2025-12-03 05:32:48“You are more than just a tool,” Desmond snarled, his tone abruptly shifting. His anger had receded slightly, replaced by a different, more focused, more predatory intensity. "You are the key. You see what I can't see. You hear what I can't hear. But you always hide. Always cold. Always alone.”
Rina’s grip faltered slightly at those words. Desmond felt it. He pressed deeper.
“How does it feel, Rina? Always being a shadow? Never truly seen, never truly touched?” Desmond continued, his voice now a rasping whisper that crawled directly into Rina’s deepest doubts. "I see you. I see the Anomaly beneath your spy mask. And I want it."
“You know nothing about me,” Rina hissed, but the conviction in her voice was beginning to crack.
“Oh really? I know you’re exhausted. You’re drained after falling fifty stories. Your neurotoxin won't be enough if the Wasp Queen comes down here,” Desmond
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Amel's Explanation
Desmond woke with a start. His eyes opened. He was in a ruined room. He immediately activated his Demon form. The DP within him felt cold and stable at ninety percent, an unexpected boon from Mentor’s intervention. Desmond was no longer dizzy, no longer weak.Desmond rose, his body feeling heavy yet solid. His eyes, now glowing deep purple again, surveyed the surroundings. The ceiling-high windows were cracked in a giant spiderweb pattern, revealing a distorted view of the city. Dust motes drifted in the air, glittering in the light of a broken lamp.Amel was holding Olivia on the floor, leaning the girl’s body against the chaotic luxury bed. Amel looked shaken, but her physical body was not seriously injured. Olivia, on the other hand, was coughing, her face deathly pale and dirty from the nano-bomb explosion she had triggered herself, which had destroyed part of the wall rather than harming her mother. The small bomb was apparently just a startling, light
Mentor and the Emergency Stabilizer
Desmond started the car engine. They sped along the night streets. The Main Finance Building loomed high, a glass tower reflecting the city lights.“I’ve never been to that penthouse,” Olivia said, her voice slightly nervous.“I have, often,” Desmond replied. “It was our luxurious date spot. And there, I will show you why your mother is crazy about me.”They arrived at the underground parking lot of the Main Finance Building. The place was silent, illuminated only by flickering neon lights.“We enter from here,” Desmond said. “This elevator goes directly to Amel’s penthouse.”They entered the elevator, and Desmond pressed the button for the hundredth floor. Inside the fast-moving elevator, Olivia looked at Desmond.“Are you really an Incubus?” she asked, her voice low.“Yes,” Desmond answered. “And you, you are the perfect bait.&rdquo
Kraken Counterattack and Siren's Betrayal
“Welcome, Desmond,” Kael said, his smile gentle and deadly. “I knew you would come. And you brought a pleasant surprise.”Kael looked at Olivia. “Amel’s daughter? An interesting choice. Now, where is the artifact?”“I didn't bring any artifact,” Desmond replied, stepping forward. “I only brought myself. And I came to take Amel back.”Kael laughed softly. “You think you can fight me with zero DP, Demon?”“My DP isn't empty,” Desmond smirked, radiating a bit of Sella’s chaotic DP. “I have DP from forbidden jealousy. Want to try?”Kael flinched. “Nephilim energy? Damn it! You use your sister for DP?”“Nothing is too taboo for me, Kael,” Desmond retorted. “Now, release Amel. Or I'll destroy you.”Kael shook his head. He approached Amel, his silver knife touching Amel's neck. “I won't release
The Kraken Lair and the War Plan
Mia, Rina, Olivia, and Desmond gathered at a safe house. The atmosphere was tense, filled with anxiety and churning DP. Desmond, who was now back in his Edi form, stared at a map of the city displayed on the wall. The city's financial headquarters. A towering skyscraper, the heart of the city’s economy.“The city’s financial headquarters,” Rina said, her voice analytical. “That’s the Kraken Lair. Where Amel keeps her biggest assets. Kael wouldn't kidnap her without a clear purpose.”“Kael wants Amel’s secret chip,” Desmond interjected. “Amel said she hid the chip in her penthouse. Kael wants to use it to destroy Amel financially.”“What chip?” Olivia asked, confused.Desmond looked at Olivia. “Your mother is paranoid. She never trusts banks. She hides a backup data chip that can control all her assets. Amel is a Kraken; she needs full control.”
Searching for Amel's Location
Desmond’s core churned violently, like magma boiling in the earth’s belly, ready to explode. The dark, damp corridor, with its musty, pungent smell of mold, bore silent witness to the fierce battle raging within him. Edi, his human side, desperately clutched the memory of Sella, the sister he loved more than anything. Edi felt shattered, utterly crushed by the fatal failure to protect the only light in his darkness. Guilt pressed against his chest, choking him with an invisible rope.Desmond roared, demanding cruelty, demanding vengeance. His Mentor’s warning echoed in his mind, resounding like a war drum: You must become a crueler monster, more inhumane. The monster Sella hates. For Sella’s sake. A cruel paradox danced in his mind. He had to become what Sella feared, so Sella could be safe. For Sella’s sake, he had to let go of his humanity.He stared at his hands. The obsidian claws still felt present beneath his skin, hidden bu
Olivia's Challenge
“That’s not all,” Rina stopped, her tone incredibly serious, colder than usual. “She said she doesn’t care about Amel. She only wants pure DP from Valerius. And she wants to take all of your DP before Valerius does.”Desmond felt a surge of cold rage. Lyra, his fourth partner, had betrayed him. A stab right to the heart of his trust. Amidst the panic that began to gnaw at him, an idea sparked.“There’s no time for full DP, Desmond,” Rina hissed, her eyes fixed on the road ahead, but her mind already on strategy. “We have to get to Obsidian now. If Lyra succeeds in opening the artifact’s seal, Valerius will come. And we all die.”“I can’t. My DP is still below 20%,” Desmond replied, his voice filled with a panic he could no longer hide. He felt like he was burning from the inside out, running out of fuel.“I have an idea,” Rina said. She glanced back, look
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