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

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

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

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

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