2026-06-02 17:58:16Jake was still half dazed as he fought his way up to the top floor of the mansion. Half-blinded by the strong smell of rotting flesh that he was dragging on top of his back, ignorant of the glares and gossip that started the moment that he entered.
They all knew better than to stand in his way, knowing who he was and who he was here to see. No one dared interrupt him, especially in the state that he arrived in. The look of anger and terror as he carried the only evidence that would suppo
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XXXIV. Casablanca Grand Royal Hotel.
"Well, that's what I call an explosion!""Julian, would you please just shut up!" Scarlet exclaimed as her eyes rolled to the back of her head before she turned her attention back to West. "So, what have you been waiting for all this time, West?"West was silent as he sat on a worn-out chair that Scarlet doubted had been in this warehouse even before they arrived. Actually, the whole place looked worn out; she wouldn't be surprised if she found herself buried underneath rubble at any moment.She shifted her attention back to West, who was either really lost in thought or straight-out ignoring her. She thought it was a little bit of both. It wasn't done to offend her—she knew that West was a little… abnormal. But was that even important right now?Weren't they all a little crazy in the head? For them to be doing what they were doing, to allow their lives to dangle down a clumsily tied knot—was that a normal thing to do?No. But&he
XXXIII. Something Called a Drama.
"Poor human…" the elf mumbled under his breath with genuine pity.He could relate to what this human was going through—the pain inflicted on him as they forced the cells in his body to change into something else. He was only a test subject; they wanted his cells as they were. But that boy… he couldn't imagine the pain.The dark chuckle that escaped Shaw's lips broke the elf's sulking. The look of pity and hurt on his face instantly changed to hate and rage."You are still as pathetic as you were decades ago," Shaw mocked, the corner of his mouth turning up into a cruel smile. "That's why you never survived, don't you know?"Shaw took hold of the elf's jaw firmly in his palm, forcing him to look at him despite the chains on his neck pulling him back down. "Still so pathetic," he repeated.The elf hissed through gritted teeth, his arms fighting against the chains, making them rattle harshly. He was only this weak because he was in
XXXII. Pointed Ears.
"T-the… the elf, My Lord?" the doctor replied, clearly faking ignorance.Shaw barely moved his head as he shot him a glare. It was written all over his face that he didn't want to repeat himself—and he made sure the doctor noted that down.The doctor turned halfway around to gesture to one of the other researchers. The man panicked for a moment before he showed Shaw the way to the back of the lab.Shaw already knew the way—he was the one who built all of this. He was the one who made that safe in the back of the lab to store valuable goods. What could be more valuable than an elf?Yes, it was one of those mystical creatures that seemed to have left the world hundreds of years ago. The head researcher stepped forward to the panel that was jutting out on the right. Blue rays shot off it as it scanned his irises. The moment it did, the room shook as the locks began to untangle themselves and push the door to the sides.Not only was
XXXI. Sound Asleep.
'That Shaw guy was coated with the same smell. From head to toe, it's stronger than the one those two had.'There was no need to ask who those two were—he already knew. Jake and Ash. Well, now there was only one of them… and then it hit him. Jake—the one he left alive. He thought he had killed everyone related to the Gothams during his heist on the tower.But then Shaw Gotham appeared on screen like thunder cracking through the sky. For a second there, Elfric thought everything he'd been working for was in vain. It wasn't that Jake had slipped his mind, but he thought he was finished as well. Yet now that Shaw Gotham had surfaced, he needed to rethink his statement about the death of all Gothams.'You're thinking what I'm thinking too, right?' Orathan said after observing how Elfric suddenly fell silent.Elfric simply nodded.The calamity of the possibility was killing him slowly inside. He had no memory of
XXX. Lingering Faces.
"Excuse me," Shaw's raspy voice resonated in the bathroom.Have you ever heard of someone's nerves quivering? Well, Elfric experienced it for himself. He could have sworn he felt his nerves rattling against each other in anxiety.This was going to take years off his life for sure. He could have just ignored Shaw, pretended not to hear him—but he didn't, for two reasons: one, Shaw's voice was too loud for him not to hear unless he was deaf, not to mention the echo of the bathroom which made ignoring him unrealistic. The other was—what if Shaw was about to tell him something important?What could he possibly have that Rick needed? Elfric wondered. Maybe it was his past self that would have cared less. The person he was now, however, had a different opinion.Every shred of information he could get from Shaw right now was valuable. So far, he had already figured out a couple of things—like the fact that Shaw was a neat person. He had come al
XXIX. Stained Suit.
The banquet was filled, for a moment, with exclamations over the calamity that had befallen Shaw Gotham — a half-empty champagne glass had spilled all over his suit.Elfric couldn't help the half-smile of mockery tugging at his lips as he took a sip of his own drink. Such lives they lived — making such a fuss over something so trivial. But that wasn't the case, as Elfric soon realized.The Nobles feared Shaw Gotham. He wasn't the most powerful Noble in Luxdale — there were far stronger families. For example, the Cosmos Group was hosting this banquet.However, Shaw wasn't weak either. Elfric could feel that for sure.He almost pitied the brunette whose once-enchanted face was now coated with terror over what she had done. He couldn't hear what she said to Shaw through the murmurs and gasps of the crowd that tangled together into one loud noise, but he could make out a few words from the movement of her painted lips.S
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