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The commander looked almost offended by the question.“Offend?” He gave the short man a hard look. “We are isolated on this island, and we have always cleared every inspection without a problem. Whoever they are, this is definitely a mistake.”He puffed out his chest as the remaining two fighter jets reached the shoreline.FWWWWOOOOOOOM!Both aircraft went over the island at an even more frightening speed than the first three. The commander and his soldiers ducked instinctively, bending so low beneath the rush of air that they looked afraid the jets might slice the tops of their heads off if they remained standing.He stayed down until the roar had passed, then straightened and brushed grit from his shoulder. Elijah had not moved at all. He stood exactly where he had been before the jets arrived, unaffected by the chaos around him.“You sound quite confident in yourself,” he said calmly once the noise had passed. “Do you rea
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A low scoff escaped the commander as he raised his rifle and fired again.Purr!The bullet whistled past Elijah’s face, close enough to stir the air beside his cheek, but he stood without flinching.Behind the rock, Celeste leaned forward to intervene. Elijah lowered one hand and signalled with his fingers for her to stay where she was, stopping her just as she was about to leave cover. She obeyed reluctantly, her weight still on her forward foot as she watched the commander.“On this island, I can do whatever I want,” the man said, making no attempt to lower his weapon. “Who do you think you are to stand there and speak to my face like this? You probably heard the Third Decree from some drunk soldier and thought you could come here and use it against me, huh?”“The Third Decree is what it is no matter who it comes from,” Elijah replied calmly. “Let the women go and we’ll talk.”The commander stared at him, then threw h
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The gunfire continued for almost a full minute.Par! Par! Par! Par!Round after round struck against the rock shielding Elijah and Celeste, breaking off fragments of stone and throwing dust over them until the deafening barrage finally began to weaken. The rifles fell quiet only after the soldiers had exhausted their magazines and started replacing them with fresh ones.Celeste used the brief silence to pull the last bullet from her shoulder. The small piece of metal dropped beside her with a faint sound, and she flexed the injured arm once.Now that nothing remained embedded in the flesh, the wounds were already closing at a speed impossible for an ordinary person, leaving smooth skin behind without even a scar.She looked at Elijah. He already knew what she was thinking and shook his head before she could move. Celeste clearly disliked the response, but Elijah ignored that and rose from cover with both hands held above hi
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Elijah Langston did not even get the chance to resist before Celeste seized him firmly by the collar. She tapped one foot lightly against the mountaintop.Bang!Her body shot into the sky like a rocket taking off into space, carrying Elijah with her as they disappeared into the clouds.If he had not possessed a strong heart, Elijah might have screamed every last breath out of his lungs. The speed was frightening.Celeste covered an unimaginable distance over the Tempest Ocean with that single leap. As they began descending from the clouds, Elijah could already see the second island lying between the other two in the distance.But the leap was not enough to carry them all the way there. The ocean rushed up beneath them, and Elijah could only brace himself in Celeste’s grip and prepare to hold his breath as her foot touched the surface.Swoosh!Instead of sinking, Celeste flashed forward, crossing the remaining distance in
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“Gone where…?” Elijah demanded in confusion.Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!He looked up at the sound of birds. A beautiful flock was passing over the mountain, dozens of small figures moving together through the open sky.Celeste remained seated in the Burmese posture as she began to explain.“Throughout history, certain bloodlines have possessed secret techniques available only to those within that bloodline. No outsider can learn them, and they have nothing to do with cultivation height or your path. As long as you are a practitioner of martial arts, what matters is what flows in your veins.”Elijah listened closely as she continued.“My bloodline happens to be one of them. We possess a rare technique that allows the projection of one’s consciousness into the body of another living being, provided its consciousness is lower than our own and not equal to it.”“Isn’t that astral projection?” Elijah asked. “That’s already a powerf
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For a long while, neither of them spoke. Only the ocean broke the silence, waves rolling against the edge of the small island before drawing back into the endless water surrounding them.Celeste straightened but kept her back to Elijah.“Even if you leave now, I’ll find you when all of this is over,” Elijah said. His fist was clenched at his side, and there was no uncertainty in his voice. “Even if I die trying, you’ll give me what I want.”“I know you would,” Celeste replied quietly. “Every hour I spend with you reminds me more of Cassandra’s stubbornness, and where that path eventually led her.”Only then did she turn to face him. Elijah waited without speaking.“I always tried my best with her,” Celeste continued. “But in the end, everyone chooses the path they desire and walks it themselves.” She came a step closer. “You’re no different.”Elijah still offered no response. Celeste let out a light sigh before speaking again. “I
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