Kro quietly stands in front of Shadow and says, "Alina is missing."
Shadow raises a questioning eyebrow and waits silently for Kro to continue. But Kro does not continue. Instead, he walks over to the girl and says, "You don't have to do this anymore if you don't want to..."
"I swore my allegiance to Kazmer Viktor Genesis." Shadow Krod interrupts harshly.
"Wasn't the point," says Kro with a smile.
Shadow frowns and asks, "Then what else did you do after Alina disappeared...?"
"We must stop the American attack. Genesis has already declared war on the Lev Sergeevich clan," mutters Kro in response.
Shadow quietly closes his eyes and says, "Let's postpone it."
"You sure? It's like a big bounty hunt is going on for the Genesis forces. It wouldn't make sense for us to wait any longer," Kro asks.
"After all, these forces belong to Genesis," Shadow tries to say quietly.
"Yes.. And he plans to take over these forces as soon as you take over the throne. You will be his next Isis."
"His next Isis?" Shadow asks with a frown.
"As soon as Isis ascended the throne, his wife's... meaning your mother's forces were in the grip of Genesis." Kro explains, looking out the window and then turning back, "But it was predictable. Sometimes we just want manipulation to replace the truth. And sometimes it replaces. But with Genesis... anything is possible."
Shadow shakes his head to himself and says, "I don't believe you."
Kro shrugs and turns back to the window: "No one is telling you to believe me."
Shadow nods and walks away. Of course, faith lies within you. Somehow, Kro's story seemed wrong to the girl. Because, after all, everyone can twist other people's words.
However, Kro had never harmed her or intentionally injured her.
And Genesis...
Shadow couldn't quite explain to herself what Genesis did to her. Or whom he had fashioned with his own hands and now played as a pawn on his table.
Lily stands quietly under the window ledge of her house, watching the crows begin to gather.
Today the crows stayed away from the sky, as if sensing that something dangerous might come down from there. How they knew, Lily didn't know.
But one thing was certain. Word of the impending danger had begun to spread among them as well.
Adrian quietly walks over to Lily and says, "You ran. Again."
Lily stiffens quietly and walks closer to the edge saying, "Not directly."
Adrian walks behind Lily and pulls the edge of her jacket, waiting for her to take a few steps back.
Adrian walks behind Lily and pulls the edge of her jacket, waiting for her to take a few steps back.
But Lily won't back down. Adrian nods quietly and says, "I know how you feel, Lily."
Lily gives Adrian a weary look and says, "I don't feel anything."
Adrian nods softly, "I know."
Lily shakes her head and says, "I can't be trusted. Good thing Shadow showed me that."
Adrian shakes his head and says, "You're a fighter. Shadow respects fighters."
"Marc Gauthier would have finished me off," mutters Lily, rubbing her neck.
"But you refused to die," Adrian answers, pulling Lily close to him.
Lily swallows quietly and takes a few steps back and says, "I'm sorry."
Adrian raises his hands in surrender, "I should apologize to you. I made you uncomfortable."
Lily nods quietly and Adrian sits down quietly on the floor and Lily gives him a questioning look and Adrian pats the floor.
"Adrian, what... are you doing?" Lily asks, frowning.
"Sit down and you'll find out," Adrian answers, adjusting his pants.
Lily sits quietly and pulls her black jacket tighter around her and looks at Adrian. Adrian's dark eyes glance at Lily's scarred hands and says, "You."
"Me," Lily replies quietly, hiding her scarred hands.
"When I was little, I was told stories about heroes, villains and people who had once made history. I always listened to these stories with excitement, empathizing with each one as if they were the heroes of some cheap action movie saving the world. But I had never had a real hero before. All I was guided by was my mechanical training which I received from the Beaumonts. But... well, endurance alone isn't enough..."
"So what else would you need?" Lily asks, looking at Adrian's hands.
"Lily Black," Adrian answers, looking into Lily's eyes.
"How please?" Lily asks, raising an eyebrow.
"People talk all the time about how life makes them immortal. And how this immortality changes them and so on... Well, I'm sorry, but these people don't change because they say they're immortal. Except you, Lily. You can honestly say that I am immortal, make yourself immortal... And you are immortal."
"Immortality is not my goal," Lily replies.
"Immortality is you, Lily Black. You are immortal only because you have in your hands the biggest ghost town in the world, the mafias of Marcello Ferecci, Gabriel Beaumont and I don't know who else. You stand between two worlds and understand them. Not to mention your team. The children of the world's biggest rival families have worked in your service for over 19 years without tearing each other apart. Hell, you made one of the world's greatest assassins your right hand man. And Nikita Nadege Genesis as your left hand... Vous avez de la chance..." ("You're in luck...")
"Kro left me," mutters Lily, looking down.
"Yes, well... Kro is not used to the idea of his back being turned. Sometimes he takes it as a personal insult. But I can see the way he looks at you," says Adrian with a smile.
"I don't want to know," Lily answers, raising her hand.
"It's hard to get Kro to work for anyone but himself. Or to trust at all. Now, I don't know what you did, but this is not the same Kro that he was 20 years ago. Fortunately," says Adrian.
"Adrian, this is my decision. And I've made this decision," Lily replies stiffly.
"I know you are. But I can also see that you doubt this decision," says Adrian, quietly walking away.
"Manipulation doesn't suit you, Adrian Blanchet," Lily replies quietly.
"And I think you'd be able to control yourself better if you didn't lie to yourself all the time, Lily Black." Adrian says with a smile.
"Why do you think I'm living a lie?" Lily asks with a frown.
"Experience teaches," replies Adrian, adjusting his jacket.
"Experience can be wrong," Lily says with a shrug.
"Not this experience," Adrian says, looking at Lily.
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Queen of Wendel: Warlike
Mystery / Thriller"Why shouldn't he take care of you?" Shadow sighs quietly. There were many reasons. Secrets, past, weapons, girl's personal ethics. Not to mention her wounds. Her body was covered with knife wounds that always reminded her of her angry battles with...
