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Gone in seconds.
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No alarms.
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No warnings.
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Nothing.
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Then—
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BOOM.
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The first entrance exploded inward.
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The warehouse shook.
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Red alarms immediately lit up.
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Men started shouting.
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Running.
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Calling reinforcements.
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Too late.
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First Wave
Charged directly at them.
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A terrible mistake.
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Keifer
Moved first.
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Fast.
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Precise.
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An attacker rushed him.
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Never reached him.
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Another tried.
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Ended up against a wall.
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Keifer didn't stop.
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Didn't slow.
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Didn't even look back.
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Because Ash was ahead.
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Cole
Was worse.
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Much worse.
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Cold.
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Focused.
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Every movement efficient.
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Every decision calculated.
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Nothing wasted.
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Nothing unnecessary.
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Just forward.
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Always forward.
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Percy
Somehow managed to fight while talking.
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Percy
"WHY DOES EVERY EVIL ORGANIZATION OWN A WAREHOUSE?"
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Nobody answered.
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Because they were busy.
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Honey
Honey
"FOCUS!"
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Percy
Percy
"I AM FOCUSED!"
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Immediately ducked.
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Barely.
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Aries
Looked completely done with life.
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As usual.
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But every attacker who approached regretted it.
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Deeply.
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Yuri
Was terrifying.
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Because this was his city.
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His family.
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His fiancée.
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And somebody had touched her.
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Big mistake.
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Huge mistake.
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Alex and Rhys
Moved together.
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Perfect coordination.
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Years of friendship.
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Years of trust.
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Covering each other's blind spots.
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Never separated.
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Lyra
Stayed close behind.
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Medical kit ready.
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Watching everyone.
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Monitoring injuries.
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Because somebody had to.
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Cin
Did the same.
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Except Cin was threatening people while doing it.
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Cin
"If anyone dies before I save Ash, I will personally revive you and kill you myself."
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Freya
Freya
"That sounded supportive."
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Second Floor
A sniper aimed.
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One shot.
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Then—
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A different shot.
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The rifle flew away.
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Rory
Looked pleased.
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Edrix
Looked even more pleased.
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Edrix
"You're welcome."
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Security System
Started failing.
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Doors unlocking.
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Cameras shutting down.
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Communications collapsing.
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Edrix
Smirked.
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Edrix
"I own this building now."
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Third Floor
Panic.
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Complete panic.
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Because no matter how many guards appeared—
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The family kept moving.
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Forward.
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Always forward.
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David
Handled logistics.
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Eman
Protected the rear.
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Felix
Calix
Denzel
Held side corridors.
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Preventing anyone from flanking the team.
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Like a wall.
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An unbreakable wall.
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The Defenders
Finally understood.
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This wasn't a rescue attempt.
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This wasn't a raid.
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This was a siege.
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Underground Level One.
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Then Two.
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Then Three.
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Every checkpoint fell.
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Every barricade failed.
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Every defense collapsed.
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Finally
Underground Level Four.
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The final security ring.
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The strongest.
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The most heavily armed.
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Fifty men.
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Then forty.
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Then thirty.
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Then twenty.
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Then ten.
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Then—
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Nothing.
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Silence.
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The corridor appeared.
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Long.
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Dark.
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Steel walls.
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One final reinforced door.
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At the very end.
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The blinking red dot.
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Still there.
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Still active.
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Ash.
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Everyone stopped.
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Breathing heavily.
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Wet from rain.
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Bruised.
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Injured.
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Exhausted.
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Nobody cared.
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Not one person.
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Because beyond that door—
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Was family.
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JJ
Looked at the door.
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JJ
"We're taking her home."
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Keifer
Nodded.
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Keifer
"Absolutely."
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Cole
Stepped forward.
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Hand reaching toward the handle.
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Then—
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A scream echoed.
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A woman's scream.
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From inside.
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Silence.
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Absolute silence.
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For one horrible second.
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Because everyone recognized the voice.
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Ash.
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Yuri
Froze.
