It had been two hours since Perseus had fallen asleep. He could feel someone shaking him, asking him to wake up. His eyes opened, and the figure above him was blurry. The drugs were starting to wear off, too.“Get up, Perseus. I have an important thing to tell you.” She announced.It didn’t take a while for his eyes to adjust to the dim light. Now he could see who was there; it was Lexi, and she had a serious look on her face.“What happened?” He asked.“I have been trying to wake you up for the past hour, but you haven’t been responding.” She retorted.He sat up, his gaze moving to the bed. Eris and Sherry were already asleep. He turned his gaze back to Lexi.“What did you want to tell me?” He asked.She got off the bed and held out her hand for him to take. “Follow me.”“There is no need for you to offer your hand. I can get up.”Perseus moved the blankets aside and got out of bed. He covered the girls with the blanket properly before falling into steps with Lexi.“Where are we goin
Perseus ran his hand through his hair. “I was not there. I was heading home from school, and as soon as I got to the front door, men were coming out of it; they were wearing masks, and they almost killed me. But I was spared because they wanted to get my parents to experiment with me when I was older.”“Does that mean that they might come for you anytime soon?” She inquired.Their eyes met. “Perhaps, and he wasn’t alone.”Those words made her even more concerned. She thought that the killer was sent by someone who had a grudge against Perseus' parents, but from what he just said, the killers wanted something, and now they are expecting to get it from him.“Did you have an idea what your parents were making?”“No.” He replied. “They don’t talk to me about their work, and they aren’t always at home if they are. They would be engrossed in their work.”Lexi thought about it for a while. “How many times were they home a week?”“Two times a week.” He responded.Perseus often peeked at them
“We are heading west,” Perseus muttered as he took a dangerous U-turn on the side of the road. Lexi clutched her seat belt, her gaze focused on the road. They were in the car now, heading in the direction of the killer. Thanks to Iris, he knew the exact place the man was. The panel was in front of him, guiding him.“I never wanted to go after him at 1 a.m.” Lexi yelled.“It’s 1:08.” He corrected her.She glanced at him. “What’s the difference?”“It’s easier to catch him now.” Soon, he was pulling in front of a large old building. The building wasn’t all that old; the materials used for the design of the house were weak and worn out. Despite his driving speed, the drive took two hours.They were far away from home, and the place they were in was in a huge and quiet forest. They stepped out of the car, and he took a glimpse of the place while she tore her gown until it was halfway up her legs.“Are we going in to find him?” She asked. “Such a house this bastard lived in after killing
[Widower, no one knew what happened to his wife, and her body was never found.]Perseus' eyes were focused on the darkness behind the man. Just as he looked away, a faint light emitted from the room from a distance, catching his attention. He tried to look past the man, but as if the man knew that, he walked out of the door and closed the door behind him. “Aren’t you too young to be married?” Sam’s gaze turned back to Lexi.“Well, that’s nothing. We have dated since we were in high school. Our relationship was one of six years before we got married.”Perseus was surprised at how she was able to lie so flawlessly. “Hmm,” Sam replied. “How old are you?”“I am 25, and he is 26.” “You wanted a room, right?” Sam asked. Lexi nodded. “Uh-huh.”Sam’s eyes darted to Perseus. “Doesn’t your husband speak?"[You can use a fake identity host.][I already made the ID for your fake identity.][You can find it in your left pocket.]Perseus dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out the card. He
“Iris, what is the next thing to do?” Perseus asked, determination glinting in his eyes, and he held Lexi in his arms in bridal style.[Move slowly to the right.][That’s all you have to do to avoid the trap.]Perseus did as he was told; he stepped slowly to the right and began walking forward. His mind raced as he tried not to make a mistake.[You have avoided the trap host. He is going to be suspicious; just act like you know nothing about it. Okay?]“Yeah.” Perseus glanced down at Lexi; she was staring back at him. With a concerned look on her face, he gave her a sly smile and turned his gaze back to the path.“What is your next plan?” She whispered. “We still haven’t found the killer yet, and since you mentioned the trap, I can tell that their main goal is to kill us.”“I already know that,” Perseus replied. “He is letting us live because of my fake identity.”“So that identity is what’s keeping us safe?”“Yes.”“When did you make it anyway?”“I picked it up when we took the thin
The second man froze at Perseus' words. Although he was still pointing the dagger at them, he couldn’t do anything against a gun. The dagger dropped from his hand and fell onto the carpet floor.[The second man's name is Berry Farry.][He is Sam’s nephew.]Perseus compared both men together. They looked nothing alike; they didn’t even have the same build. “I will ask you a few questions.” Lexi stepped closer to Sam. Sam wiggled against the table. His hands were still connected to the table, and he tried to pull his hands. His hand just went above the knife, cutting him deeper.“If I were you, I would stop moving,” Lexi muttered, pulling out a butcher knife. Sam flinched. “Why are you doing this? I offered you a room, didn’t I? Why are you being so cruel?”She waved her head. “You were going to attack us in the room you gave us if we didn’t come here, weren’t you?”Sam’s eyes widened, but he managed to hide his expression. “What are you talking about? I never thought about that; we
Perseus stopped in front of the shelf. “Is it something I can dodge, Iris?”[Yes.]He reached out to grab the book from the shelf. Sam had a huge smirk on his face at that moment, clearly waiting for Perseus to take the hit from whatever came from the trap.Perseus' hand touched the book, and just immediately, a dart left a part of the shelf, aiming at his head. He bent over, dodging the arrow, and spun around to see what the dart hit. The book was in his hand now.The dart brushed past Sam and hit the wall. Sam’s eyes widened, his eyes darting towards Perseus. He couldn’t believe that Perseus had dodged the dart.“You tried to kill me even though I was being nice to you,” Perseus muttered, walking back to his spot in front of Sam. “I have the book with me; are there other things that you would like to explain?”Sam gulped. “There might be some things to explain. We have done a lot of things; I have no idea which one you are talking about.”“Tell me everything, then.” He replied. “For
“It depends on what you are going to ask.”, Perseus responded by folding his arms. “You and a cop came here. Am I right?”“Yes.” Perseus was getting fed up with the questions the man was asking him. “You can already see that.”“How did the men get injured? It looked more like an attack than self-defense.”“They had traps everywhere.” He replied. “Their traps got them when we were chasing after them.”“Do you also mean that the trap broke that man’s leg?” The officer gestured for Ben, whose limbs were all broken.”Perseus ran his hand through his hair; he had no idea that Lexi was going to do such a thing. “I guess so. You should see the house yourself! I bet none of your officers will be able to walk into that house without being stung by a dart.”As if on a clue, an officer who had just walked into the house screamed. A dart had got him on the neck.“See,” Perseus muttered. “Should I say I told you so?”The officer gave Perseus a suspicious stare before closing his notepad. “Thanks