After making a hasty call, the three of us gathered at the gaming room at the basement level. Kim slipped into the house with her invisibility, following us or more specifically, Nathan, into the basement.

Just when I thought nothing else could surprise me any further, I discovered that there was another whole part to this luxurious penthouse. Nathan strolled into the house and to the basement without a care, making me almost choke on my saliva.

"What if my parents saw you? How are you going to explain it?!"

"Kim can make me invisible, can't she?"

"I have limits for using my powers, I'm not going to waste it on you." Kim said, still invisible. Her tone suggested that she was unhappy at Nathan's words.

"Waste it?" Nathan repeated, offended by her words.

"They don't know you anyway, just give an excuse or something." Kim said half-heartedly, still invisible of course.

I stayed silent, shaking my head at the both of them.

Eventually, we arrived at the basement, safely. The basement was exactly as I interpreted, it was an arcade and gaming room, which many would love if they have a passion for games. From darts, to a soccer table, to gaming consoles, the sight made me speechless.

Kim sighed in relief, her invisibility wearing off as she adjusted her ponytail. I have no idea when she tied her hair up and only now, I realised the similarities in their outfits.

Kim was dressed in entirely black, like Nathan, and even the freaking hoodie! The only difference was the quality of their clothes, Nathan's clothes seemed pretty new while Kim's clothes looked quite tattered.

Unlike Nathan, Kim didn't seem bothered exposing her face to us, standing in front of us with her arms crossed.

"Why aren't you hiding your face?" I asked curiously and she shrugged.

"What's the point? Nothing is gonna change if you guys see my face."

"Well, that's...true." I frowned to myself, slightly puzzled.

"Anyway, I digress, how do we approach this matter?" I questioned, after all, both of them are the ones who will contribute more to this plan of ours.

I don't think I have much say in this.

"Let me listen to the recording." Nathan stretched his hand out to me, listening to the recording with rapt attention.

Hearing the recording made me feel disheartened, a heavy sigh escaping me lips.

"Where is his private residence?" Nathan questioned me, his eyes on me.

"I...I have no idea, I really don't...know..." It upset me greatly, knowing that there was nothing else I can say.

I don't even have a single clue.

I didn't even know she had a grandfather, until she told us.

"There is only one solution I can think of." Kim stated and we glanced towards her, urging her to continue on.

"Sneak into his office again and search for any possible clues."

"...so you're saying, we are going back to the same office building?"

"Yep, it's our only choice in this situation. We won't accomplish anything just standing here, discussing and lamenting." She glanced towards me as she ended her sentence. Her words were straightforward and brutal, but it speaks the truth.

"So...how do we go about this?" Nathan asked and she narrowed her eyes at him, and somehow, I knew what she was about to say.

"You have a brain, don't you? I can't be possibly thinking of everything for you guys. You guys aren't stupid, right?"

From Nathan's stiff stance, I could tell how her words damaged his pride. Compared to him, I'm starting to get accustomed to her words.

"You can't blame us, we aren't exactly tactical or strategic, especially me. I've never gotten in a fight before." I defended for the both of us, muttering the last part to myself.

Nonetheless, due to how quiet the room is, it was possible for them to hear me.

"For you, it's understandable. You and your friend are unfortunate souls that got involved in this mess."

"Unfortunate souls?" I repeated her words, incredulous.

"However, for him, it's not an exception. He's famous in this city for being its protector. He's been involved in countless fights, he should know a thing or two about infiltrating." Kim ignored me, pointing towards Nathan. Her words poked at him again but this time, I could sense hesitance from him.

The room was filled with a pregnant silence and I coughed awkwardly. Nathan didn't have any reply for Kim, whose eyes suddenly lit up in disbelief.

"...don't tell me you...you don't think of anything before fighting against another apeiron? Do you just charge straight into the battle without thinking?"

"...yeah..." Nathan answered softly, his tone guilty.

"Do you ever stop to think about the casualties your fight could cause? Who to save first? How to manage the situation in the safest way possible?" Kim rambled on and on, as she did so, a gloomy atmosphere seem to fill the air.