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Aries
Went pale.
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JJ
Stopped breathing.
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Cole
Closed his eyes briefly.
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Keifer
Looked at the door.
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And something dangerous appeared in his expression.
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Something cold.
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Something final.
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Because patience ended right there.
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Completely.
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The Reinforced Door
Never stood a chance.
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Underground Level Four
2:31 AM
Ash screamed.
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And something inside everyone snapped.
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Completely.
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The reinforced door never had a chance.
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CRASH.
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The metal frame folded inward.
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The lock shattered.
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The entire corridor shook.
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And the family entered.
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Ready for war.
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Ready to burn down anything standing between them and Ash.
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Then—
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They stopped.
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Because the room wasn't empty.
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Not even close.
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The Underground Chamber
Was enormous.
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Far larger than expected.
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Concrete.
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Steel.
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Floodlights.
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Security platforms.
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Catwalks.
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And men.
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So many men.
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Armed.
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Waiting.
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Prepared.
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At least a hundred.
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Maybe more.
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And in the center—
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A chair.
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Ash Alvarez
Sat there.
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Hands restrained.
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Bruised.
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Exhausted.
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Alive.
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But that wasn't what froze everyone.
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Because standing behind her—
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With a gun pressed against her head—
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Was Ryosuke Sato.
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Silence.
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Absolute silence.
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The temperature in the room dropped instantly.
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Ryosuke Sato
Smiled.
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Calm.
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Relaxed.
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Like he had been expecting them.
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Because he had.
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Ryosuke
"Finally."
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Nobody moved.
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Nobody breathed.
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Yuri
Looked ready to kill him.
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Immediately.
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Violently.
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Cole
Went completely expressionless.
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Which was always dangerous.
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Keifer
Took one step forward.
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The gun pressed harder against Ash's head.
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Everyone Froze.
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Ryosuke
"I wouldn't."
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A pause.
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Ryosuke
"Not if you want her alive."
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Ash
Rolled her eyes.
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Actually rolled her eyes.
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Ash
"I hate this family."
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JJ
Immediately.
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JJ
"WE CAME TO SAVE YOU."
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Ash
"I KNOW."
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JJ
"YOU COULD SOUND GRATEFUL."
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Ash
"I'M CURRENTLY BEING HELD HOSTAGE."
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Percy
Percy
"Fair point."
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Ryosuke
Actually laughed.
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Like they were entertaining him.
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That made everyone hate him even more.
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Then
His eyes landed on Cole.
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Ryosuke
"The famous Cole Watson."
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Then Keifer.
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Ryosuke
"And Keifer Watson."
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Then Yuri.
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Ryosuke
"And Yuri Hanamitchi."
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A pause.
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Ryosuke
"Three future kings."
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Nobody Answered.
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Because nobody cared what he thought.
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Cole
Only had one question.
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Cole
"Let her go."
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Ryosuke
Smiled.
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Ryosuke
"No."
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Silence.
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Ryosuke
Slowly walked around Ash.
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Never lowering the weapon.
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Ryosuke
"You know what's fascinating?"
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Nobody answered.
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Ryosuke
"Love."
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The word felt wrong coming from him.
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Ryosuke
"It makes intelligent people stupid."
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His eyes moved toward Keifer.
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Then Cole.
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Ryosuke
"Your father made the same mistake."
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Cole's Jaw Tightened.
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Keifer's Expression Darkened.
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Ryosuke
Continued.
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Ryosuke
"Kaizer thought eliminating two women would fix everything."
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Silence.
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Ryosuke
"Care Patel."
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A pause.
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Ryosuke
"Jasper Jean Mariano."
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JJ
Went deadly still.
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Cole
Looked one second away from murder.
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Ryosuke
Ryosuke
"Instead he created monsters."
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The Entire Room
Went silent.
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Because somehow—
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That was true.
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Then
Ash suddenly spoke.
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Ash
"Your monologues suck."
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Silence.
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Percy
Immediately.
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Percy
"I missed her."
