Crashing his phone to the ground, Flynn unleashed a fury of stomps upon the shattered device.
"I lost. Take me in." Flynn's voice dripped with laziness as he raised his hands in mock surrender, tilting his head to catch Percival's gaze.
But then, with a swift bite, he crushed the cyanide hidden in his molar.
He had always known this day would come.
Even in death, he would not be cuffed by the likes of Percival!
Blood spilled from his mouth as he knelt, the light fading behind his designer spectacles, "Percival, you'll never unearth the kingpin behind GTO."
His laughter echoed through the dark alley, a spectral sound that chilled to the bone.
Yet, the agony he anticipated never arrived.
F-Poison had given him this poison, and it was a lethal concoction, sure death on contact. How was he still alive?
Lifting his head, Flynn locked eyes with Vivienne, whose expression was akin to someone watching a fool. It all clicked.
She, the Specter Healer, was behind this.
Vivienne towered over him, her aura that of a queen, "Wish to die?"
Flynn glared back, bitter. "There's no grudge between us. My death serves you no ill!"
Her smile bloomed, radiant and short-lived, replaced by a chilling murderous intent. "Your death means nothing to me. But you dared cross Mr. Wolf. For that, I would have relished your end. However..." Her smile returned as she said, "Since you so desire death, I won't oblige you."
His eyes narrowed, venomous. "There are a thousand ways to die if I wish it."
poison I bestowed upon you, I named it 'Mandragora.' It
each day, gnawing at
Flynn's pupils dilated.
he would have scoffed at such claims, but knowing she was the Specter Healer, he believed. Vivienne had the means
face death, but not the dread of daily
satisfaction was evident as she crouched to meet his eyes, her voice a cold, clear chime. "Cross me, you die. Cross those I care for, and you'll beg for death. White
steady, bathed in
Vivienne; a life of suffering
overwhelmed by the depth
all to him; he resolved to be worthy of her for
Vivienne rose and
the waiting Vanguard Agency operatives with his free
watched, lips pressed tightly, one last attempt for
Ellington heir so
one after another,
wealthiest in Rivenwood, sure,
ancient warrior lineages, hidden from the
but no political sway. Percival's integrity as the captain of the
for his own benefit. Basically,
fathom why his
his father. "You needn't
with that, he
Old age was upon
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