The Night Queen

Chapter 34

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THIRD PERSON'S POV

It's been a week yet no one has heard any from Rain. The guys also contemplate where and how she has been. They don't have any idea where she's at, or how long would she be gone. Ace didn't attend his class for the whole week. He is bothered with thoughts. Lance, on the other hand, couldn't find clues to answer his questions.

2019, December
New York, 4:30 a.m.

"You made me do this. You turned me into someone who's capable of doing everything just to see all of you suffering," a man wearing a burgundy coat said.

"Let him go!" the girl yelled and as the tear fall from her eye, she pulled the trigger.

Rain woke up gasping for air, looking sweaty and fragile. She's been dreaming the same dream from time to time and she's sick of it. Pin rushed in the room to see her.

"What happened?" He asked.

"Nothing," she answered and get out of bed and went straight to the kitched to grab a glass of cold water. "

"When's my flight back to the Philippines?"

Pin hesitated to answer, or did he ever want to answer. He still find it ridiculous. He knew how strong she is but he couldn't take the fact that she could also die. He knew how dangerous their missions are but he can't lose her. However, he couldn't do anything because it was her father's order.

"We leave at six."

Philippines, 1:00 p.m.

"Lance, have you heard from Ace?" Hadrian asked. They couldn't contact him for days. He wasn't at home nor in his apartment. They asked his sister but she, too, doesn't know. He's been gone since the night of the jubilee. They felt like that day has to do with Ace's disappearance. He was never like that.

"Oh! We've got a fight tonight." Xian uttered while looking at his tech-watch he just brought from an auction. "No way! No freaking way!" he exclaimed.

"What?" Everybody turned their eyes on him.

"Do you know Kutuzov from BA8?"

"It rings a bell," Rude replied.

"Ah! The mad guy! Do you remember the inter-BA finals back in 2016? He's the guy who almost killed BA7's rank 1 using just a spoon. Crazy how he scooped the eyeballs, literally. It still gives me chills up to now."

"Rumors said that he once lived in the Philippines."

"It's not inter-BAs right now. But why?" Alex find it odd. If there is an inter-BA, announcement would have been posted right away but there was none. Was it really just a challenger or was it really Kutuzov?

"We must let Ace know."

Rain and Pin just got off the private jet. They were heading straight to her house when there's a silhouette of a guy was seen in front of her house. Pin immediately prepared three shirukens on his hand in case it was an enemy.

"Who's there?" tanong niya. Rain was inside the car, looking out of the window. She's examining the silhouette. The guy step out to the light and it was Ace. Yet, still, Pin's cautious about everything that could happen. "What are you doing here?" He asked but it is obvious in his voice that he's making a statement not to cross the line.