"Enjoy your new home, Raka. This godforsaken place is going to be your final resting place," Jaka the guard mocked, locking the iron cell door with a harsh clank of chains.The thick iron cell door creaked loudly before slamming completely shut, locking Raka inside a cramped, pitch-black high-security solitary cell. Raka sat slumped on the freezing concrete bunk, staring at his palms, which were now roughly wrapped in basic bandages after being shredded by the friction of the iron chains. The cold air from the damp concrete walls pierced his skin, triggering the smell of rust and a puddle of dirty water in the corner of his cell that choked his chest."Man, the amenities in this five-star hotel are seriously lacking. Good thing Elena isn't staying in a dump like this," Raka hissed quietly, fighting through the sharp pain."Stop babbling, Prisoner Number Nine! Shut up or I'll make sure that wound in your stomach gets a whole lot worse!" Guard Jaka snapped from behind the bars."Yeah, y

"Why didn't you just run two days ago, Raka? You should have followed Leo out the back gate!" Elena's voice trembled through the metal telephone receiver behind the glass partition of the visiting room.Elena sat upright behind the thick, cold glass partition, staring at Raka with clear eyes welling up with held-back grief. Her beautiful face looked incredibly pale, and beneath her slightly rolled-up gray blouse sleeve, a fresh, raw red slash scar was visible. Raka sat frozen on the other side of the glass, clutching the black phone receiver tightly with his right hand, which was still wrapped in dirty white bandages."Take it easy, Honey. If I had run, that automatic gate would have pinned Leo's legs, and both of us would have been caught instantly by the guards outside," Raka replied, trying to offer a faint, comforting smile."But you sacrificed yourself for Leo and me, Raka! Now you are rotting in this tight solitary cell because of me!" Elena cried out in a stifled voice, sobbing

"Shoot them! Don't let those rats get anywhere near the main courtroom!" a heavily armed guard hired by Darma screamed at the far end of the back corridor, cut short immediately by Leo's shout, "Get down, Raka!"Raka instantly dropped his weak body onto the cold marble floor, sheltering the excruciating pain from his left shoulder where the bullet had pierced him and his left side, which was bleeding heavily again. Leo moved with wild, unpredictable agility in front of him, swinging his thick, folding steel cane blindly to crush the knees and weapons of two of Darma's guards who blocked the lobby. Guided tactically by Sena through his earpiece, the two of them pressed forward, breaching the final defense in the back corridor."Leo, open the courtroom doors now! I seriously can't stand up much longer!" Raka yelled, gasping for air as he fought through the stinging pain."I'm kicking the door down now! Raka, keep your head low!" Leo yelled, swinging his thick steel cane with all his mig