✑ Capítulo 2
AUSTIN'S body was shaking when his attention swift into Larkspur who has a worried expression on his face. “You’re spacing out, dingleberry,” Larkspur spoke with a gruff.
He knew that he’s drunk but he can still think clearly.
He didn’t look up at Larkspur who’s now sitting beside him, he was patting his back.
“You know dingleberry? It’s okay to be sad and all but you have to accept it. Don't lock yourself in the past,” Larkspur said, he was patting his back. Austin's head was low and his palm was on his forehead.
“I can’t…” Larkspur just listened and stayed by his side. “I didn’t even have a chance to say how much I love them, if I only knew. If I only knew.”
Larkspur could feel the agony of Austin. The only thing Larkspur can do was to be by his side and never leave him behind.
He hates seeing his best friend like this, he wants him to keep looking forward but the thought of his parents impacted his life.
He was still searching for his parents even if he hasn't heard anything from them for a decade.
They went silent, even if Austin wasn't crying, Larkspur could really feel the pain through his heavy breathing.
Minutes later, Efron popped out of nowhere to tell them to get ready.
Austin raised his head then reached for his rapier. He looked up the wall clock, it was already 2 in the morning.
He heaved a sigh, they started to depart from Lysandros' house where their drinking spree took place that just started earlier.
Austin, Lawrence, Divine, Larkspur, Efron, Lysandros, Lennon, Lazzini, and Anthony boarded in their battle aircraft.
They began to take off the same time the handmade sky started to open.
They got out, the transparent tunnel greeted them where various of fishes can be seen in the background.
They are focusing on their own things. They are nearing to their destination, which is located under the ground. Triumvir's nest.
Austin pressed his back on his seat. They’ve finally found their other nest. They can now save those innocent people who are suffering from that evil in nature.
They will be reassured, finally, they can help the victims' cases. Even if they do can't save everyone in a hurry, they will not stop until something like this still happens in the world.
“Device check. Can you clearly hear me?” Larkspur pronounced on his microphone, he was fast typing on his laptop.
“Yes, dingleberry.” They answered in chorus.
“Ready for take-off in three…two…” The seven of them readied themselves for takeoff. “One…” Lysandros ended.
They fell in the air at the same time, when they are near hitting the ground they pulled the string that was connected to the bag that will spread their wings.
They announced their safe landing, without making any small sound they began to move around.
“There’s a tree on your side, Ant, pull down the branch that tree will open,” Lysandros denoted.
When the door opened the tube was the first thing they saw that will lead them underground where Triumvir's testing ground is located.
“There are around thirty persons when you got in. Please make it faster,” Larkspur reminded.
“L, Cleo, and Aust go downstairs immediately, every door that you'll see have the victims inside. Div and Renzo, follow the three until you reach their office. Find any useful information about this motherfuckass.” They nodded at what Lysandros said.
“Ant, Laz, and Lios kindly kill those fuckhead who’s blocking their way," Larkspur added.
After a minute or so, Austin got irritated when he heard Larkspur any Lysandros' long sigh in the other line. "Do you guys know how loud your breath is?" he tsked.
“Sorry, dingleberry, we can visibly see how these men do horrible things to those innocent involved here.” Larkspur was aghast.
“Yea, so make it faster so we can take them away from this hellhole. God, those poor children,” Lysandros said, Austin could imagine his friends' feelings at that time.
Five minutes passed and there are thirty men attacked them, it was handled by Anthony and Lazzini.
Lennon, Efron, and Austin go downstairs as Lawrence and Divine were behind them then turned right after.
The three remained walking to their designated lane until they're at the edge of the room that has three doors.
No light was seen there, it was pure blackness.
Its space wasn't expected to be large, in fact, it seems that the victims are compressed which causes the mixed odors there.
"Renzo and Div, go upstairs. The children are there. Ten armed forces are gathered there, be careful." Austin heard Lysandros.
He turned his attention on his two friends. "I'll take west." Lennon marched towards the door on the west.
