In Rivenwood, in the depths of an off-the-grid prison unlike any other, the inmates were not your garden-variety criminals. Not even the hardened murderers found solace within these walls.

At present, this prison housed a mere trio of prisoners.

Flynn, Scott, and Fiona Ellington.

Fiona, though her body was a patchwork of decay, possessed sensory faculties that rivaled a healthy man in his prime. However, this heightened perception meant she also endured agonies far beyond the ker of ordinary humans.

Flynn, too, lived each day in excruciating pain, a modern-day Prometheus, his vitals ravaged daily, only to regenerate each dawn anew. This was Vivienne's brand of retribution.

Scott, in contrast, seemed almost content. Free from the physical torment, his punishment was a Sisyphean task of endless paperwork. He accepted his fate with a disarming calmness, even pointing out errors for correction by his wardens from the Vanguard Agency.

Many said Scott was the quietest of the three.

Vivienne and Karen arrived to find Soren and Anna waiting at the gate.

"Ms. Vivienne, Ms. Karen," Anna greeted as she adorned their wrists with security bands.

Back then, Vivienne was Percival's wife, and Percival was the deputy. Thus, she had never needed such measures before, but times had changed.

Soren collected all their communication devices, casting curious glances at Karen. She gave him a playful warning, "Hotshot, any more staring, and you'll be crossing a line."

"My apologies, Captain," Soren blurted a tad too quickly.

His curiosity stemmed from wondering why Percival respected Karen so much to call her master.

"Don't call me Captain; I have no plans of returning to the Vanguard Agency," Karen said with a smirk before stepping through the threshold.

Freedom was what Karen thrived

to the left, to a cell secured with

boss of CK, known as White Tiger," Vivienne

merely nodded, but something about that cell made her

"Mom, do you

reality. "No, let's move

at Scott's cell to find him making the most of his confinement by exercising in a meticulously clean

seem to be enjoying yourself,"

and Karen might have been good friends, like she

body tensing up. Without turning, he knew it was her. But he could not bring himself to

Scott's feelings toward Karen were, or he would not have gone easy on her so

did not care about that at all, and

considered Karen's old flame, it

a seat. "Old friend, long time

them, his hands shook as currents zapped from the metal. It hurt, but he did not

was her. She was

welled up, reaching out as if to touch her face like old times, but the electric barrier was a cruel

characteristic smile. "Looks like I'm doing all

nerves. "Karen, have you been well all these

cracked, betraying his

"I've been fine,

failing him. Thousands of thoughts

a moment before Karen

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