“Ms. Cider, to what do I owe the pleasure?”An alluring woman with an old-fashioned smoking pipe welcomed Alek with a laid-back smile.“Madam R, greetings,” Alek replied as she held Madam R’s hands and kissed the ring. “Is everyone here?”“You’ve appeared after eight months, but we might not be able to chat over tea anytime soon, right?” Madam R did not let Alek answer her and snap her smoke pipe into half.“Everyone, we have a guest today.” She browsed everyone’s faces marking her dominance to the group of lavishly dressed people.Madam R slightly brushed Alek’s back, then slowly walked away and sat on the pool t
At four in the morning at the gates of Erius University.Alek arrived and saw Jessi waiting on a blue audi. She was wearing shades with a brown hue while snacking on some protein bars. “Madam R really cares about you, huh. You sure can run with these large bags of supplies?” Jessi pointed at the back side of the car, the window was rolled up so Alek could not see what was inside the car. Her sickness could only detect living organisms or things that had a certain temperature.“You can sit in the shotgun. I’ll be driving you to that place.”Alek took a seat and fastened her seat belt. “Will someone be meeting me there?” “Hm?”Jessi tilted her head with confusion. “No.”“Didn’t you say you scheduled someone to go there at 4 AM?”Jessi burst out laughing. The car suddenly sped up the moment Jessi became serious once again. “Are you that silly, girl?”“Ahh. You tricked me.” Alek sighed as she stared out of the window. “Not really. I want to ask you something. And I have the confidence t
District 11, Yolo City. A woman clad in black attire merged into the night. She leisurely sat on the balcony near the living room, listening to the conversation of the house owner and guests. Surprisingly, none of the people noticed her. They passed by her and even looked up, trying to peek at what the guests were up to. The woman was up there, blatantly eyeing them prying into someone else's business. Most of the neighborhood was like that. Rumors kept their butts on fire; they couldn't even sit still. Inside the living room, a couple sat on the broken sofa. The sofa was covered with yellow satin, veiling the hole underneath. They felt uncomfortable but instead of complaining, they urged the lady host to state their intentions right away.
The Criminal Regiment’s branch in Region N hid in the deepest of the slums of Yolo City. They established a gambling house to conceal their temporary base. Most of their customers were people from the slums. The CR’s trick the hopeless customers into getting into debt with them. Eventually, when one had nothing to pay, they would hire him or her into doing something for them. That was how their roots had taken. Custard, the temporary leader, has been enjoying the position of the leader. In a few days, their leader would be promoted to be a Rank 3 Commander. If that happened, he would successfully gain the title he has longed for. The same as the normal days, he was sitting there with his legs wide open. He leaned on the chair as he fi
“Little lady!” “Alek!” Alek Cider looked at them confusedly. Their blood suddenly boiled with excitement. She scrutinized them from head to toe. Quinn awkwardly covered his bottoms with a book. He felt like the little lady was taking off his clothes from his eyes. He still couldn’t get used to it. The little lady told him that he couldn’t clearly see his whole humanity. “It was vague.” That's what she said, but still! Vague revealed that she still could see him in and out! Quinn peeked at Toro who was daringly exposing his body to the little lady. He frowned and smacked his peanuts with a book.
‘Well, I can also be Miss Elle Thion, but it’s rude to use the deceased name in vain.’ Alek Cider glanced at her older brother T**o who happened to be watching her too. T**o’s eyes glinted mischievously, indirectly hinting Alek to introduce as one of the Nine Immortal Survivors. Quinn Sohal happened to be one of the Nine Immortal Survivors who helped the whole world regain the knowledge of their ancestors. He was the most popular survivor known either from the West Continents or East Continents. He had authored more than a thousand books since almost a century ago. Given that he wrote an average of 17 to 18 books in a year. Those books mostly consist of a few pages unlike the books from this time when most were filled with explanations about
A group of students huddled together with a book and papers at the middle. Each of them held a pen in different ink colors. They were talking seriously as if what they were discussing was something critical. For students, it was something critical to them. They would have another exam after the major examination that happened last week. Teachers made an excuse such as orienting their students about the 1st Term individual evaluation or class rating evaluation. [Note: Critical but easy as a piece of cake] Shameful may it be to use the run-around answer students often used; they could only use it to shut up the students. They won’t be able to know or guess the real answer from them anyway. That was the reason why “almost” all students were studying so hard that they didn’t care anymore even if they go bald. This time was the only time they really studied hard and would do everything for a classmate that was behind the class to catch u
Clouds ran in the sky as they covered the raging sun. Dews crystallize on top of the leaves reflecting the sunlight. The ground was wet and small puddles formed after a light rain. Ripples appeared on the puddles as tiny mud hit on the surface. It persevered continuously until the last pair of feet passed by. Such a wonderful spring-like morning welcomed a new nerve-wracking event. Most of the grade 12 students paced back and forth in front of the bulletin board. The faculty teachers did not need 24 hours to complete checking their papers. The total grade 12 students were only 156. No more, no less. Albeit sacrificing a little of their personal time and overwork on that certain day, they felt no fatigue for they had already received a bonus that would total three months of their salary. Some visitors were willing to invest in this school just for the sake of scouting talents. The students below grade 12 were amazed to se