While Efron pointed the right door. "I'll go there. Good luck, dingleberry." Then headed to the right room.
Austin ran towards the center, even if the metal door was securely locked he got in easefully
As the door screeched open his eyes darkened at the sight he saw.
Twenty men stopped from what they're doing when they got a signal coming from Austin.
Austin didn’t hold back his anger. He attacked the men fearlessly, he doesn’t care even if he broke their bones.
"Aust, please don't use your sword," Larkspur warned when he was about to take his rapier in his hip holster.
"Their blood will scatter everywhere, dingleberry!" He didn't hear what his friends said to him, he stayed deaf.
After finishing the other men he focused on the remaining ten in that room.
He was gracefully slicing the men to death, he didn’t mind even if blood splashed on his face and body and when he finished the last man Larkspur announced that the mission has ended successfully.
He heard Larkspur clicked his tongue. "Aust, please hold back your anger." He didn't listen to what his friend said.
He let out a deep sigh when Austin saw their abolisher, they started clearing up the place while the others assisted the victims to send them to Helios' hospital to check if there are complications with the victims.
“Lazzini, get ready to melt the place down,” Lysandros said in the other line.
At the corner of his eye, he saw a woman. Her feminine area was exposed barely. He looked to their men, no one was assisting the woman, they were all busy with other victims.
He returned his gaze on her. Her body was trembling with coldness, she was unconscious.
✑ Capítulo 3AUSTIN took off his leather jacket to cover her body even if his jacket has a touch of blood.His jacket was too big for her to cover her nakedness. He gently carried her and hugged her to ease her shivering body.He walked towards the exit when one of his men approached him."Sir, I'll take care of her." He politely bowed his head to him.He shook his head. "It's okay." He headed to the tube-like passageway to take her away from that place.He couldn't help but stare at her angelic features. He can spot the long mark on her neck that made him fury.She was the woman that the men were busy with.He called Larkspur through his earpiece.&nbs
✑ Capítulo 4FAUZIA was tired when she headed back home. She does not know why but school makes her tired all the time. Maybe because she doesn’t have a companion, though she doesn’t want one.Having a friend can tire her too.When she slid the door open her eyes widened at the sight she’s seeing. Her father was grabbing her mother’s hair, he slapped her.She ran hastily to at least protect her mother. “Stop!” Fauzia used herself so her mother won't get hurt from her father.“Stay away from this, Niryana! Go to your room,” Her father pushed her away with his one hand, because of the strong force she fell flat on her stomach on the floor hard.“Who the fuck are you to do this to me, huh?!” Her father's que
✑ Capítulo 5“LET'S take advantage of the time now that she’s asleep. Let's take ger in SJ, she can't stay here in the hospital for too long, we don’t know what might happen if she stays here,” Their attention shifted to Divine.“Huh? Why? Isn't it is better for her to stay here?” Mavis asked, confused.Divine faced her. “Mave, she can’t. If she'll stay here it will only get worse, she can't stand seeing people especially men because of trauma." That was Divine's observation of Fauzia's reaction and movement.“She thinks we’re a threat. For now, we’ll let her rest, Mavis, you know how to deal with her. Please take care of her.” She shortly glanced at him. “Austin, carry your woman.”She snapped her fingers to
✑ Capítulo 6HIS heart raced when he realized they were an inch away from each other, Fauzia's eyes was widely closed. He gave themselves a safe distance between them. “It seems like you can’t move freely when I’m around so…” He scratched his nape awkwardly.“I’ll call Mavis and leave you be. Eat your breakfast,” he excused himself so she can breathe well without feeling anxious.He was already in front of the room's door when he called Mavis. “Hey Mave,” he called even if they are just in one house. He was just lazy to walk because of the mansion was spacious.The other line hasn't answered so he started walking to his office. When he sat on his swivel chair he saw on the monitor that Fauzia hasn't started eating the food he prepared for her until his attentio
✑ Capítulo 7HE found Larkspur there cleaning the pot while Lazzini and Helios were eating vanilla custard cream donut made by Larkspur.He went straight to his aim and then put the bowl in the microwave, he waited for it to heat up. "Good morning, dingleberries," he greeted them but they didn't notice him.“Ugh, that endearment is disgustingly iconic who started that again?” Lennon turned to him he heard him even from a distance. He was next to Efron and Lysandros playing in their x-box.“Well, Anthony was the mastermind,” Lazzini answered.“I just woke up and I immediately heard my handsome name? What’s up? ” They looked up the stairs when they heard the voice coming from the stairs that made them dizzy because of its round and high staircase.
