"You have to live, Python Lord! You have to wake up! For twelve years now we've been incarcerated in this godforsaken dungeon! Our assets, territories, and wealth were all taken away from us! "Our wives and kids weren't also left with us! And as if to climax everything, we have no idea if the rest of our families are still alive! "For these twelve years, we've been waiting for you! All our hope has been on you! You just can't die like that! Fight this, Python Lord! Get back on your feet! If not for anyone else, but for us! Please, we've suffered enough! Please, Python Lord, wake up!" A shrill anguished baritone voice rings out. "My Lucian, please save me! They want to slay me! Please come to my aid as you always do! Don't just lie there without doing anything! Open your eyes and come to me! I'm dying, Lucian, I'm dying! Luciann!" Following the baritone voice, a female terrified voice also rings out. "I'm coming, Helen! Hang in there! I swear, no one would dare hurt you as long as

The underground world as its name implies is a secret dark world, which has existed since the establishment of countries.It is safe to say that in every country, there is an underground world. This subterranean world is made up of gangsters, mafias, and regular people who only belong because they don't have a choice. No, they do have a choice as the underground never forces anyone to belong, but because they want to protect their families at all costs, they feel and lie to themselves that they don't have a choice.In the United States, there are four natural territories. The Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western territories. These territories although they look like they are only four in number are not as they seem at all! This is because, in every city under a state, the four territories exist! And for each territory, there is a Lord ruling over it! And these Lords are divided by rank and power! The Lords ruling over the numerous territories in the cities, submit to the Lords

"Uhm, I must confess, Python Lord, that is a fantastic plan, but I'm afraid it is too dangerous! Zack is a traitor–A cunning and deceptive one, at that! He might still betray you again in the end! Of all people to use, it can't be him! He is not to be trusted!""Who said anything about trusting him?" Lucian scoffs and rolls his eyes. "See, Uncle Fowler, I'm only going to use him, not make him family again. Once bitten twice shy! I definitely can't fall to him again!""Hmm," Heinrich exhales deeply. "Although I still feel this is dangerous, I'll just trust you. So how do you intend to make him do your bidding? You obviously can't offer him anything as you don't even have any!""Now you are talking, Uncle Fowler," Lucian beams enthusiastically. "You see, Zack betrayed me and disposed of my corpse. For the past twelve years, he has lived with the thoughts that I'm dead, now imagine how traumatic and horrific, it would be for him to see me all grown and well! "Imagine how frightened he w

Lucian had wanted to say so much, but all he could muster after coming face-to-face with Michael was the three-letter word, 'Dad.' This is the first time he would be meeting his dad since he got lost nineteen years ago, and of all the numerous ways he dreamt of this day to be, this wasn't part of his dreams at all.He had imagined a moment of happy reunion filled with smiles, kisses, and hugs. He imagined his dad laughing so loud and hard, and tears streaming down his cheeks due to how hard he had laughed.But he is not sure this man in front of him right now can even chuckle, let alone laugh.He looks so weary, so exhausted, and on the very brink of death. This isn't the enthusiastic man he saw on that video call two days ago. This man right here looks so miserable. Nothing like the other. And for the first time since he woke up, he is so happy he did because looking at Michael, he is not sure he would have lasted two days."Dad," he repeats and drops the flower vase gently to the flo

"Hmph!" Supreme Doctor Hong snorts coldly and glares menacingly at him. "I never proclaimed him Patriarch, so if he is your Patriarch, that is between you two! Michael is my Patriarch and so it shall remain! I'm not apologizing to anyone! Never! Not in this life, and emphatically not in the next! Hah!""To add to that, we only said the truth, and I don't see where we disrespected him! If there's anyone being disrespectful, it is him!"First and foremost, he disrespected Michael by ordering the maids not to serve him! The maids are servants of everyone in this family, but he had the guts to order them not to serve Michael! A first-generation descendant and rightful Patriarch! Too much disrespect! Too much!"And then secondly, we are elders of this family, and while we respect the Patriarchs, we expect them to reciprocate as we are their seniors! And Michael always did that!"But that is not the case with Mason! He disrespected us by addressing us in such a derogatory manner and ordering