Chapter 141- Signal Lost
Hanamitchi Hotel
Tokyo
11:57 PM
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The war room was awake.
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Nobody had slept.
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Not Yuri.
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Not Keifer.
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Not JJ.
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Not Cole.
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Nobody.
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Because Ash was supposed to check in.
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Every Two Hours
One message.
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One signal.
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One confirmation.
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Simple.
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Safe.
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Reliable.
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Until Tonight.
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11:58 PM.
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Nothing.
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11:59 PM.
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Nothing.
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12:00 AM.
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Still nothing.
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Yuri
Was already staring at his phone.
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Not blinking.
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Not moving.
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Waiting.
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One Minute.
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Two.
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Three.
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Then
Edrix looked up.
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Edrix
"Still nothing."
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Silence.
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Freya
Immediately sat straighter.
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Freya
"Maybe she's busy."
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Nobody answered.
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Because everyone knew Ash.
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Ash
Never missed a report.
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Never.
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Yuri
Opened the tracker.
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The ring.
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The one he personally gave her.
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The one she promised not to remove.
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The Signal
Was still there.
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But—
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It wasn't moving.
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Yuri
Froze.
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Completely.
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Edrix
Saw it first.
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Edrix
"...Yuri."
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Everyone Turned.
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The Tracker
Hadn't moved in twenty-six minutes.
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Silence.
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JJ
Immediately stood.
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JJ
"No."
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Keifer
Walked forward.
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Keifer
"What happened?"
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Yuri
Still staring.
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Yuri
"She's not moving."
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The Room
Went silent.
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Cole
Was already beside the screen.
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Cole
"Show me."
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Edrix
Expanded the map.
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The signal remained.
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Fixed.
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Motionless.
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One Location.
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One point.
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No movement.
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No updates.
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Nothing.
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Yuri
Knew instantly.
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Because nobody knew Ash better.
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Not even the others.
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And Ash
Would never stay still this long.
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Not willingly.
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Yuri
Slowly stood.
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And somehow—
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That was scarier than yelling.
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Yuri
"Something is wrong."
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Nobody Argued.
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Because everybody knew it too.
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JJ
Already reaching for her jacket.
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JJ
"We're going."
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Cole
Immediately.
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Cole
"We're going in."
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Keifer
Eyes cold.
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Dangerously cold.
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Keifer
"No more waiting."
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Nobody Disagreed.
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Not one person.
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Because They Already Lost One Person.
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And nobody—
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Nobody—
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Was going through that again.
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The Room Exploded Into Motion.
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Edrix
Sat down.
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Fingers flying across keyboards.
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Edrix
"I'm getting cameras."
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Edrix
"Security routes."
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Edrix
"Building plans."
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Edrix
"Everything."
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Rory
Already beside him.
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Rory
"I'll help."
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Cin
Grabbed his medical kit.
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Cin
"If she's injured, I'm going."
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Freya
Immediately.
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Freya
"I'm going too."
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Aries
Loaded a weapon.
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Expression murderous.
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Aries
"If they touched her—"
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He never finished.
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Because everyone understood.
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Alex
Looked toward the exits.
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Already calculating.
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Already planning.
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Alex
"We need extraction routes."
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Lyra
Immediately joined.
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Lyra
"And backup routes."
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Rhys
"And medical evacuation."
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Honey
"And transportation."
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Percy
Actually looked serious.
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For once.
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Percy
"Whatever happens."
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Percy
"We bring her home."
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Silence.
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Then everyone nodded.
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Cole
Looked around the room.
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At his family.
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At the people who survived everything.
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At the people Care loved.
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Then
His voice dropped.
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Cold.
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Very cold.
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Cole
"I don't care what we destroy."
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Silence.
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Cole
"I don't care how much it costs."
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A pause.
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Cole
"If Ash is in danger—"
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The room became still.
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Cole
"We burn the entire clan down."
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Nobody Objected.
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Not one person.
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Keifer
Stepped beside him.
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The King of Watson Corp.
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The man everyone followed.
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The main force behind every victory.
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And his voice was just as dangerous.
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Keifer
"We're not leaving Tokyo without her."
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JJ
Immediately.
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JJ
"Absolutely not."
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Her eyes were blazing.
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The Mutya of Section E.
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The wildfire.
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The protector.
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JJ
"We lost Care."
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A pause.
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JJ
"We are not losing Ash."
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The Room
Fell silent.
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Because that was the truth.
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The simplest truth.
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The most painful truth.
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Then
An alert appeared.
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BEEP.
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Edrix
Looked down.
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His face changed instantly.
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Everyone Saw It.
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And immediately knew.
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Something was wrong.
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Very wrong.
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Keifer
"What?"
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Edrix
Turned the screen.
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Slowly.
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TRACKER STATUS:
SIGNAL LOST.
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Silence.
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Absolute silence.
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Nobody breathed.
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Nobody moved.
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Nobody spoke.
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Because the ring had disappeared.
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Not weakened.
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Not moved.
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Gone.
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Yuri
Stopped breathing for a second.
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JJ
Felt her stomach drop.
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Cole
Went completely expressionless.
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Which was somehow worse.
