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CHAPTER THIRTEEN
“Arise, Draàl—Commander of Flames, Herald of the Dark Queen. Arise and fulfill your destiny as her chosen champion—the Crimson Knight!” Ruby-red eyes flew open suddenly, glowing with power. Scanning around, Draàl noticed the change in scenery—the mist had become blue-green water that completely encompassed him, and the flames below had transformed into a murky, obscure mass drifting slowly beneath him. It didn’t take him long to realize that he’d returned to the river below the Brooklyn Bridge, where it all ended. And where his new life was set to begin. Summoning a powerful explosion from his hands, Draàl propelled himself out of the river like a rocket, with a great trail of fire forming behind him. He sliced efficiently through the air, traveling in a parabolic path as he began to descend swiftly. With as little as a grunt, he landed solidly on the bow end of a cruising yacht, tilting the ship and jolting the sunbathing occupants onboard. “What the blazes
CHAPTER TWELVE
“Dominic Heathley. Welcome… to your destiny.” Dominic woke up with a start. Breathing heavily, his eyes moved around at a frenzied pace. All his vision caught was a thick, red mist that shrouded everything around him, even dampening the shine of the sun above. The atmosphere was eerie and mysterious, and he could feel a strange pulsating force permeating his insides. This place, he wondered. Is this what the afterlife looks like? Am I truly dead? A sense of weightlessness dawned on him, and when he looked down, he confirmed—with a brief, horrified yelp—that he was indeed suspended in the air, with no sign of solid ground below him. “You’re afraid. That’s understandable. But you don’t have to be.” “Who said that?” he demanded, then the sound of his own voice made him shiver. He couldn’t explain it, but it felt like years since he’d heard himself speak. He was certain of that odd feeling. “Time passes differently here,” the voice—of female origin—con
CHAPTER ELEVEN
“It’s my fault. It’s my fault. It’s my fault. It’s all my fault…” Dominic had no idea how long he’d been walking and mumbling to himself. With slow steps, he dragged his legs as he limped forward, his head and eyes cast downwards to the ground. Without meaning to, memories of his life from years ago assailed his mind, inadvertently reminding him of the only moments when he truly felt happy and fulfilled. “My little soldier,” his father had proudly told him on the morning of his high school graduation, about eight years ago. He’d ruffled his hair and tickled his nose, causing Dominic to giggle and grin widely at him. “This is just the beginning of your journey,” he’d said with glittering eyes. “Soon, the world will be humbled by your greatness, and anyone who fails to see it will be taken by an unexpected storm. You’ll do wonders, my son. I know that.” Previously in a squat position, he straightened up and continued to beam at the teenager. “Now, what wa
CHAPTER TEN
“Hold it right there, kid.” Dominic did as he was told, halting a few centimeters from a towering steel gate. Two men, dressed in full gear like SWAT officers, stood behind the bars, scowling at him like he’d stolen their dinner. “This place is off limits, kid,” the first man continued in his gruff voice. “Run along before you get hurt.” “Come on, Rowan,” the second one said, with a lazy hand on the automatic rifle hanging from his shoulder. “You don’t have to make us look bad by threatening him like that. What do you mean by ‘before you get hurt’?” “Besides,” he went on as he stepped closer and peered at Dominic, “he already looks like shit. What happened to you, kid? Bike crash?” “Shut up, Derek,” Rowan scolded. He stood taller and possessed a more menacing physique, in addition to the intimidating demeanor he displayed. “Don’t engage the kid. Keep your dumb curiosity at bay this time.” “I’m not a kid,” Dominic said quietly. “And I’m here to see m
CHAPTER NINE
“The rain,” Dominic observed as he glanced up. “It has finally stopped.” He looked down at his mother, crushed by how sick and fragile she looked. “We need to get you to the hospital. Maybe, while you rest and recover, I’ll find Anya.” With her hands still closed, Erica Heathley tapped a small device on her son’s thigh. When he looked down, Dominic noticed a cellphone in her hand, taking it from her grasp. “They… left this,” she informed him. “They wanted you to… have it.” It was soaking wet, but most phones were already waterproof anyway, so Dominic wasn’t surprised to see it switch on when he pushed the power button. What surprised—and horrified—him was the crackling audio that played from it. “Greetings, Mr. Heathley,” a masculine voice droned. “On behalf of the boss, we decided to pay you a little visit earlier today, concerning the agreement you had with him a couple of months ago. Sadly, we didn’t get to meet you, but we found your little sister in
CHAPTER EIGHT
“Nooo!!” Dominic’s scream barely rose above the pouring rain as he rushed toward the discarded items on the sidewalk. After almost two hours of half-running, half-limping, he’d finally arrived at his apartment building, albeit drenched and exhausted enough to pass out. But he forgot all his pains when he saw his family’s belongings on the roadside, getting mercilessly beaten by the rain. He’d stopped dead in his tracks at first, hardly believing the sight before his eyes. But when he spotted his sister’s wheelchair, twisted and broken as if it were thrown from the first floor, adrenaline immediately surged in his veins. Even worse, there was no sign of his sister or mother anywhere. As much as he didn’t want to believe that they were left in the downpour, Dominic had reasons to believe that these men could be that heartless. Gregory, Croft… these were people who did as they pleased without considering how others would deal with the consequences. And no o
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