"It is with great pleasure that I announce to the good people of Twillightoria, that our beautiful citizens who took off on our airlines on the 20th of December, just about five days to christmas, who, unfortunately were held against their will by members of an once vanquished evil society, who, eventually, took the bold step to defend their right to liberty and who, ultimately, collectively overcame the agent of darkness, are now safely in good custody at their intended destination, the United Kingdom". President Stevenson stood in front of the several cameras which broadcasted his speech in all the twenty states of the nation. His was a much awaited contribution. The citizens had waited in doubts and assumptions about the events they could not fully understand.Conspiracy theories had filled the media space like breathing air, suffocating the truth out of every conversation. Now the entire nation would have the chance to hear directly from, maybe not the horse's mouth, but from the

"Good." Lyu said, observing the roads with a keen intent as the vehicle rolled on the road. "And what about the man called James Halton? Do you think he has suspected anything so far?" Lyu demanded, knowing that James Halton was easily the most dangerous man in this estate. Also, he was the smartest and most experienced at current, ahead of his peers by miles.James Halton? Julian knew that name. It was one of the most notorious and scary names in the circle of the poor innocent victims of the inner circle. He was a man who was said to have once worked for Sebastian Waters in the past but following his death, had jumped ship to the service of the Rodriguez family. He was a man who was known for his brutal methods of getting things done. Loyal to the core, James Halton was sharp and intuitive. It was hard to get anything past him. Julian saw him once when his father was still in good terms with the Rodriguezes. He was not a person that Julian admired, infact the only feeling that the m

"A tragic backstory, uhh? Boy must be filled with rage and pain." Joseph said with concern, feasting encouragement into the deepened wound inside of Julian's heart. A hand on his shoulder and his glare into his eyes. "Do not let go of that pain. Always remember what they did to you. That way, you will never fail to get what your desires are - Vengeance!" He was a man who liked to encourage the young ones, especially when it was about their feelings towards the ones who had wronged them. Especially when it had to do with the ones who happened to have wronged him too - The Rodriguez family.Julian nodded receptively to every word. They hit his heart with confidence and happiness. Finally, someone actually understood what his feelings are. Someone would actually motivate him to do more, to strive for me. This man would make a way better guardian than even Lyu, he thought. Lyu always tried to restrict his activities and dampen his fire for vengeance, but here was someone who literally mot

These two men had never been in agreement even when they were younger. It was always up to their other two partners to put things in place and assist them to establish a middle ground when they could both thrive. Back then, their two partners would interfere where they had disagreements and help them to conjure peace at a middle point, thereby settling the heavy dust in the air.Today, those two partners were dead. And today, there was no middle ground. Thus the dust remained heavy in the air, unsettled."You fool! You decided to murder an innocent girl just to get an inside man?" Lyu was truly outraged, his blood boiling as he spoke. In his heart, he regretted that Joseph was the one who lived longest among his brothers. He realized that he was the worst leader that could have been from the four of them. A man who cared nothing for morals as long as breaking them would get him what he wanted. That was not the kind of man who deserved to lead the society of reckoning all on his own. I

Lyu travelled alone, leaving the boy Julian in the home of his old friend, Joseph, knowing that the rage was most likely to consume him as he trained, learned and growed with a man whose heart was filled with hate and anger of such similar pattern to the one contained in his soul. But what choice did he have. It was better to leave him there and hope that things would end up differently than to force the boy onto this journey and risk danger upon his health.But even with his mind fully made up and his soul contented with exiting this place and leaving behind his ward, the air in the car told him that his actions were painful to the heart of someone else. The driver had not said a single word as he drove them back the way they had come, but in his eyes were all the evidence that Lyu could request for."What is it?" He finally asked, knowing that he could pretend as if nothing was wrong forever.The driver quickly sighed, as if he had been praying for this moment since the very first m