Logan screamed out in pain and his men hurriedly cocked their guns. Dennis swiftly carried the knife on the table and held it against his throat"Sshh shh" he hushed Logan"Don't embarrass yourself in front of your men"At this time Dennis's underlings withdrew their weapons, aiming their guns at Logan's men at a face-off. The other guests whimpered and cried, trembling in fear, silently praying that Logan did not do anything to offend Dennis further. The man seemed like a very influential man and would burn the place down just to teach Logan a lessonWatching the blood drip out of his palms, Logan bit down his lip in agonizing pain, breathing heavily and glaring furiously at Dennis, who casually walked around him, flipping the knife like a hired assassin.Dennis sucked his teeth, tsk tsk! "I don't like threats, Mr Finley," Dennis said flatlyLooking at Logan who was now panicking, Dennis spoke in a cold tone"You only have yourself to blame for making me do that. I tried to be reas
Dennis tossed his phone aside after the call and sprawled out on the bed. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for some moments, head up to the ceilingAfter a few moments, he pulled the pendant out of his neck and fiddled with it, focusing his Chi on the object"The deeds are in the pendant" his mother's words replayed in his mindWhat did she mean? Was the pendant some sort of key? He understood that the pendant opened the safe, but could it be possible that his mother also hid the deeds to the family's fortune and business in that safe as well?Confused, Dennis couldn't help but wonder what he would do after opening the safe. He was certain that as he opened the vault, it would bring its own enemies, even if he was able to defeat Rico and Graham.However, his curiosity had gotten the best of him. Damn the consequences, he was going to do whatever it took to open that vaultSuddenly, it was as if a light bulb had lit up in Dennis's mind. There was one way to find out why the Ru
That morning Ruelle arrived at Apiu's door, taking the man by surprise. As soon as Apiu stepped out of the lakehouse, she approached him extending her hand for a shake "Mr Singh?" Apiu glanced at her, confused, and kept walking toward his car"I know you don't know who I am, I'm a friend of Mr Apollo. He said you're the one I should see for reinforcements",Apiu nodded and sighed "Ms Ruelle, is it?""Yes","Take this card and go to this address. When you get there, ask for Dave, he's my head of security, and he'll provide you with the necessary security details you need for your endeavors" Then he paused abruptly "I don't know what Mr Apollo told you, but my boys are not hired thugs and I don't particularly like the idea of endangering them. I warned your master to refrain from this violence, but when that boy has his head on something, it's almost impossible to change his mind, just like his mother. I made her a promise you see, that I will look after her son, so now I need you
She waited a few minutes without a response, sighed, and was about to put the phone back in her pocket when suddenly a call entered her phone Staring at the screen for moments and seeing it was Dennis, she contemplated whether to answer it or not. This was something she and Elder Akio thought Dennis was not ready to knowThe truth was, he was not just a Gifted, Dennis Apollo was one of the rare Chi manipulators called the Zuri. Just like Orcas, they were eliminated from nature because of their unnatural control of the Chi of other GiftedsThe Zuri were said to have enslaved the Gifted during the old days, bending them to their will, which at the time was to dominate the Orcas, for display of powerBut when a Zuri fell in love with an Orca, their Chi combined caused a catastrophic energy effect that destroyed everything in its path, if the Zuri allowed his Chi to be influenced by the negative energy of the Orca.Some said this was nature's last loophole to make sure that the Zuris and
As Ruelle dashed out of the room, hurrying to the laundry room with Lord Duncan and Yura, she met Graham with a team of security by his side.When he saw them, he chuckled sinisterly "Going somewhere?" "Come on, you didn't expect it to be that easy. Did you?"Before Ruelle could say anything, Graham cut in "We saw your every movement miss. I must say, how you scaled up the wall was quite impressive, but if you think you're going anywhere with my hostages, then it's stupid of you to have come up here"Ruelle stared at him with apprehension, extended her arm in front of Lord Duncan,"I'll advise you to let us go. You don't want any problems with me" she said then glanced at the cast wrapped around his arm, and teased"Seems like you've got enough of that already"Upon hearing her words, Graham felt more agitated, shot her an icy glare, and scoffed"You're that assistant right? Yes yes" he snapped his fingers walking around"I recognize you. You worked for Rico, didn't you?" And then hi
Dennis arrived at Duncan Pharmaceuticals about thirty minutes later. As he stepped out of the car, heading towards Duncan's research wing in the East wing of the building, he could hear Ruelle's warnings replaying in his head'What did she mean I'm a Zuri?' He pondered quietly approaching the back entrance of the building. As soon as he approached the entrance of the building, immediately, his mind recalled the contents of the safeOn one hand, if he took it out, he could keep the drug on him at all times ensuring that Rico or anyone else would not get their hands on itWith that thought flowing in mind, he marched towards the vault, quickly retrieved the pin, and inputted the code.The vault was a titanium grade metal, reinforced with rare elements of zibranium and encrypted with a state-of-the-art biometric pin combination to ensure that it could not be cracked or destroyed by anyone without the proper authorization. It was the ultimate protection systemStanding in front of the va
Dennis felt completely stunned at this point. Despite seeing it with his own eyes, he still couldn't believe itHe had been searching for quite a long time, questioning and wondering why he left, but the entire time, his mentor was under Rico's captivesAs he froze in shock, trying to figure out how and why Rico had Elder Akio, there was only one dominant feeling"I'm going to kill him," he said lowly in irritationWhat was even more vexing, was that Rico had crossed and tested all the limits of his patience and not only held Kuza captive but Elder Akio tooStill, he couldn't dismiss the lingering question in his mind'What do you want with them?' Dennis pondered, moving around the room, filled with thoughtsAt this point, his phone rang, and he quickly retrieved it to see a call from RicoInfuriated, Dennis hesitated for some moments before swiping the answer"Mr Apollo!" Rico answered excitedly with a hint of mockery in his voice"Are you surprised?" He added Dennis tried to stay c
Apiu Singh remained frozen in shock for a few moments. Suddenly, he hurried towards Dennis and held his hand, looking at him worriedly, shaking his head disappointedly This was so typical of Dennis. He'd never learn from his mistakesDennis pressed his hand on the floor and stood up. He staggered a little bit but then regained his composureApiu still stared at him in bewilderment, wondering what went through his head. Panicking, his expression changed, shooting Dennis a desperate look for answers "Do you know what you just took?" He askedDennis hesitated a moment, glanced past Apiu, and saw Joey at the entrance of the vault, with a box watching them in confusion. Slowly, he strode past Apiu, grabbed the box from him, and returned to the roomSeeing the puzzled and annoyed gaze on Apiu's face, as he glared at him, Dennis could not help but sighDennis's facial expression changed as he said "Relax, Mr. Singh. This is only just a fail-safe. I'm fine, I just need to make sure that Mr.