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Elijah and Sierra had just stepped out of the mall, their bags in hand. Sierra blinked at the sudden attention, while Elijah’s expression didn’t change.In an instant, the media swarmed. Cameras zoomed in, flashes lighting up the evening air. Reporters surged forward, microphones extended.“Sir! Sir! Can you tell us what happened inside?”“Is it true you disarmed the robbers yourself?”“Who are you? Are you law enforcement? Military?”Sierra gripped Elijah’s arm tightly. The reporters pressed closer, voices overlapping as microphones were shoved toward Elijah’s face.“Sir, just one statement—how did you manage to stop them?”“Are you trained? Military? Police?”“Can you confirm you saved over a hundred lives today?”Elijah stopped just long enough for them to quiet a little, his arm tightening around Sierra’s shoulders. “I don’t want to say anything. Ask the police.”The crowd of journalists gasped in surprise, some calling after him more desperately, but Elijah didn’t stop. He pull
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The leader’s body shot up from his knees like a spring, his boots slamming the tiles as he dashed forward. The sudden move startled the hostages, who gasped in horror. Even the other robbers widened their eyes—none had expected their boss to make such a reckless move.He charged straight at Elijah, his arm cocked back, veins bulging, eyes wild. If they couldn’t leave with cash, they’d leave with a hostage—and this “boy” who humiliated them would pay the price.The leader’s fist came down in a brutal arc, the air splitting with the sheer force of it.BOOOOM!The sound of the strike tearing through the space was so sharp that everyone flinched. Hostages covered their heads, some screaming.“Watch out!” Sierra cried, her voice breaking, her body lunging forward helplessly.But Elijah didn’t flinch.His eyes sharpened, a calm darkness settling over him. For a split second, time itself seemed to slow in his perception. The spiritual energy within him—dark, unseen, yet potent—flared subtly.
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With a shiver running down her spine, the woman rose shakily from her knees. Her boots scraped against the cold tiles as she stepped closerThe hostages watched, whispers running through them—fear and anticipation mixed. Sierra’s heart hammered, her lips parting slightly as she realized what was happening. She could still feel the sting of that slap, the humiliation from earlier.Now the same woman stood only a few feet away from Elijah, trembling beneath his gaze.Elijah lowered the rifle slightly, but his stare didn’t soften.“You thought you could hit her.” His voice was cold steel. He tilted his head subtly toward Sierra without looking away. “Big mistake.”Elijah’s stare didn’t waver from the woman trembling in front of him. His voice dropped lower, sharp and commanding, carrying across the silent atrium.“Sierra,” he said, his eyes finally shifting toward her. “Come forward.”Sierra blinked, stunned. “M-me?”“Yes.” His tone was unyielding. “Come.”Slowly, Sierra rose from the cr
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The robbers hesitated, fear flickering behind their masks. They exchanged quick, nervous glances—this wasn’t how it was supposed to go. Who was this man?One finally bent down, stretching his hand toward his rifle as if to shove it forward.BANG!A bullet tore into the floor right beside his fingers, splintering tile into sharp fragments. The man flinched back instantly, his mask snapping up toward Elijah in raw shock.Elijah’s expression didn’t shift. His voice dropped colder.“Push it with your hand again…” He tilted the barrel slightly. “…and I’ll take your wrist off.”The robber’s breath came fast, his chest heaving. With trembling legs, he nudged the rifle forward with his boot, shoving it across the floor toward the line of hostages.The clatter echoed through the hall, followed by more rifles sliding across the tiles one after another as the rest complied, too terrified to resist.Elijah’s rifle swept slowly across the room, his cold stare locking on one of the hostages sitting
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The other robbers froze, weapons still raised but fingers hesitating on the triggers. Their boss’s head tilted slowly, his eyes narrowing behind the mask.The atrium vibrated with tension. Hostages huddled on the floor, wide-eyed and breathless, some daring to lift their heads now, hope flickering where only despair had been moments ago. A ripple of murmurs passed quietly through them—fear mixed with awe.Sierra’s heart raced as she stared at Elijah, her lips trembling. She had never seen him this bold, this unshakable, standing like a wall between her and danger. Her chest tightened—part fear, part something else she couldn’t name.The other robbers shifted uneasily, their rifles still pointed but their confidence cracked. They hadn’t expected anyone to rise, let alone overpower one of their own in seconds.The leader’s head snapped toward Elijah, his masked face unreadable but his voice hard as steel.“Don’t do anything stupid,” he barked. “You’ll regret it.”He took a slow step clo
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The two women exchanged a quick glance and nodded. They strode into the crowd, yanking random shop clerks and managers by the arms. Screams and sobs broke out as some were dragged to their feet, their families crying out in protest before being silenced with the threatening wave of a rifle.“Move!” one of the women barked, shoving a young clothing store clerk toward the stairwell. “You know where the cash is. You’re going to get it for us.”Sierra stumbled back into the crowd after the leader waved her off, her cheek still burning from the slap, her hand trembling without strength. She dropped down beside Elijah, and before she could even steady herself, Elijah pulled her into his arms.He held her close, his hand pressing gently against the back of her head, his voice low so only she could hear.“Sorry,” he whispered firmly. “You’ll get your ring back. Don’t worry.”Sierra’s lips parted as if to reply, but no words came. Her throat tightened, and she simply pressed her face against h
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