Olivia Fordham And Ethan Miller

Tobias stood up and left.

He had no more time to explain the situation to the children.

Alicia looked at Zack worriedly.

However, Zack wasn't looking at her.

Instead, his gaze was fixed on the chessboard, on Tobias' last move.

He then moved the king forward even though it was a checkmate.

No matter what he did, the outcome was already decided.

“Zack ..." Alicia called.

Zack had heard about pirates from Jack—they were a bunch of heartless monsters in human skin.

They used to rule the seas and would do anything to fill their own pockets.

Naturally, they had their eyes on this ship transporting raw mineral materials.

Zack knew that they were in big trouble.

He knew of the dangers but he didn't have the capability to neutralize them.

All he could do was try to find Jack as soon as possible and have him bring them away before chaos ensued.

He was only three years old, but he already knew the meaning of life and death.

The two children didn't know why they were trying so hard to live.

were like mindless drones that could only push on

didn't even have the chance to visit

Zack

put the unfinished

tied it around his

but they knew exactly what

and she immediately understood what he wanted to

"But, Mr.

Tobias ..."" Alicia started.

said calmly, "We have to find Dad." Zack knew that Jack was

door and saw the

huge ship

the dark and its flags

a telescope, and it

they couldn't see the symbols

two of them didn't care

to find Jack while no one was paying attention

they could get anywhere, the pirates—being the despicable people they were—opened fire at the

deafening explosion could

began to shake and the children were thrown off

of the ship, and they were very

flung through the gaps of the

Zack reacted quickly and grabbed hold of

was hanging in mid-air and the

its mouth wide open,

was scared to

been in such a