A Certain Place
In a dark room, two people were staying inside. One of them was holding a tal pipe, ready to attack if it was needed. As for the other one, he was tied to a chair with a battered face.
"You should just speak, where is Jas Doha?" the man, who held the tal pipe, asked with annoyance.
The man on the chair, Charlie Doha, raised his head listlessly. His eyes stared hollowly to the man before him, not caring in the slightest about the question thrown to him.
"Go to hell."
The man’s face contorted. He swung the tal bat on his arm towards Charlie’s stomach, hitting the man with a large force once more.
Charlie nearly yelled because of the pain, but he stayed quiet. This was not the first ti he faced assassination. As the young master of Doha Family, he was taught ever since young how to face assassination. Because he had abandoned his na for years, his skill has grown rusty. However, he would never show this man whatever he wanted to see in him.
Raising his head, he glared back at the man. His eyes seed to dance with fla as he looked with unwavering determination.
"He’s like a cockroach," the man muttered in annoyance.
Kreet (the sound of door open)
"Ayres, how much longer do you want to torture that man? We have another mission soon after this," from behind the door, Jeff walked inside.
Charlie glanced at the two of them with a hardened expression. He didn’t really care about his wellbeing as he knew that there was no one who could save him. The governnt has made their move as swift as possible. Trying to win against them was practically useless.
"He’s stubborn, Jeff," Ayres replied.
Jeff shook his head. "Iris has already seen the future. She found Jas."
Hearing that, Charlie’s face paled considerably. All these tis, he didn’t know the location of Taro and Jas because the two hid from him. The only thing that he received from them was a single letter, telling him that they were alright. He has always felt reassured whenever he thought that they were safe.
If these two were killed, he would never be able to forgive himself.
"Ah, that’s good," Ayres’s mouth curled up to make a smile. "Where are they?"
"Ryukalin Clan," Jeff replied.
"Oh, he seeks refuge in that clan. It’s not a bad decision," Ayres nodded his head approvingly.
"We’re not going there."
"Where will we go?"
"We’ll make a diversion," Jeff smirked. "Let’s go."
"Wait you bastard!" Charlie yelled in rage. "Don’t you dare to touch my brother and nephew!"
Bang!
Ayres swung his tal bat once more, hitting Charlie’s stomach once more. From the pain that seed to creep from his stomach, Charlie got the urge to vomit. It was so painful that he felt he would die.
Jeff looked at Charlie with crossed arms. "You’re using too much strength. That man is going to die."
"Who cares? They didn’t specify us to keep him alive," Ayres threw the tal bat aside. "As long as they don’t tell us to keep him alive, there’s no need to be considerate."
The door was closed and all Charlie could hear was his own heartbeat. Pain filled his entire body as he gazed at the floor, which has been dyed red out of his blood.
’Taro... Jas... please stay safe.’
His head was hung low as he felt his consciousness fading. His strength was starting to seep away as if soone sucked it. With his head filled with the thoughts of his family, he closed his eyes.
...
Ainge Hidden Clan, Alice’s Residence
On the large courtyard, a young man was busy swinging his sword. It has been a long ti ever since the first ti he stayed here because of the agreent with Alice’s father.
"Tom, you should have scheduled more rests," Alice peered from behind the curtain, her eyes held deep worry.
Tommy laughed. He put his sword down. ���I have to practice more if I want to defeat your father. That’s the condition he gives if I want to be your boyfriend."
Alice smiled wryly. She knew that was the condition, but she couldn’t stand watching Tommy forced his body to the point of collapsing every single day. Tommy’s physical condition has been pushed to the limit, and it was hard for the young man to improve any further.
In order for Tommy to defeat her father, it would require a lot of hard work and great luck.
"You should take care of your body too."
"Don’t worry, the al that you prepare for every day is already more than enough to replenish my strength," Tommy put out a thumb up. He grinned cheerfully.
"I’ll cook for you every day," Alice giggled.
Tommy nodded his head. Even though living in this residence was a far worse hell than the training with his teammates, it was good that he could et with Alice every single day.
Before he could continue his training, he heard an eerie voice echo across the courtyard.
’Attack anyone near you...’
Tommy hurriedly crouched down with his hand blocking his ear. His head hurt so much from the voice, and he could see the people from the clan suddenly raised their swords or other weapons and attacked each other.
His expression turned ashen. He turned around to look at Alice.
"Close your ear!"
"What are you talking about?" Alice was stunned. "I can’t hear anything."
’What?’ Tommy was stunned to hear what Alice said. However, tis wait for no one as one of the closest clan mbers charged towards him. He picked up his sword and stepped forward while switching his sword to the blunt side. This way, he only knocked the man out.
"There’s soone trying to control us..." Tommy was stunned when Alice put on a headset to him.
"It’s Jeff from the governnt," Alice continued Tommy’s thought. She guessed that she has higher resistance than the others, making the voice unable to affect her. "We have to make them all unconscious."
"Alright," Tommy replied. However, he heard the sound of scream coming from the front courtyard. The two of them hurriedly dashed towards the place when they saw Nico, Alice’s father and also Ainge Hidden Clan Head, fought against a large man.
Beside the large and bulky man, soone was standing calmly.
Alice’s eyes narrowed. "Jeff and Ayres. They’re coming from the governnt."
Jeff raised his head and flashed a smile at Alice. "You’re here little princess. I guess, it’s showti."
With that, he commanded the clan mbers to attack Alice.
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