"But why General?" Olive uttered in disbelief. "I want to join-"              "Are you disobeying me now, Olive?" Olive stopped with Nathan's words. Olive gulped. "You are Ashriel's secretary, so while we are on the battlefield, you'll help Lady Venice manage the whole Empire," Nathan explained plainly. Ashriel would probably snicker if ever she heard Nathan's words.               Olive cleared her throat and began at once. "Y-Yes, General," Olive mumbled and secretly crumpled her fist. How can she know their moves if she is ordered to stay at the Palace?   

"Dang it, I really can't find her!" Xieaniel slammed his hand on the wooden table angrily and slammed his laptop close. What he hated the most is failing, especially when it is about his family. " Where the hell are you?" Leon seethed, biting his thumb nail. He tried to calm down, breathing in and out, but failed. " Crap it!" He picked the nearest glass and slammed it on the wall, shattering it to pieces. What if she was tortured? What if she was raped? No, what if she was killed?  "Arrgh! Should we ask for backup forces and turn this freaking city upside down, Sir? I can contact my twin now." He added, full of fury. He knows how strong Oriana is, but he does not know her situation by now and he does not trust the Cadre. Leon will surely go berserk if ever something undesirable happens to her. “You can’t die.”

“300 joules!”  “L-Lady-” “Do it!” “300 joules, clear.” “Clear!” Oriana’s body leaped for the third time then suddenly, there was a moment of silence. Venice’s tears leaked from her eyes followed by her sweat. “T-The vitals…” She whispered and released a deep sigh. “She’s back.”  Spencer and the other people present released a heavy breathing of relief and felt their body slumped. But then, Spencer’s eyes became sharp. “How much torture did they did to her to experince cardias arrest?” He whispered, clutching his fist. &ldq

“It’s getting late. Let’s stay here for tonight. I’ll pay for your expenses so don’t worry.” Siel uttered without looking at the driver who looked at her in the rearview.  “Do you know where to stay in a place like this?” Siel added while looking outside the window, trying to hide the disappointment on her face. She completely remembers how lively this village was before Edom revolted.  It saddened her to hear and see with her own eyes how the joyful village became the small village of fear.  Everytime they pass by a broken house or building with marks of blood, it breaks her heart. Siel bit her lower lip. After she successfully executes Ashriel’ plan, she knows this place will never be the same again. Many

“Ya okay? I bet you’re tired.” Elias asks, throwing Siel a quick glance from the passenger seat. “Still worried ‘bout the kid? You need to get used to it if you want to stay in this place for a while.” He added in a low tone.  Siel suddenly felt the urge to hang Luis upside down and slowly feed him to the leech, but she cannot. She must not. How can Luis just kill innocent people? Especially a kid who just wanted to help his mom and dad. “You can sleep and I’ll just wake you up.” Elias suggested, but Siel shook her head without glancing at him and fixed her hair, secretly aligning her earpiece.“No.” She answered sharply after some time. “I don’t want to sleep and wake up in the cemetery.” She murmured under her brea