A glittering pair of eyes swept around the place, alertly watching out for any signs of irregularity. Though unfortunately, it seemed the heavens were not on her side today as she had yet to catch sight of any of that.
'Damn! Is the person here?'
The one who spoke this irately in her head was hiding behind the low front porch walls of the cafe near the footbridge. Her location was well-concealed, and within the most appropriate distance to observe
Long ago, about... okay, not really long ago, but just within the century... Some intelligent normal people believing in either Astrology or the Supernaturals made a claim that the world was composed of many layers. They said that the Earth was filled with more wondrous places than those in the acclaimed ever-changing list of The World's Seven Wonders.Some of the most notable was, the city of Atlantis so advanced and modern than all of the places in the world of its most splendorous time combined, thought to have sunk deep into the ocean together with its high-specie inhabitants.Ophir, the land of gold, silver, sandalwood, pearls, ivory, apes, and peacocks mentioned as the wealthiest city of old in the core texts of the biggest and most widespread religion in the world.The phantom Aurora Islands said to be where mermaids were last sighted a couple of centuries ago.Sodom and Gomorrah, the two widely known cities of the ancient times said to be purged t
There was no bloody confrontation that ensued. The face-off within the unstable and static world made by the clone was so simple that it was not even qualified to be described as dramatic. The reason for it was simple. No matter how vile and immoral the father was, a soft spot was still left for his daughter so he, and his clone, didn't make her situation more complicated than intended. Anyways, like what he said to himself a while ago, the favor was already fulfilled.Whatever would be, would be.'A trigger was just all they needed. And I'm sure the night wouldn't pass without it being uttered.''What a boring mission after years of hibernation.'Before the separate dimension which resembled the inside of a perfectly captured photo collapsed, 'Fred' looked up to the luminous skies and then let out a sigh tinged with mild irritation.Not long after, he could no longer feel the connection to that place. It seemed it had already vanished, and every i
"Finally."A smile finally appeared on the older man's face, watching curiously as the boy took out a high-level barrier that could block a full-blown attack from a Level 8 host."I'm surprised you could already afford something as pricey as that. It's worth at least a million points, right? Wow, taking bombing as immoral route sure is very lucrative. It sure gives points more than fifty percent of the missions that should be available on your level."Sandro snubbed the man's praises, focusing more on his voice and reconfirming his suspicions. The reason he recognized the other as a secondary host was that the first person who contacted him had a slightly different voice than this one. They were wearing the same coat, had the same body built, the first one was masked but if the same mask was used to cover this secondary host's face, he would still look alike with the Original.'Just a secondary host, a thing trying hard to appeal useful to his creator.'
Time flew fast.Not a few people did not notice that it was already close to 9 pm. By this time, the grey flock of clouds were already gone, revealing the dark blue sky seemingly decorated with glittering dots. Despite it being moonless, the scenery above was still very breathtaking and beautiful due to the countless stars twinkling mischievously up there.Eithan was looking up to this beautiful sight from the open window next to his bed. Alright, the glass window was not really opened, only the curtains supposed to cover it had been drawn to the side by Irene per his request. The slightly prideful girl relented and did it personally due to him saying he would point out, this time for real, what she could improve to her so beloved artsy skill. This happened a few minutes ago when he woke up from his six-hour long sleep.Irene was still accompanying him, her female bodyguard whom she introduced as Aura was nearby, standing behind where her boss was sitting. Looki
When Irene recovered from the mild shock, she became very thankful that the other was not looking at her or else, she would have been embarrassed. That time, she didn't want the boy to find out that she did not truly expect him to say anything insightful.'I don't know if he's just bluffing. But his words make sense. Learn my character's story, fit my own personality in... and make it appear like it is really me, know why I say what I say...'With a shake of her head and confusion flashing across her eyes, she asked, "What know why I say what I say?"Eithan gave her a sideways glance, frowning, "What else? Know why you have to say that line within that scene... So that you can analyze... what is the most appropriate expressions... to partner it up with."Once done saying this, he looked at her like how one looked at a slow learner or an idiot. He thought for a moment and then decided to give an extreme example. "Consider the line 'I want you
If there was one thing puzzling about Irene's train of thoughts earlier, it should be when she told herself that one of the golden bachelor of the country, the McArthney' heir, was missing...So why did the second young miss of the Middletons who was currently away from the main family say this? There should be a reason, no? Wait, was that even possible?Paul McArthney was known in the upper society as someone guarded closely by his platoons of super soldiers. Even if the death agents were factored out, the man himself was also a known demon who could plausibly contend against fifty or more armed people by himself. So how and why did he suddenly go missing? Also, how come the news of his disappearance traveled so fast, reaching the ears of even those from outside Alina City?There was also another thing.Eithan knew that a transfer of ownership happened?But what was the reason behind it? There was a story of them appearing side by side one time at
"Miss Agatha!"The stern assistant shouted next to the girl. His voice was laced with a hint of melancholy and pity. To be honest, even he was still at a lost about Paul McArthney' sudden death. But after receiving orders from the main house's head, he forced himself not to wallow on grief as he still had a job to do.He recollected himself and drove to where the young miss of the Silvers was since he received an order to make her sign a stack of documents.The capable former assistant of Paul McArthney stopped in front of the crying girl, a bit confused when he remembered Old Gil, another co-agent formerly working under Paul, saying that this young miss was already brought to the hospital due to fainting. Was the intelligence he received a hoax? That boastful but terrific colleague of his could mistake something basic like this?A second later though, he shrugged off the random thoughts from his mind, unaware that once this night passed, his memories of
Three years later...In a wide, clean yet empty room within a tall apartment building at Western Alina City, two girls, both pretty, young, and full of vitality, were unpacking boxes after boxes of items, pieces of furniture, and clothes.One of them, the girl with long slightly curly blonde hair and baby blue eyes, stood up and with her hands on her waist, stretched her body, bending her back a bit while letting out some groans of frustrations. After pouting her luscious pinkish lips, she glared at the other pretty woman in the place who was busy pushing a cabinet in the nearby bedroom.A feminine voice filled with misgivings and tiredness sharply resounded all over the place."Ivy, tell me the truth, why am I the one you have called here instead of your parents or brother? It's so tiring having to carry your stuff here back and forth! But then, I still have to help you unpack and arrange them? Tell me, do you have any rec