Elijah tried to figure out what was happening but Alice was in too panicked a state to give him any clues.
The best he could get was a name. “Who is Claire?” Elijah questioned as he called up the agent who had been investigating Alice on his orders. “She is Alice's daughter.” the man quickly replied, causing Elijah to pause. Alice has a daughter?... But who was the father? “Who's the father?” “I don't know, boss, but she is 9 years old.” Elijah frowned only for a thought to come to mind at that moment. However, he didn't dare to think too deeply as he understood that for some reason, Claire was in danger. He'd already sent Alice home with the driver so he planned on saving the girl with Thomas. Sensing his desire, the system reacted almost instantaneously. [Mission Generated] [Mission: The girl who cried wolf] [Reward: +100 Spirit Points] [Note: When ten missions are generated, a special mission will be created] Ignoring the system notifications for now, Elijah gave an order. “Find the girl immediately!” “Yes, boss!” *** At the Blood Cage, a crowd surrounded the metal cage at the center of the stadium and were chanting loudly. A fat middle-aged man held onto three chains tied to three ferocious wolves. These dogs seemed to have been starved for a long time as they growled at a little girl not too far away. The girl was covered in wounds and seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown as she was curled up in a ball and trembling in terror. She'd been crying for so long that she couldn't cry any longer. All she wanted was to return to her mummy but unfortunately, she had nowhere to go as she was trapped in the cage with the wolves and the fat man. The crowd went wild with delight as they raised their fists and yelled out profanities. “I'll start the bet, I bet that beat won't last longer than a minute in the cage. Ten thousand dollars!” “I'll raise you by a quarter!” Meanwhile, the girl grew even more frightened as she pleaded for mercy but no one cared to listen to her cries. The fat man holding on to the wolves sneered. “Poor brat, your mother just had to go and offend the last person she couldn't. Since your family doesn't care about you, then why should I?” Saying that, he let go of the chains and the wolves pounced on Claire, prepared to maul her to death. However, right at that moment. Elijah appeared! He smashed through the cage and swung his leg towards the wolves. Despite being tougher than humans, the wolves couldn't even survive one blow, dying instantly as a result. The entire stadium went silent as everyone, including the fat man, stared in disbelief. Just how strong did one have to be to kill three wolves with one kick?... There was no way this man was human! The fat man's double chin jiggled as he tried to back away. “Who are you?” Elijah ignored the question as he bent down to inspect Claire, quickly discovering that she had fallen unconscious out of fright. Just looking at the scars on her body caused him heartache but he managed to remain calm. He picked her up and handed her over to Thomas who didn't even bother hiding his anger. How could one be so heartless that they wouldn't even spare a child, leaving her to the wolves to be slaughtered!? “I know you,” Elijah muttered as he turned to face the fat man. “Fat Cho, you work for the Leroy family, don't you?” “How do you know that?” Fat Cho asked as he instinctively took another step back. Elijah wasn't about to inform the fat bastard that he was aware of everything that was required. His information network was not to be underestimated and all it took was five minutes for Claire to be found and the culprits for her situation to be pinpointed. At the center of it all was Mr. Leroy who would surely get what was coming. But for now, he would make an example out of the bastard who did not have compassion for a little girl. “How much did they give you to kill Claire?” “Stop asking me stupid questions if you already know that I work for the Leroy family. Compared to them, you are just a nobody. Do you have any idea how much it cost to raise those wolves yet you killed them!” Elijah gave no response and instead, rushed Fat Cho before he could even react, then the most shocking thing happened. He grabbed Fat Cho by his collar and raised him off the ground. Fat Cho couldn't believe what was happening as he exclaimed. “Put me down!... What are you doing?” Elijah replied. “I live by a certain principle. Do to others what you want others to do to you. So since you are okay with feeding a little girl to wolves, then you should be okay with being treated in the same way.” Fat Cho looked terrified and struggled to break free but Elijah wasn't about to let him go for what he'd done. He dragged the fat bastard to where several bloodthirsty wolves were waiting and without hesitation, tossed him inside. Screams of agony followed only to be drowned out by the cacophony of agitated barks. Just like that, Fat Cho was torn to pieces alive by several hungry wolves. [Mission completed] [100 Spirit Points rewarded] In the meantime, those in the crowd didn't dare to wait around as they all fled for their lives, too terrified to help Fat Cho out.“Claire,” Elijah muttered as he walked back to where Thomas stood with the little girl. Thomas didn't hesitate to hand her over with Elijah instinctively cradling like she was his child. He didn't know why but he felt like she was his kin, like his blood flowed through her veins. Even as he was a God of Slaughter and a King of War, in this moment, he found himself unable to breathe properly. Holding her tightly, almost like he was scared that she'd fall from his embrace, he muttered. “I didn't come on time. Forgive me.” After what felt like a long while, Claire woke up. “Sir.” She called out as she reached out and wiped away Elijah's tears. “Are you my dad?... But mommy said that my dad is dead, that he died on the battlefield protecting the country.” Elijah's lips quivered as he didn't know how to respond. As it was, he had so many questions so he thought it best to wait until he returned home and had a conversation with Alice. Only then would he be able to resolve the knots
