Natasha sat alone in her dimly lit hotel room, her body tingling with discomfort as something continued to wreak havoc within her. Unbeknownst to her, a sinister substance coursed through her veins, its insidious effects intensifying with each passing moment. She scratched at her arms, the incessant itch seemingly originating from deep within her skin. The sensation grew more maddening by the second, causing her to mutter to herself, "What's happening to me? Why is this itch so unbearable?"Her fingers moved restlessly, desperately seeking relief from the torment. But no matter how much she scratched, the itch persisted, spreading its malevolent presence throughout her body. Natasha's frustration grew, her mind grappling for an explanation. "Did I come into contact with something poisonous? But how? I haven't encountered anything out of the ordinary."As the minutes stretched into an agonizing eternity, Natasha's vision began to betray her. The familiar sights of her hotel room blurre
Natasha slowly emerged from the depths of sleep, her senses gradually awakening to the world around her. As her eyes fluttered open, she found herself in her hotel room, momentarily disoriented. It took a few seconds for the hazy outlines to sharpen, and her gaze settled on Dave, sitting beside her bed with a furrowed brow."D-Dave?" Natasha stammered, her voice barely a whisper. She tried to sit up, but her body felt heavy and sluggish.Dave's concerned eyes met hers, and he sighed with relief. "Finally, you're awake. I've been trying to reach you all night. Why didn't you pick up any of my calls?"Natasha blinked, her mind racing to grasp the fragmented memories of the previous night. "I... I don't remember receiving any calls," she replied, her voice laced with confusion. "My body felt strange, itching all over, and my vision became blurry."Dave's brows knitted together, worry etching deeper lines on his face. "You don't remember anything after that? No missed calls, no messages?"
Kenny's mother paced up and down in the living room. Since yesterday, she hadn't received any call from the masked man. He had tried calling him despite the fact that the masked man had warned her never to call him, he was the one who was to call her. She didn't know if their plan was successful or not. At the same time, if the plan was successful, the masked man was supposed to have called her. If the plan wasn't successful, they she could have seen Kenny at home. Non of these happened.Still confused, the phone rang, interrupting the quiet evening in Kenny's mother's living room. She glanced at the caller ID, her heart skipping a beat when she saw the unfamiliar number. Taking a deep breath, she answered the call."Hello?" she said, her voice filled with anticipation and anxiety."Meet me at our usual place," a deep, raspy voice replied. "We need to talk."Her mind raced, thoughts colliding with fear and desperation. She had thought this masked man, this enigma, had already carried
Kenny sat in his room, engrossed in his book,but he couldn't even understand what he was reading. His mind was being disturbed by the thoughts of what Natasha was going through. It was all because of him. He blamed himself for failing to protect her. This was the promise Kenny made to Natasha that he would always protect her. Kenny was still on the first page of the book when his phone buzzed on the desk. He glanced at the screen, eyebrows furrowing in confusion. The number displayed was unfamiliar, a string of digits he had never seen before. Curiosity piqued, he reached for his phone and unlocked it, opening the message."Meet me at the old abandoned warehouse at midnight. Come alone."The words glowed eerily on the screen, sending a shiver down Kenny's spine. The warehouse had a reputation in town—a dark history that had become the stuff of legends. Rumors of haunted spirits and mysterious disappearances had surrounded the place for years, making it a location that people avoided.
A while before Kenny left, Zeres lay perfectly still on the comfortable bed, his breathing shallow and controlled. He had feigned sleep with great skill, waiting for the moment when Kenny would leave the house. As the front door creaked open, Zeres's eyes flickered open just a crack, and he listened intently to the sounds outside.Once he was sure Kenny had left, Zeres swiftly rose from the bed. His mind raced with concern for his friend's safety. Since Kenny had received a mysterious message, urging him to meet someone at the abandoned warehouse, Zeres' knew that it would be better for him to be close to Kenny but Kenny was against it.. Zeres couldn't shake off the feeling that something wasn't right about this whole situation. Determined to keep Kenny out of harm's way, he moved silently through the house, grabbing his gun from a hidden compartment.With practiced stealth, Zeres slipped out of the house, making sure to stay in the shadows. The moonlight guided his way as he followed
Kenny stirred in his bed as the first rays of sunlight peeked through the curtains, gently illuminating his room. He stretched his arms and yawned, feeling a mix of exhaustion and anticipation for the day ahead. With a determined mindset, he swung his legs over the edge of the bed and planted his feet on the floor, ready to conquer the challenges that awaited him.As Kenny stood up, he glanced at the clock on his bedside table and realized he had overslept. "Oh no, I'm running late," he muttered under his breath. Quickly, he dashed into the bathroom, splashing cold water on his face to jolt himself awake. He grabbed his toothbrush and squeezed a generous amount of toothpaste on it, brushing his teeth vigorously to ensure minty freshness.After his refreshing shower, Kenny stepped out with a towel wrapped around his waist and made his way to the closet. He pondered for a moment, selecting a crisp white shirt, a neatly pressed black suit, and a matching tie. With swift movements, he dres
