𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 : 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐩

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𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘸𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘛𝘚 | ɪɴᴛᴇʀ-ɢᴀᴛᴇ ᴇxᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ - 24

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Isha took a deep breath and gave Greymor a nod.

"Let’s set aside the rest for now. Our tasks here are more important."

Greymor checked his list.

"Is the Rinkawa barrier up?"

Isha replied,

"Yes, it's active. Everyone’s sealed—except the Walhallas and Agiadds."

"Perfect,"

Greymor said, a glint in his eye.

"Let's get moving."

Isha glanced around.

"Where’s Alan?"

"He's locked away,"

Greymor answered.

"Jailed in the secret asylum castle. He’s not going anywhere."

With a curt nod, Isha started forward.

"Good. Let’s go."

[ 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙩 ]

Winged and Lucifer were interrupted by an alert as they were making out together, noticing the movement beyond the barrier.

A voice echoed from the announcements speaker again.

"𝙐𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙠-𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧."

Lucifer raised an eyebrow.

"Well, this is interesting."

Winged smirked.

"Seems like A, S, and SSS+ grades from Peak-East have all arrived."

He turned toward the intruders, raising a hand in greeting.

"Yoo!"

Ken, leading the group, nodded back.

"Hey."

Winged’s eyes widened as he recognized him.

"Ken? An Ultimate Grade too?"

Ken gave a slight smile.

"Yeah."

Lucifer, still lounging, shrugged.

"We’ve already exterminated about 15% of Peakwest’s villagers. Want to help us finish the job?"

Isha stepped forward, her tone cold.

"That’s exactly why we’re here."

Sai motioned to Ken.

"He’ll stay here to watch for any intruders."

Isha gave a quick nod.

"Everyone’s sealed, right? Every last one of them."

Greymor reassured her.

"Yes, anyone who hasn't awakened isn’t a threat. If they show up, we’ll handle it."

Isha cracked her knuckles.

"Then let's start the extermination."

Ken stayed back, observing as the others moved forward.

The voice from the speakers interrupted again, this time with a final announcement.

"𝘿𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧, 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪."

Winged stretched his arms, a grin spreading across his face.

"Good. Now we can work without interruptions. Let’s go."

They started to walk away, their silhouettes vanishing into the shadows.

Ken lingered at the barrier, watching them disappear, before the speakers crackled to life one last time.

"𝙐𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙠-𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚."

Ken turned, his eyes narrowing as he sensed a presence behind him.

"I was expecting you,"

he said, a sly grin playing on his lips.

"I knew you’d show up as soon as the cameras were off, Alan Joel."

Alan stood just within the entrance, leaning against a broken pillar with a calm confidence.

He ran a hand through his hair, the pink scarf around his neck flowing in the wind.

His sharp blue eyes met Ken’s, and his dark attire seemed to blend into the surroundings.

He let out a breath, then smirked.

"Missed me?"

Ken’s grin widened.

[ ℕ𝕠𝕥𝕖 ] 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℙ𝕖𝕒𝕜 𝔼𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕤, 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕝𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕤𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕡 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕨𝕖𝕤𝕥, 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕄𝕦𝕫𝕒𝕟 𝔸𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕦𝕞'𝕤 𝕣𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠 𝕖𝕩𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕖.

𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℝ𝕚𝕟𝕜𝕒𝕨𝕒 𝕓𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 ℙ𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕨𝕖𝕤𝕥'𝕤 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕓𝕪 𝕒 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕, 𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟'𝕤 𝕤𝕦𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟 𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕗𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕗𝕚𝕖𝕝𝕕.

ℍ𝕚𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 𝕔𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤, ℂ𝕒𝕟 𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕒𝕘𝕒𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕥 𝕤𝕦𝕔𝕙 𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕝𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕕𝕕𝕤?

𝕎𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕒 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕝 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕣𝕦𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕥𝕙 𝕠𝕗 ℙ𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕨𝕖𝕤𝕥’𝕤 𝕞𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕤?

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕚𝕕𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕝𝕒𝕟 𝕗𝕒𝕔𝕖𝕤 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕥 𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕖 𝕪𝕖𝕥.

ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕡𝕚𝕔 𝕔𝕝𝕒𝕤𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕖𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕍𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕞𝕖 𝟛𝟛, 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕪𝕖𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕖𝕕.

To Be Continued...