Dressed in an impeccably black suit, Aiden smirked as he remarked. “Well, well, quite unfortunate, don't you think so?... I did warn you that I'd teach you a lesson. Since you dared to reject me, then you can forget about seeing the end of today, and as for your family, they don't care if you live or die; they just want you gone. As a replacement, your sister seems to be smarter than you, picking the obvious choice.” Though Alice was currently in a coma, a tear slid down her cheek, causing her to appear even more pathetic. Madison glared at Aiden before suddenly lunging at him and grabbing hold of his collar. “You bastard, it was you that put Alice in this condition!... How could you!... Why would you do such a thing?... Hasn't she suffered enough already?” Her cries quickly turned into uncontrollable wails as tears streamed down her cheeks while she pounded her fist against Aiden's chest. In response, Aiden slapped her across the face, before forcibly grabbing her wrist, causing
“Alice!” Elijah exclaimed as he raced into the hospital without a single care in the world, exuding a chilling sensation that spread throughout the entire hospital, engulfing everyone in its powerful presence. He arrived at the entrance of the emergency room only to lay eyes on Alice's fragile body, covered in sweat and struggling to breathe. His heart shattered as he witnessed such a heart wrenching sight, leaving him choked. “Elijah… I'm sorry.” Alice muttered in a hoarse tone, barely holding on to life as she made eye contact with Elijah who was standing at the doorway. Tears flowed down his face, revealing the weight of the sorrow he felt. Alice asked. “Is Claire safe?” “Yes.” “Good.” She said with a smile. “That's very good.” As she finished speaking, she slowly closed her eyes, and the next moment, the heart monitor emitted a long, steady beep. “No!!!” Elijah let out an angry roar, exuding hostility before fearlessly charging forward to confront the henchmen bl
“You are in charge while I'm gone, understood?” Elijah remarked, entrusting the safety of the house to the driver and the Dragon Legion regiment that was stationed in the villa.“Yes, Commander.”Satisfied with the response, Elijah gestured for Thomas to follow him with the latter quickly doing so.However, just as they got to the entrance, a commotion erupted outside.Dozens of black armored vehicles surrounded the area, cutting off all routes in and out of the villa while a helicopter hovered overhead.Several special unit operatives hurried out of the vehicles, fully armed and seemingly prepared for battle.Then a thunderous voice reverberated through the villa with the aid of a microphone.“Listen up, this is Dick Grayson of the Delta Special Forces Division in Crystal Falls and I am issuing an arrest for everyone in this villa for deliberate infliction of harm upon others. Drop your weapons and surrender, or else we would not hesitate to open fire!”Thomas raised a brow as he inq
Aiden kicked the table over, causing the drinks to spill all over the floor, before angrily pointing at Madison. “You bitch, you dare to avoid me!?... Consider yourself lucky that I'm interested in you but don't think I won't handle you roughly if you push me too far!... Let me tell you, if you don't serve me well and make me happy, I'll make sure you never see another sunrise!”Then, he bent down and grabbed her neck, staring at her tear-stained face. “I hope you are listening closely!... With just a phone call, your friend is going to join her ancestors in the afterlife so you'd better behave yourself, understood?”“No, please, Mr. Leroy, just leave Alice alone. She's already suffered enough. I'm begging you.” Madison begged Aiden as she was on her knees with tears streaming down her cheeks.Feeling utterly helpless, she hoped that someone would come to her aid, rescuing her from the claws of the beast standing before her.Just then, Alice's sister, Bianca, the same one that had rep
Elijah looked at the fragile Madison in his arms, her blood slowly staining his clothes though he didn't seem to care one bit as he cleaned the blood from her face.Then, he looked at her abdomen to find that there was a bullet hole in it.As it was, she was seconds away from dying due to blood loss.“Thomas,” Elijah muttered as he used his spiritual energy to cauterize the wound, saving her from instant death.“Yes, captain.”“Keep her safe.” Elijah intoned as he handed an unconscious Madison over to Thomas who quickly took her in his arms.Meanwhile, in the penthouse above, Aiden was licking his lips in annoyance.He'd hoped to misbehave with Madison before her death, but it seemed that plan would have to be shelved, considering she had no way of surviving a fall from the tenth floor.He didn't even care that she was dead because it meant nothing to him.Even if everyone saw him, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him because he was a part of the Leroy family, leaving him untou
Aiden's subordinates thought that they would be able to overwhelm Elijah with numbers, unfortunately, they couldn't have been more wrong. All of them ended up on the ground, unable to get back up with Elijah standing over them without breaking a sweat. Aiden could only watch with terror, unable to believe that Elijah was so terrifying. Turning around, he tried to flee in silence but Elijah wasn't about to let that happen after everything he'd done. He kicked a knife that was lying on the ground, causing it to slice through the air, before meeting its mark as it sunk into Aiden's leg. “Ah!... Don't come any closer, stay away!” Aiden screamed in terror as he lay in a puddle of his blood. His right leg wouldn't stop bleeding even as he tried to stop it while watching as Elijah approached him like a grim reaper. If only Aiden had behaved himself, none of this would have happened but unfortunately, he dared to touch what was most important to Elijah. Even if he hadn't touched Madi
Charles had experienced a lot in his years, working as a don in the Mafia world of Crystal Falls. So, even as Elijah was so bold, that didn't mean it was the first time he'd seen such but unequivocally, all those that had been so audacious had met the same fate. Either they'd ended up bowing to him or they were six feet under. Hence, the reason why he wasn't worried about Elijah and remarked. “Good, very good. Since you have decided to make your bed, you shall lie on it. Men!” “Yes, boss!” “Teach this fool some manners.” Immediately, a hundred men surrounded Elijah, leaving him no room to escape. However, Elijah stood in place, not bothering to move an inch as he waited for the unlucky fool that would attack him first. There was not even a hint of worry on his face, same with Thomas who stood a distance away, watching the proceedings. Suddenly, Elijah's aura surged, turning into an unstoppable force that surged through the sky. Despite this, Charles didn't think