“The game is starting soon,” the voice boomed, announcing, “the game between our famous second-best player Zep and the other player, Jim.”While the others cheered and squealed in excitement, Perseus' eyes were glued to the panel in front of him. What he saw there shocked him so much that he couldn’t utter a single word.How could that have happened? How was it even possible?As if noticing his shock, Iris floated towards the panel and stared at it. Her jaw also dropped in astonishment, as she hadn’t been able to read Zeppelin and knew nothing about him.The panel read:[Name: Zeppelin Damon.][Race: Human.][Combat Skill: Boxing and Taekwondo.][Level of Danger Impact (How dangerous he is): 899.][Interest Rate: 200/200.][Amount of Love: 150/200.][Hatred: 100/500.][Strength: 175/200.][Fear: Hurting his brother he had just found without having a choice.][He is a puppet of the Maximilian family, who are enemies of the Damons, more like a doll that should be controlled.][He has sc
Walking towards the stage, the cameras pointed at Perseus from all angles, casting them on the large screens. Murmurs ripped through the air at how handsome he looked.[Host, are you alright?] Iris asked, and concern lashed her face as she floated around his head. ‘I am fine.’[You are not going to snap at him, are you?]‘I am not.’[That would be better. What are you going to say to him once you get there?]‘I will have to get there first.’Perseus got to them, and a smile appeared on Gold’s face immediately after he got to them. Taking the mic from Zeppelin, he raised it to his lips. “Hello everyone! As you all know, I am Perseus Damon, who mentors Zeppelin. However, we have more than a mentor and student relationship." He paused, hesitating. The smile on Zeppelin's face faded.The air grew silent, and anticipation hung in the air. Everyone waited for Perseus to speak, wanting to know what he wanted to say to them.“Zeppelin is not a Maximilian, but a Damon!” Perseus announced th
“Recently. A day ago.”“I guess you also know that both our blood is needed to activate the device, alongside the device that you were sent to get when spying on me.” "Yes, I do.”“Why didn’t you tell me that they were awful to you?!” Perseus asked, his voice rising. “They had been like that for years, and yet you didn’t tell me about it when you knew we were brothers! Do you know how worried I was about you that I refused to include you in any dangerous things I do?!”“Why didn’t you tell me that you were a spy sent to watch me, and one day you would hand me over to them and use my blood to unlock Seus? What the hell did they threaten you with?”Perseus felt terrible; all this time, he had thought he was protecting his brother, but he wasn’t. He felt angry at himself; his life had always been terrible from the start, but at least he had a loving family. His uncle, his aunt, and Eriane.Zeppelin was different; he had fallen into the hands of his parents' enemies and had been abused e
“I thought you said you knew our parents' killer?” Zeppelin asked. “Why do we need to go against all of those organizations?”“Listen to me,” Perseus began. “These organizations want our blood to complete the project. Perhaps our parents used their blood, and now that they are dead, the only relation to them is us. Or perhaps our parents used our blood instead; that was the reason why they separated us.”[100%][You are right. I think you should think a lot because I can’t analyze anything unless you think.]‘Alright,’ Perseus replied.“If that is the reason, then we won’t let them have our blood.”“I think they might already have yours.” Perseus ran his hand through his hair. “You have been with them for years; there is no way they haven’t experimented with your blood and guessed that they would need mine.” A grin spread across Zeppelin’s lips. “Oh, that? I got rid of the blood they had stored in their lab. Before they took it, they said you were unconscious and needed my blood, but
“Her picture wasn’t found anywhere,” Perseus asked. He hadn’t tried searching for his mother's picture, so he had no idea. He had the memory of her; he knew the color of her hair and eyes, but he didn’t know exactly what she looked like. Her face had faded in his memory, but he could recognize a photo of her if he saw it. “Yes. I couldn’t find a picture of either her or your dad,” Ryan replied. “We might be able to find it in the company, though. What brings you here? Since you came with him, I already knew you didn’t come here to have fun.”“Right.”“Then?”“Why don’t we go in?”“Alright.”Ryan walked ahead, opened the door, and waited for Perseus to enter. He closed the door, and Perseus glanced around the house. The house was cozy with perfect furnishing and decorations, but what caught Perseus’s attention were his pictures scattered around the walls—all different poses of him.He glanced back at Ryan. “You seem to be obsessed with me.”Realizing this, Ryan dashed for the wall a
Perseus pushed open the door indicated by the tracker. Inside, a man’s head turned to look at him. Iris floated and sat on Perseus’ shoulder, her gaze fixed on the men before them.Zeppelin was stuffing his face with food, sitting on a chair in the middle of the kitchen, a table filled with tins of food in front of him. Tim and Ryan stared at him as if he were a unique painting from a museum.Tom and Ryan stood next to Zeppelin, Ryan's arms folded.“You’re here,” Ryan muttered. “Are you done?”Zeppelin nodded. “I am. Let’s get started.”“Alright.”Ryan glanced at Tom. “Get the chairs.”“Okay,” Tom replied.In a few minutes, Tom carried three chairs into the kitchen, and the men finally sat down, gathering around the table.“I hope you all aren’t interested in eating my food,” Zeppelin inquired.“We’re not,” Tom responded. “We already ate; you can have it all to yourself.”Zeppelin's gaze turned to Perseus. “You could eat if you want.”“No thanks,” Perseus mumbled, leaning back against
“No way you are letting them in,” Ryan cried out, ignoring what Perseus had said about them staying with him.“Why can’t I let them in?” Perseus asked.A frown appeared on Ryan’s face, and he peered at Perseus. “You just can't let them in. I can't let them into this house. They aren't one but three.”“More than three, actually,” Perseus corrected.“What?”“There are five bodyguards with them,” Perseus replied. “That’s why I said I was going to get the door to be sure it's them.”“It is them.”“I've never had a girl in my house. Now you are just bringing three in so casually!” Ryan snapped. “They're not even my girlfriends.”“Do they have to be your girlfriend before you invite them in?” Perseus questioned. “If that's the way you feel, I might as well leave the house if you don’t want them in.”Ryan pouted. “Fine, they can come in.” He pulled out his phone and turned on the screen. Opening the camera, he was able to see those who were standing in front of his building. “They are eight
“More like it makes you more important in life-and-death situations. I wouldn’t be surprised if you die like a bug when we encounter the enemy,” Ryan taunted. “And don’t even think about trying to understand what is going on. All we need you for is your combat skills.”Loom’s brows knotted. “He specifically picked me.”“I know you are the AfterEnd guard that Perseus picked up. Don’t get your hopes up. How can we be sure you wouldn’t spy on us and sell the information for money?”“I would never do that.”“But you have done it several times, haven’t you?” Ryan asked, taking a step closer to Loom and leaning in. “Since I have always kept an eye on Perseus, I have investigated everyone who came near him, and you happen to be one of them.”Blood drained from Loom’s face. From the look Ryan was giving him, he could tell that Ryan knew a lot about him.“Were you stalking me?” Loom demanded.“You wouldn’t call it stalking. I sent people to investigate you, and I did it myself too. Now if you