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Yeah, I can hear you. Tymon responded to me. Seems you took care of Avarice without too much trouble.
Eh, I didn't really contribute much. That hole you put in his chest did more damage than I did.
There was a brief pause before he spoke again.
Thanks, he said.
I smiled even though he couldn't see me. Of course. But back to why I called you: Avarice claimed he set up a contingency plan before losing consciousness. I need you to shadow travel everyone. I'll grab Avarice, Naomi, and Wren. You take everyone else back to Michael's place, where we can rest while we figure it out. You have the energy for that?
Barely, but I should.
Okay, good. I'll meet you there.
I lifted Avarice's body off the ground and flew into the sky. Before taking off, a thought crossed my mind, and I added an extra stop before picking up Naomi and Wren from the Pacific. They were both still unconscious when I arrived. Within an hour, I was back at Michael's manor in Quebec.
Michael, Za'Fia, Damien, Arne, and Naomi were awake now. They were put in good spirits after seeing their opponents lying unconscious on the floor, but everyone kinda looked quietly at Junichiro's severed body. I had decided to grab it on the way back.
"The remains aren't encased in gold anymore," Damien commented in a low voice. "It must've been undone when Avarice died."
Hopefully the same thing happened to the gold left in the city, I thought.
Just as I was about to get Tymon's attention, I saw him squat over Junichiro's body and place a hand over it.
"I take it you want me to get rid of the body?" He asked. I sighed, glad he understood without me having to ask something like that aloud.
"It'll be too risky to bury him. Klevonian cells don't decompose as fast, so his remains will be around for a long time, and we can't let him end up in human hands."
"I agree," Tymon stated as he activated Last Breath.
"So, we won. We prevented the worst-case scenario," Za'Fia voiced as she winced, grabbing her crushed arm. "Although I don't remember what happened with Verin."
"You nearly killed her," Michael said, wincing through the pain of his severe wounds.
"Then tried to kill Tymon," Damien added before informing her of what transpired after she lost it. When she was told how Tymon finally managed to calm her down, she blushed, and the room's temperature rose.
Damien chuckled at her cute response before sighing and taking a good look at everyone.
"We truly look a mess, don't we?"
Michael looked down at his destroyed arms.
"Once my energy recovers, it'll be my first time recovering with meditational healing..." he said with a gloomy tone.
"You'll see why we appreciate your power so much. It's time-consuming and doesn't heal everything cleanly. Sometimes, it leaves you with scars."
Everyone laughed in agreement. They were all exhausted and banged up, but we pulled through. A good first mission together, if you ask me.
Tymon must've picked up on my thoughts somehow.
Don't celebrate just yet, his voice said in my head. Michael still has a death cloud clinging to him, so anything could happen. We need to stay on our guard.
Based on everyone's sudden drop in mood, I realized he'd sent that thought to each of us except Michael.
Michael opened his mouth to say something after seeing everyone's mood change when suddenly, a shimmering presence was perceived behind him as the tip of a blade violently protruded through his chest, piercing his heart.
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