"How reckless...how did you manage to avoid any casualties?"

"There were casualties, and it only made me more cautious. However, I am guilty of charging straight into that battle." Nathan explained himself, his tone apologetic as he gazed at me.

My heart skipped a beat and I understood his look, he's still blaming himself for letting me get injured and being kidnapped.

"So it's her, huh. How did you even survive all this time?" Kim said, shaking her head disapprovingly.

"Invulnerability." Nathan replied simply and she snorted, nodding her head.

"I forgot about that, so that's why you are so fearless. Now, I kinda understand why Tho--er Frost, dislikes you."

"...don't mention that annoying guy in front of me."

"Mhmm. He's an idiot too, not thinking about the consequences behind his actions. Anyway, let's focus, I have a rough plan on what to do." Kim agreed with Nathan, before distressing and returning back to the important topic.

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"I see it, careful. Remember, we have a time limit." Kim reminded us as the we were carried by Nathan, flying in the air.

Nathan didn't show any sign of response, and neither did he slow down. Kim quickly gave him a slight pinch, before turning towards me.

"Oh right, it won't work-"

"Ouch!"

His pained yelp surprised Kim, who widened her eyes at me before focusing on him. "What? How can your powers disappear that fast?"

Nevertheless, her pinch worked as it snapped Nathan out from his daze. He stumbled in his flight causing us to jerk violently and he eventually slowed down, the entire time, I willed myself not to glance down, squeezing my eyes close.

"What was that for?" Nathan raised his voice at us, clearly unhappy.

"You were dreaming, you idiot! If I didn't wake you, you would've flown us into a disaster! Why are you hurting anyway?" Kim exclaimed, her tone becoming confused at her last sentence.

"His invulnerability doesn't work against pinches." I explained to Kim, who stared at me for a second until a grin broke out.

"What? How weird. Maybe your powers are different." Kim chuckled, amused at her newfound discovery. However, her last few words made me frown, and I could sense the confusion from Nathan, seeing how he stumbled slightly.

We jerked lightly, making me gasp in horror while Kim remained utterly calm.

"Stay focused! We are almost there, and once we are within range, we won't have much time." Kim reminded, but her words before were stuck in my mind.

"Sorry, it's just your words...what do you mean by that? My powers being different?"

"Not right now, it will only cause a distraction."

Nathan sighed in resignation and we eventually reached the enormous skyscraper.

"We are within the range! Prepare to drop us down!" Kim exclaimed, since we all knew how unstable powers become over here.

This proved to be true as Nathan started losing slight control over his flight, I glanced down instinctively, immediately regretting it.

If we were to slip... we'll meet our deaths.

"This is close enough! Drop us down, we might fall at this moment!" Kim demanded once we were close enough to the rooftop and Nathan released gently.

Kim landed on the rooftop gracefully, a soft grunt escaping her mouth. With how close the rooftop was, and how athletic she was, it wouldn't be a problem for her.

Meanwhile, Nathan landed with a slightly stumble, due to his uncontrollable flight.

...compared to me, whose face almost crashed on the ground as I tried prevent myself from kissing the floor. In the end, the journey to here made my legs utterly weak and the moment I tried stabilise myself, I slipped and fell on my butt.

Just a normal occurrence in my everyday life.

"That's funny." I heard an unrestrained feminine laughter, making me glare towards Kim.

Nathan rushed up towards me, concern evident in his eyes. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah, thanks." I muttered out, peeved at Kim while taking Nathan's hand. His concern quelled my annoyance, my heart melting seeing this flustered.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dropped you."

"No, it's better that way. It was risky and you could have cost us our lives if you didn't do that. Rather than us dying, falling isn't so bad, is it?" Kim shook her head disapprovingly and I grunted in agreement, her words were completely true.

"Besides, you should have landed properly. Your landing technique sucks." Kim added and before we knew it, she had already put on her mask.

So quick...

"I'm not you..." I retorted, aggravated yet again.

