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London Calling
Author: Athalaz
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A fine drizzle greeted the morning at Kensington Palace Gardens.

Inside the library, David stood facing the roaring fireplace.

"The rent for this house is two hundred thousand pounds a month," complained Franky, who was pinning photos of targets onto a whiteboard. "And the heating sounds like an asthmatic ghost."

"We're paying for the address, Franky, not the comfort," David replied. His British accent was flawless, as if he were born in Oxford, not the Bronx. "This address gives us access to t
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    The burning heat tore through David Vexley's stomach. Two lead bullets pierced his flesh, mercilessly shredding his intestines. The former ruler of the world coughed up thick black blood into the air, his utterly ruined body finally collapsing beside Arthur's operating chair. His right hand clutched the white carpeted floor, which was now turning into a puddle of deep red. His breathing was short, sounding like a whistle clogged with fluid."Dad! Dad, wake up!" Arthur's hysterical scream filled the room, mixing with the cries of Elena struggling in the arms of the remaining conscious guards.Chancellor Vane did not laugh. He no longer radiated the calm authority of a politician. His aristocratic face morphed into a mask of anger covered in cold sweat. He stepped forward, his expensive leather shoes crunching on broken glass, walking toward David's helplessly sprawled body."You truly are an incredibly hard insect to kill, Miller," Vane hissed, his voice tremblin

  • The Detonator and Despair

    Chancellor Vane's finger pressed the red button with full force, locking the fate of a family on the brink of destruction.BEEP.An incredibly loud and ear-piercing long tone erupted from the metal collar on Arthur's neck. The indicator light that had been blinking slowly now changed into digital numbers glowing blood red.Thirteen, twelve, eleven. The countdown had begun."Your time is up, Miller Family!" Vane shouted with an incredibly discordant laugh. The man threw his detonator to the floor, then turned around quickly. "You can enjoy your family reunion in hell!"Vane dragged his glass-splintered leg toward the large bookshelf in the corner of the room, trying to find access to his private emergency elevator."Elena, go after him! Don't let him escape!" David roared from the floor, spitting dirty blood onto the carpet.Elena raised her heavy assault rifle, aiming the barrel at the fleeing Vane's back. "You're not going anywhere,

  • The Queen Who Refused to Bow

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  • The Hero's Leash

    "I prefer to be called father, Vane."David Vexley spat dirty blood onto the ruined white carpet. The sentence came out extremely hoarse from his dry throat. The man gritted his teeth, ignoring the stinging pain tearing at his right knee. With a final burst of desperate strength, he dug his broken fingers into the carpet, trying to drag his body crawling forward toward Arthur's operating table."Dad is coming, Son. Hold on," David whispered. His breathing rattled like a machine running out of oil.However, having moved barely a handspan, a large shadow blocked the light above him.THUD.The steel-plated boot of one of Vane's elite guards slammed squarely into the center of David's spine. The stomp was incredibly hard, pressing the former king's body flat against the floor. David's already cracked ribs groaned in despair. His mouth opened wide gasping for empty air, unable to let out a scream of agony because his lungs were pinned and crushed.<

  • Broken Ebony

    "Hold his hips tighter, Doctor! The vibration of this machine is making the needle slip from his spinal vertebrae!"The panicked shouts from inside the room were drowned out by the crash of rusted metal.SMASH!The blade of the fire axe plunged hard into the surface of the double ebony wood doors that locked Chancellor Vane's executive office. The expensive wood, designed to withstand small explosions, cracked lengthwise. David pulled the axe handle with the remaining strength in his right arm, regulating his breath which rattled like a broken engine, then swung it a second time with all the despair of a father.SMASH! CRASH!The luxurious doors shattered completely off their hinges. Splinters of black wood scattered onto the thick white carpet inside the room.David stepped inside. His severely injured left leg dragged on the floor, leaving a trail of thick blood and sewer mud. His left arm hung dead. His breathing sounded incredibly heavy,

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    "The main elevator shaft doors on the executive floor have just been forcefully breached, Chancellor Vane! Someone managed to crawl up here!"A security commander's panicked voice echoed from the intercom speakers mounted on the hallway ceiling."How many rats are left from that sewer?" replied Chancellor Vane's voice from the same speaker. His tone sounded incredibly calm, slow, and full of arrogance. "Is it the woman with the sword or the crippled assassin?""Neither, Sir! It is Dan Miller! He is alone and dragging his body toward your office right now!""Excellent. Pull all guards back from that hallway. Let him come to me," Vane's cold laugh rippled through the sterile air. "I want him to hear the sound of this machine singing from behind my door.""But, Sir, he just killed—""I said pull your troops back, Commander! Let the poor father listen to his son crying from outside."The intercom connection cut off with a sharp click.At the end of the dark elevator shaft, a pair of hands

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