All Chapters of The Ascent of Jeffery Flamel; Restoring Alchemy's Legacy : Chapter 251
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CHAPTER 251
"You're outnumbered here, Jane," Cora's voice filled their ears. "Why don't you give it up? Let us have the girl. We're not interested in you. You can still walk out of here. Leave and continue your life."The four cops soon stopped beside the other two. They were yet to draw out their revolvers from their holsters. But their expressions said it all. They would do so if Jane didn't comply."You see, these are my men," she continued. "They're personally hired by me and blended into the police. You must be wondering why no one sniffed them out."She chuckled. "That's because I tipped off the police chief. He's turned a blind eye to everything. The system's corrupt you see? So you have to comply... or the both of you are getting killed?"Jane watched the men. Their hands were already grabbing the butts of their revolvers, pulling them out slowly. This was not a threat. They would really kill Stacy and her.And right now the detective felt conflicted. On one hand she wanted to save Stacy.
CHAPTER 252
A master of the Yamigawa sect? Jeffery's pupils dilated. A master?! He hadn't seen that one coming tonight. It was a really shocking news even for him.Seeing his expression seemed to be joyous for Serah. Her lips curled even more wider. She was obviously enjoying how villainous role perfectly."I love that expression of yours," she said. "It's perfect.""I can't really believe you're a master," Jeffery finally spoke, getting over his shock. A small smile spread to the corners of his mouth."You won't believe it," she replied. "I and Zoro have mastered the same kind of concealment technique. It doesn't just conceal my presence. It conceals my Qi level."This level of ploy... he nodded slowly. He had to give it to Aadam Prescott at this point of time. The man was really good. Even he fell into his traps."You're lucky to have dodged those knives," she continued. "And I'm even surprised you even managed that feat. I've killed a couple of masters with those knives... masters of the Ninja
CHAPTER 253
Jane was still facing the six men, thinking how she was going to handle the situation without getting killed. She had been tasked by Rita to stall the cops till the press came. And right now the situation was becoming more dangerous.Stacy was behind her, shivering with dilated pupils. She had already broken down to tears, begging the detective not to hand her over to the men. She had never expected that helping Jeffery Flamel would plummet into this kind of dangerous situation. If she had been able to see the future, perhaps she wouldn't have accepted to help him. Her life was more important than anyone's reputation.What the hell am I thinking? she shook her head. I can't allow fear to mess up my mind. Helping that man is very important. After all, he's helped me indirectly. And right now, he's trying to save the entire world!She grit her teeth, Even if I die, I'd die without regrets. The only thing I'd regret is if those people get their hands on the written and voice notes..."De
CHAPTER 254
By now Jane's car was petered with bullets, the windscreens shattered from them as well. Despite the bullet holes, the engine was still running. So the car continued zooming across the highway as if it had nine lives.Jane looked at the sideview mirror at her left side. She could see the reflection of the other car behind her. Gradually, she was begining to lose them. The headlights of the car behind her tail glared at her intently, but that was all. It didn't seem to be catching up. Except for the revolvers which kept being fired from the car, there was no dangerous situation here.She turned her attention from the car behind her and looked ahead. There was a junction about one hundred meters away from her. Once she got there, she decided to take a right turn. She wanted to completely lose those men behind her.She glanced at Stacy. The young woman was still praying very hard. She was scared out of her wits. Any normal person would be. It wasn't every time that one was chased by four
CHAPTER 255
Jane cracked her eyes open. At first she wasn't able to see anything but darkness. Then her vision cleared slowly, revealing blurry silhouettes of objects.My head hurts... she groaned inwardly as she slowly raised her head from the steering wheel. It hurts really badly... What on earth just happened?She was pretty dazed from the crash. Her memory was yet to come to her. And the pain within her head wasn't making it any faster.Her fingers reached to the left side of her head. A thick crimson liquid stained them. Blood. She was bleeding from the injury which she had sustained from bashing her head against the steering wheel."Damn..." she slowly remembered what had happened. "The crash..."She turned her head to Stacy. The young woman was still unconscious, her upper body resting on the dashboard. Just like her, the young woman had an injury to the head and was bleeding."Gosh... I need... to get her to safety," she muttered slowly to her head. A sharp pain assaulted her again and sh