This woman, she really knew how to push one's buttons!

"Shh! Let's not waste anymore time." Kim shushed me, grabbing onto my hand and pulled my forward. I spun around and gave Nathan a small wave.

"Be careful." He said to us and I nodded my head at him.

"You too."

"As long as we follow according to the plan, it shouldn't be much of a problem." Kim said, and I frowned, letting her drag me along. After all, the plan was having Nathan stand guard here to ensure a safe escape while the both of us would search the office for any information about his private residence.

Apparently, Kim didn't want to bring Nathan along with her because, one, it required more energy to keep him invisible, especially since he had powers. Two, he was the safest escape route, since he could fly.

"How do we enter the building from the rooftop?" I asked, not seeing any signs to enter the building furtively, the only option was the door.

"Through the door." Kim pointed towards the door, which the guards came from during our last visit here.

"What?" I hissed out in disbelief.

We are going to get exposed that way! Shouldn't it be locked anyway?!

"The reason why I specifically asked you to come at this timing was a simple reason. During lunch break, the employees loves to come here however, they would always forget to lock the door after they leave. Only in the night, the guards would come and lock the door again, it's always the same cycle over and over again."

I remained silent at her explanation, flabbergasted. "...is it just bad security or dumb employees?"

"It's both." Kim shrugged her shoulders, turning the doorknob with her gloved hands. She pulled the door and it opened smoothly.

"They have reasons for this careless attitude. Ever since this company launched, there weren't any robberies. After all, the Talbot family is known for being ruthless to anyone who crosses them. In the past, an infamous criminal tried to rob from this building, it's said he was driven to suicide after his failed attempt."

"Yeesh." A grim look appeared on my face and we sauntered into the building, walking down the stairs. I blinked my eyes in surprise, reaching in front of the elevator within seconds.

There wasn't anyone here at all! No one to even keep a lookout!

"Ever since then, the tight security grew even more careless, and the employees couldn't be bothered. That's why I said it's both sides to be blamed, for being this stupid." Kim sighed, shaking her head.

"From this point on, keep quiet. We are going invisible, if you get discovered, don't expect me to save your ass." She added, narrowing her eyes at me.

I rolled my eyes at Kim, and we stood in front of the elevator.

"What are we waiting for?"

"Someone will be here."

"Why not just hit the button?"

"Even though the security here is dumb, but they aren't dumb enough to not be suspicious if the elevator goes to the rooftop without anyone entering it. They don't have a camera here, but they have one in the lift."

What poor security...they don't even place a camera at in here?

Sure enough, the lift arrived at the rooftop and an office worker was inside. I quickly moved aside to ensure he didn't brush against me as he walked past. We entered the elevator quickly and the office worker spun around at the additional footsteps, his eyes wide.

However, the door proceeded to close before I saw him shrugging it off, walking away. We must be officially invisible now, however the sounds from our footsteps weren't invisible like I thought.

It's strange how I don't feel any different when invisible.

Seconds later, the elevator started moving downwards as I searched, seeing a camera at the top left corner. I proceeded to look at Kim, seeing her texting someone as I curiously leaned towards her. She didn't seem fazed by my spying, even allowing me to see her message.

It's to Nathan...

Someone's coming, hide

She typed hurriedly, hitting send before glancing over to me. I grinned sheepishly at her, looking away but moments later, I felt someone tapping me on the shoulder.

I can't make footsteps silent, match your tempo, elevator stops, exit

Her words were concise and brief, but I understood it perfectly. The elevator stopped at the sixteenth story and I recalled Kim saying how his office was at the sixteenth floor.

A neatly dressed woman strolled into the elevator and fortunately, her high heels drowned out the sounds of our footsteps as we exited the elevator at the same time.

"Ugh." I heard a soft groan from Kim, seeing her clutching her head in pain.

"What's wrong?" I whispered quietly, our surroundings were deathly silent, making my whisper seem like a shriek. Fortunately, the camera wasn't sharp enough to pick up on our whispering.

"My powers are getting weaker." Kim straightened herself immediately and I see her eyebrows furrowing in concentration.