Kenny's heart raced as he watched his mother's car disappear from view. Relief washed over him, and his expression slowly returned to normal. He walked over to the window and gazed outside, taking in the familiar sights of the bustling city. The worry that had consumed him in the presence of his mother began to dissipate, replaced by a newfound determination to find answers.Reaching into his pocket, Kenny retrieved his phone. It felt cool against his fingertips as he unlocked the screen and activated a small device. This device was used to activate any bugs that could have been set in the office to track his conversation. With a sense of urgency, he dialed Dave's number.After a few rings, Dave's voice crackled through the phone. "Hey, Boss What's up?"Kenny's voice trembled slightly as he replied, "Hey, Dave. I... I just needed to know if Natasha is okay."Dave paused for a moment, the silence on the other end stretching like an eternity. Then, he spoke with a hint of relief in his
The air hung heavy with tension as Kenny anxiously scrolled through the picture on his phone, he did it desperately hoping that he could figure out what it was. At this time, Ryan still sat beside him, his eyes fixed on Kenny's y screen. Kenny had to find this plant as soon as possible, these were the thoughts running through his mind this time. As the image of a peculiar plant flashed across Kenny's screen again , Ryan's heart skipped a beat. There was something about that plant, something oddly familiar. He couldn't quite place it, but a sense of recognition stirred within him, tinged with a hint of trepidation. He hesitated to voice his thoughts, afraid that Kenny would realize that he was peeping at his phone. This wasn't a good think to do, especially when it was his Boss's phone, someone he respected.Kenny, ever observant, noticed Ryan's sudden change in demeanor . "Hey, man, what's wrong?" he asked, his voice filled with genuine worry.Ryan's mind raced, torn between the fea
He quickly stood up in confusing and continued scrolling through the document. What had he done? He had just done something unexpected to such a big and dangerous man. What kind of fate was awaiting for him?He tried to calm himself down then slowly went to the room that Kenny was.This time round, Kenny could read him and he could tell that there was something off with him."Are you okey, boy?" Kenny asked.He wanted to run away, he was feeling overwhelmed with Kenny's presence," Who are you?" he asked his voice shaking."What do you mean?" Kenny felt a bit confused by his question.In the next second,the guy went down on his knees and begged Kenny," am sorry Boss,I didn't know it's you,if I knew it, I wouldn't have involved myself with this.""What is going on? Are you confusing me with someone else? Am not your boss, boy," Kenny spoke.The guy moved next to Kenny,held his hand and pushed the shirt sleeves and the tiger logo on Kenny's arm was exposed," You are Lord Asura,my boss."
‘’Can you do me a favor?” Kenny asked the guy.The guy threw a glance at Kenny, ’Am not going to free you, after all, you can’t escape from this place,” He responded.Kenny smiled and then went back to his seat. It was already sixty hours from the time he received the antidote. He only had less than twelve hours to make sure that the antidote reached Natasha. He couldn’t wait to waste any, more time.Kenny had realized that the guy wasn’t a bad guy and he could use him to deliver the message to Zeres as soon as possible.‘’Can I send you somewhere?’’ Kenny asked.“Kenny, I have been assigned the task of watching over you and I can’t leave this place.”’Kenny nodded his head the continued, ‘’Okay then, can I use your phone?””‘’You want to ask for help? Donor waste your time coz no one can reach this part of the ocean,” the guy answered.‘’Just give me your phone, there is an urgent message I want to pass to someone.”After a few minutes’ hesitation, the guy took a small button mobile
In a place far away from the city, Kenny could feel his head was heavy as if he had drunk a lot the previous day. He could feel that the environment around him was a bit off. He slowly opened his eyes and the unfamiliar environment caught his eyes.He was in a house that he had never visited. He tried recalling what happened and he found himself in that place.The previous day, he had injected himself with that antidote and his body became heavy, then he fell down. He couldn't recall anything else after that.He was at Zeres' place. How did he arrive in that unfamiliar environment?He tried to sit up only to realize that his legs and arms were tied with a rope. At that moment,only one thing ran through his mind; he was kidnapped.But one thing he couldn't understand was how that person knew about his whereabouts the previous day. How did they find out about that mansion? How did they enter that mansion given the fact that Zeres was a very light sleeper?Looking around, there was no on
