Logan continued fiddling with the gun. "Nah. Keep your people coming. I'll kill them as soon as they show their faces. Hell, your Don could show up, and the result wouldn't change.""Hahaha! I've never seen anyone as adorable as you are, Mr. Pearce. Unfortunately, our Don isn't interested in crossin
"Fine. I'll make the damn call." Carlos did not hesitate. He took the phone and punched the numbers before having it on loudspeaker. "Marlon? It's Carlos Lemus."The response was swift. "Have you completed the mission?""Nope. Things changed, Marlon. Logan's the Grand Master of the Crescent Order no
A deluge of emotions warred against each other in his mind, enough so that it showed in his eyes. His lips were trembling. The clock in the room ticked, and the crowd working for Carlos watched him motionlessly. Their boss had handpicked them because of their willingness to die as martyrs, so they w
It happened almost immediately. Just when Carlos was occupied with taking out the two female assassins before swiping up a gun and shooting at Logan, the latter had disappeared into a blur and turned the lights off. The lights suddenly turned back on when Carlos searched for his trace. A cold voice
All of a sudden, the crowd found their shoulders dislocated as though the glenoid of their scapulas had popped out of its socket. Still, none of them made out a single whine or yelp. The only way one could tell their shoulders were gone for good was through the looks of agony they made.Realization
Swalesbury's criminal underbelly buzzed with news of the calamities befalling the Pascals and the Yeagers. Despite his position in Corynthean administration, Jared had applied for a long sabbatical from Congress over the death of his son. His grief made him a hermit who refused to leave the house f
A long while of silence later, he finally remarked, "Looks like I finally have someone worthy of my capabilities."He broke out a long, loud chortle reaching both the sky and the snow-capped mountains of Aas. He didn't accept Logan's challenge only because he wanted to show the world the lethal cons
"Oh? Did I downplay anything?" The old man said, smiling. "I've long heard about the Pascals of Swalebury, but now that I'm looking at them up close and personal, I find you people's knowledge begs much to be desired. Just a family keen on stirring up a storm in a teapot.""What did you say!?" One o