✑ Capítulo 8AS soon as Fauzia opened her eyes she turned around. It makes her wonder if this was really happening to her.What Austin said was true, her nightmare did not visit her. Her smile flashed because of that.Fauzia closed her eyes to embrace the fougère essence of the room she’s in, since day one the familiar scent didn’t come off.She looked up at the wall clock that made her eyes widened, it was already 8 in the evening. Fauzia slept for seven hours. She doesn't felt tired before but that day was different, she felt exhausted and she also feels like she was hungry.She heaved a sigh.She can see that Austin and Mavis are kind and genuine but she can’t just let her guards down.The last t
✑ Capítulo 9AUSTIN was unable to determine how long he had been sleeping, Lysandros just abruptly woke him up and pulled him to the second floor of the mansion.“Fuck you, Ly, you didn’t even ask me if I already had eaten!” he abrasively yelled.Austin almost stumbled because he did not see the stairs and the painful part was when the little finger of his toe hit on the stairs.
✑ Capítulo 10HE glared at Anthony before slapping his hand away from his face.He went out and did not disturb Fauzia, she might wake up because of their noise.After picking up the piles of plates they climbed up, they began to eat the trance foods.“Okay, I’ll start with these two,” Helios said then took the cheerios as well as the liter of coke. “Let’s take it easy.”They shouted in annoyance when Helios first put the coke before the cereal. “Oh come on, dingleberry!”“Bro! Cereal always first. Dang it, Helios, cereal always first! Then put milk!” Larkspur bellowed, displeased at what their friend did to their food.“Helios! Cereal always first!” then, Austin&r
FAUZIA kept running to nowhere. The place was pure black, no ray of light was seen. A strange disturbing noise lingered, she stopped running then tried to listen to where it was coming. She followed the noise even if the way she was walking was pitch black, Fauzia tried to investigate what type of creature she was hearing. When the noise became more vivid hundreds of bolts of lightning struck her whole. It wasn’t some kind of a creature. It’s more like a scream of a person. She steps back when the sound worsened. The deafening scream of torment rang in her ears. With the force of its effect on her, she did not realize that she was sitting down on the ground. She had even covered her ears but it still not relieved the pain
✑ Capítulo 76AUSTIN caught the shot glass that Neron threw at him. “You should not have come here, second director. “ Neron was rigid, he threw a bottle of rum on his direction again.He had no intention of drinking, all he went to was Neron to find out the answers that was bothering in his mind.“I just wanted to be sure if Emo is safe with you.” Austin has already started filling his shot glass with rum. “You could have just go to us in the right way, I will understand you,” he said calmly to the front.Neron scoffed at what he heard from Austin. “Didn’t you’re friends told you? And come on, you have a wife and I assume she’s already pregnant? You’ll do the same if you were in my shoe.”Austin did not look at Neron, he just listen
✑ Capítulo 75FAUZIA was now completely in front of Austin and he still did not move from his position. She bumped her elbow on his flank.When he woke up, it was as if cold water had poured on Austin because of the shock on his face. “You looked bothered, is there something bothering you, my love?”He wrapped his arm around her back to guide her inside.“It’s nothing. I was just spacing out.” He laughed, it sounded empty. “Why didn’t I saw you arrived?” Austin asked, leaving the feeling behind.“We passed in the back because your great friend bought a lot of things,” she said, referring to Efron.Austin was about to answer when suddenly a bullet burst from inside.Austin felt