After finishing his speech, the old master left the stage. Many reporters rushed towards him to enquire how he came back to the city and if he was going to stay there. To their surprise, they couldn’t get closer to him since men in black suits who appeared to be the old man’s personal bodyguards could not allow them to go any closer.The bodyguards led the old master towards his car which was parked outside, helped him into the car, and drove away.The young lady who was previously demanding answers rushed towards Sophia whose face was covered.Sophia didn’t want to get exposed so she pulled her into the washroom at the far end of the room.‘’What do you want to do? Do you want those people to recognize me? “she asked anger was evident on her face.The young lady cried as she held tightly onto Sophia’s hand, ’Sophia, I don’t want to go to prison, you need to help me.”‘’Martha, no one is going to prison, am sure the old man will forgive you,” Sophia convinced her.‘’How are they going
At that time, a middle-aged lady walked towards the stage and asked for attention. Kata who stood next to her felt that the lady was up to something which wasn’t good.‘’Can I speak please?” she asked and before Kata could allow her to talk she had already grabbed the microphone from one of the reporter’s hands and started speaking.‘’Mr. Kata, I don’t see the reason why you should lie to the media and other people.’’Kata was confused, who was that girl and what did she want to do?’’Kata stepped forward, he wanted to prevent her from talking,’’ Young lady, who are you and what do you want here? ’he asked.The lady cleared her throat then continued talking, ’It dent matter who I am, the most important thing here is for you to tell the media and the netizens the truth about the president of Dawson International company.“What truth? What do you mean? “the reports talked among themselves.‘’Kata, why don’t you tell them the truth? Why don’t you tell them that the President of Dawson In
Zeres had only slept for a short time when he was awoken up by the ringing of his phone. He sat on his bed and when he looked outside, he realized that the day was already so bright.He wondered who was calling him that early morning since he hadn’t given his number to many and the only person who could call him from time to time was Kenny.To his surprise, it was Zeres assistant Kata who was calling him, Kenny had once used hi phone to talk to Kat when his phone was out of battery.“Hello, good morning Sir? Is this you?” Zeres heard Kata’s voice from the other end of the call.‘’Sorry, who are you looking for? maybe you mistook my number for his,’’ Zeres quickly responded.He couldn’t reveal that he knew Kenny and his whereabouts to anyone so he had to pretend not to know him.‘’Sorry boss, maybe I got the wrong number,” Kata said then ended the call.Zeres remembered that he hadn’t heard Kenny’s phone ringing since the previous day. The phone was in the living room, on the table whe
Inside the lab room, Zeres opened the bottommost drawer as instructed by Kenny. He searched but he couldn’t see any stopwatch. He removed the papers that were inside that drawer but still, he didn’t see it.‘’Maybe he forgot the drawer where he placed his stopwatch,’’ Zeres whispered as he opened other drawers to check, but all these were in vain.‘’Kenny, Kenny…where did you leave the stopwatch, I can’t see it in the bottom drawer,” he shouted.He continued searching in the room but he still couldn’t see it. ’’Kenny, I can’t see it.” He said again.The lab room wasn’t far away from the sitting room so it was obvious that Kenny could hear Zeres’ words, but why was he not responding to him?Could it be that Kenny…?” He tricked me,” Zeres said as he rushed back into the sitting room.The first thing that he saw was Kenny’s body lying on the floor motionlessly.‘’F*ck,’’Zeres cursed.On the floor, the syringe was lying there and there were some traces of blood on it. When he looked at th
Kenny's heart raced fastens he rode the bike through the familiar streets of the city, the plastic bag clutched tightly in his pocket. He had to see Zeres as soon as possible since he was the only one that he trusted with him most confidential information and actions.He had to explain what had just happened at his own wedding reception. He knew that he had left behind a bewildered bride and confused guests. He wanted to get help from Zeres to see what he was going to do next with the antidote.As he approached Zeres' house, he slowed down and parked the bike by the garden gate. Zeres was in the garden, bending over and working on various herbs, roots, and glass containers. The air was filled with the earthy aroma of plants and the faint smell of chemicals.Kenny cleared his throat, causing Zeres to straighten up with a start. Zeres' dark eyes widened in surprise as he saw Kenny standing there, urgency playing across his face."Kenny?" Zeres exclaimed, his voice a mixture of disbelie
The wedding place was in chaos. Mother Kenny stood at the gate as Kenny’s figure disappeared from her sight.‘’Mum, what happened? Where is Kenny? Where did he go? I want him back….” Sophia who had followed Kenny’s mother outside tagged at the edge of Kenny’s mother’s dress with tears in her eyes.Mother Kenny whose heart was beating faster didn’t even know to tell Sophia who continued holding her dress demanding answers to questions that Kenny’s mother didn’t know.“Sophia dear, I don’t even know what is happen to him, he just looked at his phone and then ran away from the altar, you saw by yourself that he didn’t communicate with anyone before leaving the altar,” Mother Kenny talked with urgency in her voice.Sophia took Mother Kenny’s from her hand and quickly called Kenny’s number. The call was going through but Kenny didn’t pick it up. Where could he have rushed to? Why did he do that during her special day?Sophia could not understand everything and she didn’t know how she could