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Ryosuke
Actually sighed.
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Like Ash was exhausting.
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Ryosuke
"You were always difficult."
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Ash
"Proudly."
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Then
Something changed.
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Ryosuke's Smile
Vanished.
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For the first time.
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Ryosuke
"You want her?"
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A pause.
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Ryosuke
"Come get her."
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And Then
Everything exploded.
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BANG.
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Gunfire.
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Chaos.
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Instant chaos.
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Yuri
Moved first.
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Of course he did.
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Straight toward Ash.
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Keifer
Charged.
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Cole
Charged.
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JJ
Immediately followed.
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The Chamber
Became a battlefield.
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Aries
Dropped three attackers before they reached the stairs.
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Alex
And Rhys
Took the left flank.
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Keeping enemies away from the center.
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Percy
Was somehow fighting and screaming.
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Percy
"WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OF YOU?!"
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Honey
Honey
"FOCUS!"
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Freya
Hit someone with a metal pipe.
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Freya
"THERAPY IS EXPENSIVE."
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Lyra
Protected the medical team.
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Cin
Was threatening people while treating injuries.
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Edrix
And Rory
Shut down security systems.
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Opening exits.
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Locking enemy routes.
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Meanwhile
Yuri reached Ash.
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Finally.
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Ash
Looked up.
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For one second—
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Neither spoke.
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Then—
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Ash
"Took you long enough."
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Yuri
Actually laughed.
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Relief.
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Pure relief.
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Yuri
"Never doing this again."
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Ash
Ash
"Agreed."
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Then
A shot rang out.
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Yuri
Pulled her down instantly.
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Across The Room
Ryosuke was retreating.
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Moving toward a hidden exit.
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Still smiling.
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Still calm.
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Keifer Saw It First.
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Keifer
"HE'S RUNNING!"
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Cole
Turned immediately.
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JJ
Right beside him.
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Ryosuke
Reached the doorway.
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Stopped.
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Looked back.
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One final smile.
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Ryosuke
"This isn't the war."
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A pause.
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Ryosuke
"It's only the invitation."
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Then
The door slammed shut.
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BOOM.
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Explosives.
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The tunnel collapsed.
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Concrete crashed down.
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Blocking the exit.
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Silence.
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Heavy breathing.
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Smoke.
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Blood.
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Broken concrete.
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Ash
Was finally free.
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Alive.
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Safe.
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But Ryosuke Sato
Had escaped.
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Again.
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And every person in that room understood one thing.
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The war wasn't over.
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Not even close.
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Underground Level Four
2:38 AM
The dust hadn't settled.
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The gunfire had barely stopped.
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Everyone was breathing heavily.
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Ash was finally free.
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And Ryosuke Sato—
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Was trapped.
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At least that was what everyone thought.
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Because suddenly—
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A slow clap echoed through the chamber.
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One.
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Two.
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Three.
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Everyone turned.
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And froze.
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Because standing near the collapsed tunnel—
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Were people nobody expected.
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Not in Tokyo.
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Not tonight.
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Not here.
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Ace Craige
Former Supremo of Hell University.
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The man whose name still terrified criminals.
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The man who once burned an entire underground prison network to the ground.
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The man who walked out of Hell University alive.
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Beside him—
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Zein Shion.
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Beautiful.
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Calm.
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Dangerous.
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Very dangerous.
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The kind of woman who smiled before destroying someone's life.
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Silence.
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Absolute silence.
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Then—
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Percy spoke.
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Percy
"...Are we hallucinating?"
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Ace
Looked at him.
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Ace
"Possibly."
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Percy
"Oh good."
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Percy
"That didn't help."
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Ryosuke
Wasn't smiling anymore.
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Not at all.
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Because for the first time tonight—
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He looked surprised.
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Ace
Stepped forward.
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Ace
"You talk too much."
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Ryosuke
Recovered quickly.
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Ryosuke
"And you arrived too late."
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Ace
Actually laughed.
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Ace
"No."