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Keifer
Looked at the screen.
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Then at Yuri.
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Then at everyone.
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One Order.
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One decision.
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One war.
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Keifer
"Move."
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And the entire room exploded into action.
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Because Ash Alvarez was missing.
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And Tokyo was about to discover exactly how dangerous her family really was.
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Hanamitchi Hotel
Tokyo
12:11 AM
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The tracker disappeared.
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And all hell broke loose.
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Not panic.
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Not confusion.
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Not chaos.
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Because these people were long past panic.
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This was something else.
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War.
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War Room
Every screen was active.
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Maps.
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Satellite images.
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Security routes.
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Traffic cameras.
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Property records.
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Every piece of information Tokyo could offer.
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Edrix
Was typing so fast nobody could follow.
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Edrix
"Possible locations narrowed from thirty-seven to six."
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Rory
"Three are abandoned."
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Edrix
"Two are fake."
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Rory
"One is active."
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Silence.
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Everyone looked at the screen.
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A Large Compound
Outside central Tokyo.
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Hidden.
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Private.
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Guarded.
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Owned through seven shell companies.
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Sato Property.
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JJ
Immediately.
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JJ
"That's it."
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Yuri
Already knew.
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Because he had been investigating it for weeks.
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Yuri
"I agree."
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Cole
Looked at the building.
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Then at the security reports.
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Then at the number of guards.
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His Expression
Never changed.
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Cole
"We hit it."
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Keifer
Nodded.
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Not even a second of hesitation.
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Keifer
"We hit it hard."
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Percy
Actually smiled.
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The dangerous smile.
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The one that usually meant trouble.
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Percy
"Now we're talking."
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Planning
Normally took hours.
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Tonight—
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Twelve minutes.
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Because everyone already knew their role.
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Keifer
Overall command.
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Field leader.
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The one everyone followed.
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The one everyone trusted.
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Cole
Tactical command.
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Security coordination.
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Extraction authority.
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And if things went wrong—
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The most dangerous person present.
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Yuri
Local intelligence.
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Route knowledge.
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Enemy structure.
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Everything connected to the Satos.
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JJ
Planning.
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Coordination.
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Keeping everyone focused.
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And probably starting three fights.
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Alex
Entry team.
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Rhys
Entry team.
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Aries
Entry team.
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Percy
Entry team.
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Unfortunately.
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Honey
Honey
"Please don't die."
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Percy
"No promises."
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Honey
Immediately hit him.
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Lyra
Medical command.
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Cin
Medical command.
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Freya
Backup medical support.
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Because nobody trusted Tokyo tonight.
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Edrix
Hacking.
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Surveillance.
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Communications.
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Everything digital.
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Rory
Beside him.
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Running support systems.
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Then
A phone rang.
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Keifer
Answered.
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Listened.
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Nodded once.
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Hung up.
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Keifer
"They're ready."
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JJ
Immediately.
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JJ
"How many?"
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Keifer
Looked up.
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Keifer
"All of them."
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Outside
The hotel garage doors opened.
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And everyone froze.
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Because It Was Massive.
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An entire convoy.
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Black SUVs.
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Armored vehicles.
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Security teams.
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Hanamitchi personnel.
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Watson personnel.
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Private contractors.
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Former military.
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Every trusted ally.
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Engines Started.
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One after another.
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Like thunder.
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Cole
Looked through the window.
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Watching dozens of armed men preparing.
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Checking weapons.
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Checking radios.
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Checking routes.
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Nobody Was Smiling.
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Because this wasn't a rescue mission anymore.
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This was a declaration.
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JJ
Looked outside.
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Then quietly spoke.
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JJ
"Ash better appreciate this."
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Percy
Immediately.
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Percy
"She won't."
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Honey
Honey
"She'll complain."
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Alex
Alex
"Definitely complain."
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Even Yuri
Managed a tiny smile.
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Because yes.
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Ash would absolutely complain.
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Then
The smile disappeared.
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Because every second mattered.
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Keifer
Grabbed his jacket.
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The bandaged arm hidden underneath.
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JJ
Immediately noticed.
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JJ
"Don't you dare reopen that wound."
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Keifer
Keifer
"No promises."
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JJ
JJ
"I hate you."
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Keifer
Smirked.
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Keifer
"No you don't."
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Cole
Already heading for the elevator.
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Rhys
Following.
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Alex.
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Percy.
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Aries.
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Yuri.
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Everyone moving.
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Then
The elevator doors opened.
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And the family walked out together.
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Not as separate groups.
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Not as Watsons.
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Not as Hanamitchis.
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Not as friends.
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As One Army.
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Outside
The convoy waited.
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Rows of vehicles.
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Headlights cutting through the darkness.
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Engines rumbling.
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Armed men standing ready.
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Waiting for one order.
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Keifer
Stopped beside the lead vehicle.
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Looked at everyone.
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His family.
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His people.
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Then
One sentence.
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The sentence that started the operation.
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Keifer
"We bring her home."
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Every Engine
Roared to life.
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And the convoy surged forward into the Tokyo night.
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Somewhere Else
Ash Alvarez opened her eyes.
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And realized she wasn't alone anymore.
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Chapter End.
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