William Winchester sucked in a deep breath. Not of relief but of frustration. He had just barked orders to his subordinates, telling them what to do concerning the security of the Academy.The security personnel all shouted, “Yes sir!" Before heading to their posts and their duties.Another exhale came before William turned inside to head to the top floor of the Titan, using the steps because the elevator was still under repair from the attack and according to the supervisor of the repair team, it would take another forty-eight hours.The unnecessary exercise added to his mental stress and did nothing to his physical strength. He simply huffed and entered the executive passageway that led to his father's office, which was now his. It was the first place to be repaired because questions may arise if he left the gaping hole in the wall open.It was a sore sight to see, and visitors and his father's business partners would not have missed that.After closing the door of the office, he
“I'm afraid that's not gonna work, Kathlyn," Samantha said, pushing a chair back at the table to sit.“Why not? If you use fire.." Kathlyn argued, following Samantha with her eyes until she sat, still trying to prove her point.“Breaking in by melting his security box with fire? Really Kathlyn?" Gaine said in disbelief, his eyes saying I thought you're supposed to be smarter than Drake.Kathlyn hissed at him and went back to facing Samantha. Samantha gave her a no face and tried to explain her rejection.“The security boxes have sensors.” Eren said absentmindedly, taking the chance from Samantha. His eyes focused on the table.When Samantha noticed that he wasn't ready to continue his explanation, she did, "Yes, Silas spoke about it once. The sensors in the security boxes are designed with a face and gait recognition program.” Samantha looked around the room at her friend's faces. “Silas will know we are there the minute we are sixty steps away from the box. The sensors are wired to
Each step Zachary Winchester took to the entrance of the Titan was heavy and it filled his lips with silent prayers, and blooming hope that he was ready to listen to reason. His brother was afraid, he knew that, but he couldn't settle it to be a reason and an excuse for his errant and unthinkable actions in the past months after their father's death. He couldn't reason with him and wished that he'd at least listen to him or consider his words.“Phew!" Zachary exhaled as the stairs to the entrance of the ground floor came into sight.Even as Zachary was full of hope, he was equally filled with dread. He hoped that his brother's call was not a faze and that he knew about his knowledge about Eren and his group's whereabouts. Zachary already decided that he would not allow his brother to sabotage their plan no matter what it took for him to stop him.After a deep breath, he stepped into the private elevator, his heart thumping at every number countdown until he got to one, the top of
“I knew I was made for this.” Gaine said, a smirk plastered on his as they approached Silas Manor.“Shut up, Gaine," The group said at the same time. Kathlyn rolled her eyes.“Wow, you guys never have enough of me. And now you don't want me anymore.” He grumbled, amusement dancing in his sea eyes.Drake groaned and gave him a look that said, if you don't stop talking now. I'll feed you to the dogs.The group all through their journey had had to put up with Gaine, and his unwanted gist. Drake who was the short tempered one of the group surprisingly condoned Gaine throughout their journey.“Leave him guys , he's just nervous.” Alice commented, a smirk growing on her lips.“What do you me_?” Gaine was saying before Eren interrupted him, announcing their arrival at their destination.“We're here." He said and at the same time activated his MANNA the red glow in Excalibur shone brightly.As though the atmosphere before was erased, everyone in the group became serious, determination etched
The night air was heavy with the quiet hum of tension as Sid and Gaine faced each other amid the fight. The moon cast a cold light over their features, making Gaine look ethereal from afar as his grey hair flowed under the sheen of the moon. But all that mattered at the moment was the clash of MANNA between the two powerful Awakened facing each other. Gaine stood tall, his green eyes locked on Sid, blue MANNA flickering around his swords like a living flame. Sid’s green eyes gleamed under the moonlight, and he gripped his blades, green MANNA seeping into the air around him, making the ground beneath him crackle. Without a word, Sid charged, his sword gleaming with jade energy as he closed the distance between him and Gaine. Gaine moved fast, blocking Sid’s strike with a sharp clash of steel. Sparks of blue and jade MANNA flew, lighting up the night as their swords collided. The force of Sid’s attack pushed Gaine back a step, but he quickly recovered, his eyes narrowing with f
“Useless!” Silas exclaimed as soon he heard the news about his baits, Sid, Vatican Sol, and Trevor.Jared Khan watched him, his eyes picking up every action. Silas Homer was acting like a man who had lost it.Not that he ever acted any better. Jared thought. Silas frowned, “I at least expected more from Sol. He should have reported back now.” Silas complaining about Vatican Sol’s subpar performance surprised the rest of his party. Jared and Edward Dennin, who walked in on the statement, shared a glance.“What's wrong? What happened to the rest?” Edward asked. Jared Khan didn't give him any response. Instead, he stood up and walked to the mini bar at the north end of the dimly lit room. A large window stood behind the small floating stall of wine.After pouring himself a whiskey, he lingered for a few minutes and took in the scenery he saw from the outside.Their house was on a hill, one of Silas's most treasured houses in the nation.‘It's a wonder how many houses he has.’ Jared Kh
“Father!" Gaine called after William Winchester, walking faster to match his father's pace, which he failed to do. “It makes no sense. Why in the world would you want to put them both in jail when they were both part of the group? I was, too, and I'm not in jail." William Winchester paid Gaine no attention; instead, he walked past him, heading towards his office.Gaine had rubbed his opinion into his ear since he got out of the car. He hijacked his father before the Titan and began pleading and begging, but William was unwilling to hear it.As they passed the front of the secretary's desk, Gaine saw his uncle and immediately ran to him.“Uncle! You have to help me.” He took hold of his uncle's hands, and Zachary Winchester allowed him. “You have to help me, uncle. Father wants to arrest Eren again.” His blue eyes gleamed under the artificial light."I'm sure you won't like that, Uncle."“It's alright, Gaine.” Zachary gave Gaine a small smile before he turned to his brother. Drowning
Eren sighed, “It's Mr Winchester, isn't it?"The guard nodded and turned sharply to join the rest of the others. As Eren walked down the hallway to the front of the dorms, thoughts of his encounter with Tiana crossed his mind, leaving him numb and spinning with a thousand emotions.Eren's pale face was hit with a gush of cold night air. The night had never seemed darker to him. His mind kept reeling from the many things that had gone wrong and the millions of mistakes he had made that had cost people's lives. At that point, he began to doubt whether it was all worth it. Will mom approve of me? He thought about Tiana again. She didn't approve of him, which made him think deeply about his actions.Eren was jerked back to the brightness of the night by the guard that held him when he stopped moving. “Ugh." He groaned and continued to move. The Academy grounds were heavily pitted, and lanterns and artificial lights were in almost every corner.The whole thing was blinding to Eren,