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Chapter 44; Snap
Author: Unaware Ovie Emmanuel
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Levi glares at Gideon several yards away, raw aggressive energy around his body. <It’s my fault.> He echoed in his mind, as he continues to picture the injured Uncle Mark and the tortured Lucy.

But in between those thoughts, an image of a young boy bleeding out on the ground crosses his mind as well.

“I won’t let that happen again.” He mumbled as his energy rises even more, causing the earth to shake beneath them.

The energy was so much that the still evacuating agents turned to see a bright blue light in the middle of the battlefield.

Nina steps away from the van, her eye focused on the light as a harsh cold wind blows past her. “Kid…” She mumbled as the source of the energy surge continues to pulse out.

Then, Levi steps forward, a foot at a time, the wind howling around him. “Levi. Levi!” Lucy called out, a hand on her dislocated arm but Levi doesn’t even pay attention to her. She

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