A Game Of Retribution の小説・ストーリー

I waited to feel the starvation. Instead, I felt the heavy, biting weight of iron. Clink. Clink. I tried to pull my hands toward my face, but the chains snapped tight, anchoring my wrists to a bolt in the wall. The sound echoed off the stone, a jagged, rhythmic reminder that fate has a sick sense of humor. Not again. Please, God, not like this. I had lived. I had come back. I had played the game, I had gotten allies, and yet, here I was back in the one place I promised myself I would never see again. The basement. The tomb.

This was war, and war required sacrifices. The fire in my chest grew hotter by the second as I balled my fists. Little did the humans know what awaited them. They believed that their walls and their weapons made them secure, and they didn’t realize. They didn’t understand what it meant to confront someone like me — someone with nothing left to lose. This wasn’t revenge anymore. It was retribution. A reckoning. And I would ensure it was a war they would never forget.

Her eyes, once vibrant with hope, now bore the scars of betrayal. "Because you're a pawn in a game much larger than yourself and then you had to cross the line and forget your place," I replied, my tone dripping with malevolence. "And the puppet master delights in watching the marionettes dance to the discordant tune of despair." A wicked smile played on my lips. “I am the embodiment of retribution, the specter of vengeance that haunts the recesses of your pack's collective nightmare. I do not care who I have to hurt to get what I want so this is where we say goodbye."

Retribution was a cleaner calculus than the messy, uncertain game of espionage Sabatine was proposing. “He doesn’t deserve a path,” Anton finally growled, the words torn from him. “This isn’t about what he deserves,” Sabatine said, reaching out, his hand closing over Anton’s wrist where it lay clenched on the leather seat. The touch was an anchor. “This is about what you need. You need Silas gone. Not just inconvenienced. Gone. Finch can help you do that. Your anger… It's a weapon. But point it at the right target.”

He did whatever his mother told him. And because I loved him, I let it go as long as it wasn’t too much. However, I never imagined that even in something like this, he’d side with his family to deceive me. He had completely betrayed my trust. Just then, as the cameraman following us finally lowered his gear, Mira suddenly lunged forward, snatched up the camera, and smashed it hard against the ground. She pulled out a knife and held it to her neck. “Fine! You think you’re so tough? I won’t make you pay me back. But listen, what happened today stays here. Nobody messes with the money I made online!

I knew what they were thinking: that their leader had crossed another line, that the balance of blood I carried was no longer something that could be contained. And maybe they were right. The ambush two nights ago still replayed itself in fragments inside my skull: the screech of tires, the crackle of gunfire, Isabella’s sharp intake of breath beside me before I pulled her down into the floor of the car. The black mask of the hooded man appeared before me like a phantom I could never quite grasp, his voice echoing even now: “Balance is bled, Alexander. Yours has yet to come.” That phrase looped through me, an unholy mantra, and I hated it because I understood it. Retribution was not simply a

The group fell silent, the weight of his words unsettling. “The Reflection Game,” Ardan continued, “was not created by mortals. It was forged by the Seven Immortals during the Age of Chaos. They designed it as a tool to test humanity, to separate the weak from the strong. Every century, the game manifests, seeking out individuals who embody courage, wisdom, and determination. But there’s a catch—it thrives on sacrifice and conflict. The more you resist, the harder it fights back.” Mia’s voice trembled as she asked, “So... what happens if we fail?”

"You kept it from me for so long because you were afraid I'd give up, weren't you? But Calvin, I lost everything a long time ago. Learning this truth only made me more aware of that. Yet, even so, I still want to try—to learn how to love again. Not for any reason other than this: when I was lying alone in that hospital bed, desperate, I asked Elijah if he'd marry me. He took my hand and said, 'Yes.' In my darkest moment, he held onto me and told me I was Patricia, his wife. Even if it's all just a dream, I want to stay asleep a little longer. So, Calvin, let me be selfish this once. You're the most important person to me, and I want your support." "Do you still want revenge?" "You know, I ha

He yelled at his assistant, "Prepare a contract right now!" Several minutes later, a printed sheet was placed on Tony's desk, bearing the title ‘Lost Goods Retrieval Agreement’. The contents were simple. If I could find the thief and recover the stolen item within three days, the factory would reward me with $1 million. Otherwise, if I failed to uncover the truth or caused additional losses, I would need to compensate the factory for its $3.6 million loss. Tony lit his cigarette, and the smoke wafted slowly in the air. "If you can't afford the compensation, you can pay me back by working for me your entire life."