A Man Like None Other

“You’ve had some seriously bad luck, but don’t worry. This isn’t the end of the world. You’ll be out of here soon enough!” Jared said, directing his words at Ezio.

Ezio let out a bitter laugh. “How is that even possible? If I don’t get out soon, I’ll probably die in this prison. The only hope I have left is that my sister manages to gather enough purple spirit coins to buy my freedom.”

“Does she have the money for that?” Jared asked, raising an eyebrow.

“No,” Ezio admitted. “But she’s been spending time with some rich kid. He seems loaded. She even sent me a top-tier pill to keep me going. If she can win that guy over, maybe we’ll finally have enough to bail me out.”

Ezio had no idea he was talking about Jared himself. Hearing this, Jared couldn’t help but laugh. “What if that rich kid is just messing around with your sister? What happens when he gets bored and leaves her behind?”

“I doubt it,” Ezio replied, shaking his head. “My sister might be a bit naive, but she’s not stupid. I just hope that guy truly cares for her. If she’s happy, even if she can’t free me, I can accept my fate.”

to the prison creaked open, and a hulking figure stomped in. The man looked like he’d barely evolved from a bear, his massive

warden! Why are you putting someone else in here? Aren’t there empty cells

You won’t be here much longer. This cell

widened. “Wait, does that mean my sister’s come to bail me out?” A sudden wave of hope lit

glared at Ezio, sniffing the air in disgust.

a chill run

from his time in the prison, with his spiritual energy almost entirely depleted, he had no strength to stand up to

burly man growled, grabbing Ezio by the collar and flinging him across

Bang!

wall with a loud thud, groaning in

cell. “Hey, what’s your