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A pause.
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Ace
"I arrived exactly on time."
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What Happened Next
Was so fast nobody reacted.
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One movement.
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One strike.
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One mistake from Ryosuke.
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And suddenly—
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The game ended.
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Silence.
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The room froze.
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Because the untouchable man—
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The mastermind.
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The puppet master.
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The monster behind everything—
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Was gone.
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Finished.
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The war they had chased across countries.
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The enemy who destroyed lives.
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The man responsible for countless tragedies.
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Had finally fallen.
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Nobody Celebrated.
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Not yet.
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Because Zein suddenly looked upward.
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Then toward Ace.
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And her expression changed.
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Dangerously.
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Zein
"Ace."
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Ace
Already understood.
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Ace
"Everyone move."
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Cole
Immediately.
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Cole
"What happened?"
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Zein
Pointed toward the ceiling.
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Zein
"This entire structure is wired."
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Silence.
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Zein
"Explosives."
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Everybody Froze.
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Edrix
Pulled out his tablet.
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Typed.
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Looked.
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Then went pale.
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Edrix
"She's right."
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Rory
Checked.
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Then looked horrified.
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Rory
"Oh no."
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Keifer
Keifer
"How long?"
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Zein
Looked at her watch.
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Then at everyone.
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Zein
"Two minutes."
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Silence.
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Then complete chaos.
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Two Minutes.
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To reach the surface.
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To escape.
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To survive.
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JJ
Immediately grabbed Ash.
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JJ
"Move!"
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Everyone Ran.
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No arguments.
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No hesitation.
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The Stairwell
Became madness.
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Footsteps.
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Shouting.
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People helping each other.
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Running upward.
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Faster.
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Faster.
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Faster.
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One Minute Thirty.
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Keifer
Pushed everyone forward.
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Cole
Counted heads.
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Yuri
Never let go of Ash's hand.
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Not once.
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Forty Seconds.
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Alex.
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Rhys.
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Lyra.
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Cin.
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Freya.
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Everyone running.
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Twenty Seconds.
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The surface appeared.
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Fifteen.
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The exits.
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Ten.
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People burst outside.
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Rain pouring.
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Cold air.
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Freedom.
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Five.
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Four.
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Three.
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Two.
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One.
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BOOOOOOM.
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The warehouse exploded.
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Fire erupted into the sky.
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Glass shattered.
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Concrete collapsed.
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The ground shook.
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The harbor lit up orange.
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Everyone Turned.
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Breathing hard.
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Alive.
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Safe.
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Cole
Immediately counted.
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Cole
"Keifer."
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Keifer
"Here."
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Cole
"Yuri."
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Yuri
"Here."
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Cole
"Rhys."
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Rhys
"Here."
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One by one.
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Everyone answered.
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Everyone survived.
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Everyone—
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Wait.
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Silence.
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Cole
Stopped.
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His expression changed.
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Cole
"...Ash?"
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Nobody Answered.
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Yuri
Turned instantly.
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Looking around.
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Yuri
"Ash?"
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JJ?
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No answer.
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Yuri
Immediately went pale.
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Yuri
"No."
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Keifer
Looked around.
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Fast.
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Searching faces.
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Searching everywhere.
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Keifer
"Where's JJ?"
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Silence.
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Absolute silence.
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Rain fell.
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Nobody moved.
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Because suddenly—
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Everyone realized.
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Ash Alvarez
Wasn't there.
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Jasper Jean Mariano
Wasn't there either.
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The Burning Warehouse
Collapsed behind them.
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And somewhere inside that inferno—
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Or somewhere else entirely—
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Two girls had vanished.
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Yuri
Stopped breathing.
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Keifer
Took one step toward the flames.
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Then another.
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Keifer
"...JJ?"
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No answer.
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Only fire.
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Only smoke.
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Only silence.
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Immediately After The Explosion
The warehouse burned.
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Fire climbed into the night sky.
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Concrete collapsed inward.
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Metal screamed.
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Everything was falling apart.
