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The crack that formed between us
VILLA NUMBER 7 It was eleven p.m when Alvin finally made it home. The soft whirl of his helicopter blades informed everyone who cared to listen that he'd arrived. Inside their room, Murong Wuque sat on the bed beside Aurelio’s cot, laptop in hand as he worked, and waited for the man who didn't seem to realize someone was waiting for him. The door opened and Alvin came in, still dressed in combat gears, albeit different from the one he wore when he went to rescue the kids. He went straight to the bathroom, sterilised his working implements, and peeled his clothes off for a shower. The water was set to an almost hot temperature, the faucets going at full blast, falling against his head like tiny hailstones. Alvin's palm held the wall for support, letting the water wash away the stress and the grime. Like it would erase the bloodshed of the day, and the vileness of human greed that permeated the corners of the earth. He reached for the body wash on the hanging cubicle in the s
taking a wild card in
Alvin's face was hidden beneath masks and a helmet. Even after arriving, he didn't remove any protective covering. Still, he controlled his reaction. His eyes scanned the boy. His lips were pale, breathing heavy. ‘Why didn't I notice it before?’ Alvin’s eyes narrowed. ‘They already broke him. Made him a willing slave.’ “Is something wrong with my body?” The boy finally asked. The silence had gone heavy, lasted for far too long. Alvin pressed two fingers together, slowly moving up his arm. “Is it serious?” The boy asked again. Alvin was acting far too strange. With the others, he attended to them within a few short minutes, and sent them on their way. As for him, Alvin had been checking his pulse and staring at him. “Are you afraid to be here?” Alvin's voice was soft, betraying nothing. The boy shook his head. “This place is infinitely better than where we are coming from.” Alvin flicked his fingers and a giant light barrier encircled them. By now, the others were watchi
HIDDEN SPY
It took Alvin another thirty minutes to treat them and eliminate the slave-seeking worms and tracking hexes in their bodies, each extraction a small war fought beneath skin and soul. The older girl would need many sessions to fully recover. Worse, they got her addicted to a substance, forcing her to return for it. A leash made of cunning and cruelty. He began by cleansing her body to lower aftereffects and withdrawal syndromes. She would still suffer, of course. But when the tendency came, clawing at her veins, the drug Alvin left in her body would force her to sleep it off, dragging her under before she could scream. Alvin looked back at the snow-capped mountains, seemingly ordinary, innocent. There were concealment wards around it, alongside beast-repelling herbs. The place was literally an inconspicuous fortress, a secret wrapped in winter. The cave still had levels below. Levels which Alvin didn’t dare expose to them…not yet. “So long now, two witches. Let’s see how you duke
Locked away
By the time the girls came out, Alvin already had soups laid out on the kitchen island, steaming, the scent of warmth cutting through the cold that clung to their bones. Then porridge and small quantities of veggies and meat, arranged with care. They had just come out of captivity, and eating foods that were too heavy wasn’t advisable. They remained fragile, their stomachs still remembering starvation. “Come have some soup. Then I will check on your health for possible poison and injury.” The girls stayed still, watching him, wary as cornered animals. “Hurry. I have places to be. I can’t stay all the way here.” He picked a small plate and dished a little soup into it, then pulled out a straw. He adjusted the straw, fitting it into his helmet, noticing them straining to see his real face. Perfect spies indeed. Eyes hungry for secrets and identity. He sipped the soup till the plate was empty, the sound amplified in the quiet. “See, the food is edible and safe. Do you have any al
Snow capped safe house
The space capsule landed Alvin and the girls in the middle of an ice wasteland. It was totally capped by ice and snow, with only mountains and jagged rocks visible…a world of white silence, where even the wind seemed afraid to speak. The hatch opened with a hiss, and Alvin stepped down, carrying the smaller of the two girls, the older one behind him, hunched over with her hand on her belly, every breath a battle. “Where’s this place?” she asked, eyes moving around, suspicion and wonder warring in them. Alvin grinned wickedly beneath the mask, though only his eyes showed it. “Somewhere that’s safe, protected, and impossible to trace.” The older girl’s brows furrowed, and she looked at the smaller girl, their eyes meeting, a secret understanding passing between them. “Impossible to trace?” She turned to him, eyes going dark, like a light was dimmed in them, like hope had been snuffed out one too many times. “So this was the perfect place you found for us to…die?” Alvin rol
salvation even for a traitor
Alvin’s mind worked fast, doing a quick evaluation, thoughts snapping together like blades. The grandmaster was wearing a concealment artefact to hide his true cultivation, probably the black cloak draped around his shoulders, drinking in light and truth. There was also no telling how many sick tricks and trump cards he had in his hands. It was better to end things early than to drag it out into an exhausting tug of war, a dance with death that bled minutes he didn’t have. Wasting time would only complicate matters. Most importantly, Aurelio was still home, waiting for him to return, his small face pressed to the window, trusting. The grandmaster’s gaze sharpened beneath the cloak, two coals of malice flaring. “Oh? You’re indeed formidable. Even better. A puppet made from you must be insanely powerful.” Alvin chuckled and disappeared from the spot, escaping from the devious sneak attack the grandmaster had sent, a thread of corrosive qi slicing where his throat had been a heartb
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