✑ Capítulo 74LENNON and Lazzini looked at each other for the fifth time, they have this unknowing looked when they heard another sigh from Austin.Two of Austin’s friends couldn’t remember how many times he sighed from time to time. Because of annoyance, Lazzini asked him.“Dingleberry, what’s up with you? You looked bothered obviously.” He rolled his eyes when he heard an exaggerated sigh from Austin again.“Stop it.” It’s now Lennon’s turn to speak. “You’re annoying.”Austin’s eyes shut closed. He’s frustrated and worried, it’s making him sick. “I don’t really know why I’m feeling like this but there’s a part of me that is hesitating to celebrate Emo’s first year with us outside SJ.&
✑ Capítulo 73HIS head was still on Fauzia’s palm when he heard her moan and get up with her eyes still closed.Austin sat up properly and supported his love to lie down again, he could feel her gasping. His wife has difficulty breathing.“Lie down first…” he said, adjusting her head on her pillow. “How are you feeling, mon amour?”Fauzia still did not open her eyes but now she was holding her forehead and her breathing was already calm.“I’m okay, my head still hurts a bit but it’s tolerable. Wait, what happened?” Her eyes are already open.Austin flipped her hair over her shoulder before leaning to give Fauzia a peck kiss on her lips. “You blackout suddenly, after our exchange of vows. Is there anythin
✑ Capítulo 72THEIR eyes met at the same time before they held each others’ hands. He felt the coldness of Fauzia’s palm even though it was sweating.The priest looked at Austin. “Do you Austin take Fauzia Niryana Alfonso to be your wife, will you love her and comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health. Forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live if do you, say I do.”With eyes smiling the same with his lips while looking at her radiant beauty, he answered, “Yes, definitely. I do.”The priest is now looking at Fauzia. She nervously gulped, still remained composed even if her vision is becoming blurry.“Do you Fauzia take Austin Devereux Sevilla to be your husband, will you love him and comfort him, honor and keep him in
✑ Capítulo 71PALMS are sweating, her hands trembled. Her breathing was making her chest pains as seconds passed.She gulped numerous times. Trying to contain the unexplained pain she’s feeling inside her body. Fauzia can feel the drops of her sweats on her forehead, she fastens fanning herself using her hand. She doesn’t want her makeup to get ruined.The shortness of her breath became harder to hide, she can’t hold it any longer but as soon as the car stopped and her foot touched the ground she tried her hardest to not let the pain overpower her.She waited for the huge door of the church to open and when it finally opened she began walking, as much as she wanted to slow herself down from walking but she couldn’t, she really need to walk a little faster, she felt like her body would give up if she did not speed i
✑ Capítulo 70THERE was a part of her brain that wanted to shout but her body would not allow her even though she could afford to shout for help.The person holding her pulled her carelessly, she just let go of it and kept quiet.She was crying over what was going to happen, with imaginations in her brain playing. Her folded palm sweat as she repeatedly uttered a prayer for her salvation.Fauzia wanted to shout but she could not, as if something was blocking her throat preventing her from speaking.She was stumbling, she did not know where this person was going to take her but she knew they were still in the same place due to the fact that she could still hear the rush of water.In the middle of her rapid heart beating, she can’t stop but to wonder why this person
✑ Capítulo 69WHEN they were satisfied with what they saw, Austin guided Fauzia again to their other destination, they just continued walking in the middle of the tunnel.Fauzia did not know where they were going, she just let him take her anywhere.She saw the light in the tunnel, they were at the end of the tunnel.Austin tore off the leaf of the tree that was blocking their path. Fauzia immediately roamed around the beautiful surroundings.“Whoa… This is paradise…” she gasped when she heard a roaring animal. “Wow! That looks so cool!” She was running towards the stature railing to take a closer look at the white tigers, leaving Austin behind.Austin shook his head and caught up with her.He chor