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And for one horrible second—
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Nobody understood.
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Nobody processed it.
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Because the human mind sometimes refuses to accept reality.
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Then It Hit.
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Ash wasn't there.
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JJ wasn't there.
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Yuri
Looked around again.
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Then again.
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Then again.
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Like somehow they would suddenly appear.
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Like maybe he missed them.
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Like maybe they were standing right behind him.
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They weren't.
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Yuri
"...Ash?"
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No answer.
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Just fire.
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His Voice Shook.
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Only slightly.
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Enough for everyone to notice.
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Yuri
"Ash?"
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Still nothing.
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Then
Something inside him broke.
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Completely.
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Yuri
"ASH!"
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The scream echoed across the harbor.
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Raw.
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Desperate.
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Terrified.
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Nothing like the calm Yuri everyone knew.
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Nothing like the powerful Hanamitchi heir.
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Nothing like the man who always stayed composed.
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This was just a man looking for the person he loved.
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And not finding her.
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He Started Running.
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Straight toward the fire.
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Straight toward the collapsing building.
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Aries
Caught him first.
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Barely.
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Aries
"YURI!"
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Yuri
"LET GO!"
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Yuri Actually Fought Him.
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Trying to break free.
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Trying to get back inside.
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Yuri
"SHE'S IN THERE!"
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Aries
"YOU DON'T KNOW THAT!"
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Yuri
"ASH!"
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The scream hurt.
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Actually hurt.
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Because everyone could hear the fear.
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Meanwhile
Keifer hadn't moved.
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Not yet.
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He Was Staring.
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Just staring at the flames.
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Like his brain refused to understand.
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Because JJ always survived.
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Always.
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Every single time.
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She was JJ.
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His JJ.
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The girl who annoyed him.
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The girl who challenged him.
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The girl who changed his life.
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The girl who made him believe in happiness.
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She Couldn't Be Gone.
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She just couldn't.
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Keifer
"...JJ?"
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His voice was quiet.
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Too quiet.
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Nobody liked it.
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Then
Reality hit him too.
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And suddenly—
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He moved.
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Fast.
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Straight Toward The Fire.
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Cole
"KEIFER!"
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Too late.
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Keifer
Was already running.
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Ignoring the heat.
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Ignoring the danger.
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Ignoring everything.
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Keifer
"JJ!"
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No answer.
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Only flames.
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Keifer
"JASPER!"
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Still nothing.
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The Fire Reflected In His Eyes.
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And for the first time in years—
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People saw real fear.
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Not anger.
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Not frustration.
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Fear.
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Pure fear.
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Keifer
"JJ!"
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His voice cracked.
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Actually cracked.
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Rhys
Immediately grabbed him.
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Alex
Helped.
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Because Keifer was fighting them.
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Actually fighting.
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Trying to get through.
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Trying to reach the building.
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Trying to reach her.
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Keifer
"LET ME GO!"
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Rhys
"KEIFER!"
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Keifer
"SHE'S IN THERE!"
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Everyone Froze.
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Because they had never heard him sound like that.
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Never.
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Not Even When Care Died.
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Because this—
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This was different.
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This Was JJ.
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The Love Of His Life.
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His Future.
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His Home.
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Keifer
"JJ!"
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The scream tore through the night.
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And suddenly—
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Nobody was holding back tears anymore.
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Honey Was Crying.
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Freya Was Crying.
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Lyra Looked Broken.
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Percy Looked Horrified.
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Because for once—
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Nobody had a joke.
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Nobody had a solution.
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Nobody knew what to do.
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Cole
Stood there.
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Watching both men break apart.
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Watching Yuri scream for Ash.
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Watching Keifer scream for JJ.
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And a terrible thought crossed everyone's mind.
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The same thought.
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The one nobody wanted.
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The one nobody would say.
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Not Again.
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Please not again.
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The warehouse continued burning.
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The flames climbed higher.
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And somewhere in the chaos—
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Two girls were ...
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Chapter End.
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