the thick layers of grayish clouds. His sorrowful hazel-br

ays. Back in Ring of Deity, he remembered how it ached hi

can't do this anymore..." Yisroel knelt a

be brushed past

ng away. "You know you can't escape fr

ped the sour lump down his throat. "On

ed over at the iced cuboids hung deep in the wall. H

ed into the deserted fountain outside the rou

It took him a whole lot of effort to stop Long Shen from abolishing it. Outstretching his hand, he

lucky enough to hav

ings! I don't need them!" Yisroel

the silver fronds. "Do you really think you can quit? We all know it deep inside. Regardless of being

yden glanced at the old metal board hanging miserably at the mailbox—only "Res

anging?' Hay

next to the abandoned resort, he shoved the w

ini camera fixed at the

have a talk with Mr. Yis—" He cleared his throat a

nce was expected. A new-looking lady, who seemed to be in her mid-40s, showed up w

hed out her arm to lead

and soft flaps of blinds echoed in his ears. It felt exactly like eighteen years ago, only that those greens

dy stopped at the last stone. "Please

ervant could go beyond the fina

ded and immediat

e residence triggered his eyes to turn blue. Pausing his

ch looked toward the entra

his faded brows for a long moment befo

was so not

nvisible to the mortals, he

rifted his sight back to the vapors f

Hayden asked directly, walkin

side of the wall caught his attention for a moment.

ready?" Vincent flipped the newspaper over to hid

an to do nothing at all?" He stared at the articles

a glare. "I t

d quitting are two different things," Hayd

it w

yde

e crouched to meet h

I wouldn't lose my limb," he uttered, pointing to the black and white imag

d

YOU D

med back at him. "Listen here, Vincent. Trust me, we can stop t

rather not know," he said, gulping d

y increased as it swirled in place for a few seconds before diving into his skin. His flesh sta

Vincent waved his hand and brushed off the glowing

f I can gain back your trust,

an I do, Hayden. They're getting stronger, and we're getting weaker. Haven't you learned? If mortals still choose

different

be th

it wo

till be

nt. it's going t

you be

be sure of what you're doing. Right