CHAPTER 256
The flames of fire seemed to become even more blazing, licking at the air wall which Jeffery had used to surround himself. Since fire needed oxygen to burn, all he was doing was setting a trap for himself within the flames. But this wasn't a problem at all, since he could actually manipulate the elements as an alchemist.He glanced outside, below the building. And that was when he saw the cops approaching the street he was currently at. He could no longer see the vehicles belonging to Jane and Cora. One of the police cars which had arrived earlier was also missing.This meant only one thing: Jane and Stacy had escaped but the men were still after them. It was unknown if they would be able to escape. But Jeffery wished they would.Since he had already created a diversion for Jane and Stacy to escape, his job here was done. His next agenda was to escape from Serah. The master seemed hellbent on killing him and he didn't exactly have the time.The press was yet to arrive and if the cops
CHAPTER 257
The world seemed to slow for a heartbeat. Jeffery saw his life flash before his eyes. He saw when he had been married to Cora, believing that he would be happy. He saw when she began treating him like a leper. He saw when she began giving him the attitude. He saw when she cheated on him and kicked him out of the house. He saw everything.And he realized one thing: That all his life had always been full of struggle. It had never truly been balanced. Even when he attained fame with the help of the Philosopher's Stone, things still remained the same. He was always struggling to move forward and avoid being killed. He was always struggling to protect his loved ones.Perhaps this was the price that came with wielding the Philosopher's Stone. The ultimate responsibility which only he would carry for the rest of his life.Jeffery turned around sharply after noticing that Serah was behind him. But it was too late. Despite his speed he couldn't avoid the knife plunging into his chest.He felt
CHAPTER 258
Jeffery stood still for a long time, drowning in an unbearable pain. The knife was still in his chest amidst the blazing flames of fire which burned away his skin. He was dying, slowly. But he knew better than anyone that he wasn't going to die. Serah had made sure of it. The cops would arrive and rescue him from the fire. Then he would be arrested.Is this how my life is going to end? he thought. After everything, is this how my legacy is going to perish?By now he could hear voices and footsteps outside. The cops were already upon him. It appeared as if they had brought firefighters, because a swoosh sound kept filling his ears. Right now, he could not yet feel the flames recede but he was aware that it would in a couple of minutes. The cops and firefighters were already in the hallway. Obviously, the fire had spread to other rooms.An explosion came from a room not far away, causing panicked screams to fill his ears. With the way the screams quickly died down, he could tell that no
CHAPTER 259
Jeffery opened his eyes slowly. And what he saw filled him with gratitude and relief. There was no fire burning him like before, just darkness. The pain in his soul and body were gone. The knife which was in his chest was also gone.Where am I? he asked himself, looking around. And it was then that he realized that he was in the subconscious, the same place he was usually pulled to whenever Lukas Flamel wanted to converse with him.He had been wallowing in agony, guilt, regret and self pity that he had totally forgotten about the Philosopher's Stone which was in his pocket. Not that it would have helped him anyway.He saved me? he thought in surprise. I was saved by the Philosopher's Stone?"Not saved in the real sense," the voice which had been speaking earlier, echoed within his ears. "Your body is still there in the flames. It's just that the Philosopher's Stone has put up a temporary defense for you. Also, it has slowed down the effect of the knife on your meridians and Dantian."
CHAPTER 260
Jeffery slowly opened his eyes, feeling the heat of the flames of his skin again. The excruciating pain in his soul and meridians was still there. But there was something different this time. He was no longer hopeless. He had realized that there was light at the end of the tunnel.He closed his eyes, concentrating despite the agonizing pain. The footsteps and voices of the cops were getting closer, but he didn't care. He didn't care about anything in the world right now. He had cleared his mind of anything that would affect his concentration."Right now," Lukas' voices echoed within his mind, "you want to live... you want to save everything that matters to you. But you still fear pain. You want salvation... but you cling to the Stone. You want control... but you refuse responsibility."This is it, he thought calmly. This is the key to everything. The key to ending it all...Suddenly something cracked somewhere. It seemed distant but the echoes around him suggested otherwise. It didn't