Casting her a worried glance, I gave my environment a quick scan. Everything about this place was stark white, the floor and walls, even the table beside the large, grand doors.

I felt another gentle tap on my shoulder, Kim shoving her phone to my face yet again.

That woman is his secretary, her smoke break is 15 mins. Enter the room, u stand guard at the door, I search, he values privacy so there's no camera

Her message was hurried, I could tell and I saw her biting on her lower lip. I felt moved, seeing how she was trying her best to maintain her powers. Even though she didn't need to be involved in this, she chose to. The entire time, her hand was clasped around my wrist and she didn't let it go for a second.

Yes, she's rude and blunt but she has her good points.

I nodded, determined not to mess this up. The only thing I could try was keeping my clumsiness to a minimum. Kim reached her hand out, her invisible hand, which isn't invisible to me, touched the doorknob. I began to wonder why we weren't invisible to each other when I heard her cursing softly.

"Oh shit."

"What?"

"I forgot. I always followed Alexander into the building, so I could enter the room without any problems since he was the one opening the door. But now, if I open the door, the camera can see it. There's no way the security team won't send someone here to check it out." Kim said, irked at how she overlooked a huge detail.

"So, our only choice now is to rely on luck and pray they don't see it?" I gave Kim a worried look, my words not sounding confident at all. It's my first time being in this kind of situation, and I wasn't sure what to do at all.

"Yeah, which is nearly impossible. If I open this door, all hell may break loose, you ready for that?" She asked me, a determined look on her face.

Seeing her like this, I felt slightly confident and I inhaled deeply, nodding my head.

If I'm not ready now, when will I ever be?

"Alright, first things first, lock the door for the staircase. Without any physical contact, my invisibility only lasts for around ten seconds. Only by physical contact, can my invisibility last. The moment I open this door, hurry and lock it."

"Got it."

"Go." Kim said, opening the door as I sprinted towards the staircase door. Thankfully it was nearby and I managed to lock it without my invisibility wearing off.

Kim was absolutely right, I noticed the elevator started to move as it approached closer and closer to our floor. They noticed it, whether it was via my loud footsteps or the door opening, I didn't know.

Quickly tying on a masquerade mask, the same one that Kim used and provided to me, the elevator reached the seventh floor. Like them, I was dressed in a black outfit, since it provided the most coverage. Right now, I was grateful how they insisted me on preparing a proper outfit, albeit, I didn't cover myself with a hoodie. After all, I didn't have one.

I need a distraction or something to delay them, at least!

My invisibility was wearing off soon and I wanted to drag something to the elevator to block the entrance. However, I paused in my steps.

Wait, how is one chair going to help me delay them?

I glanced at the elevator, noticing it reaching the eleventh floor. I frowned to myself, before dashing into the office, closing the door behind me. The door was left open by Kim, and not wanting to leave any fingerprints behind I pushed the door close with my body.

Kim stopped her search, eyeing sharply at me and immediately continued to ransack the office. The once neat and tidy office looked like an utter mess, as if someone threw a tantrum in here. I noticed two chairs in the office, quickly dragging them to the door, making the doorknob stuck.

"Good thinking!" I heard Kim yelling towards me.

"The only problem is, how do we get out now?" I hollered back, hearing the elevator ringing outside, signalling the arrival of somebody.

"We'll think of--wait, I think..." Kim answered me, only to find something important as she focused on something in her hands.

"I found it! It's the address to his private residence, in a letter!" She waved the letter at me, folding it messily and stuffing it into her pocket. A victorious smirk was on her face, and I would have rolled my eyes, if we weren't in such a predicament.

The doorknob proceeded to shake and I sighed in relief, whoever was outside couldn't turn it. The person banged on the door, his frantic yells muffled and I couldn't hear them quite clearly.

"Move aside, I'll handle them." Kim marched towards me and she nudged at me, making me step aside.

"Are you sure? I mean, you are strong and took five guards at once, but still...you are only one person."

Kim replied with a short laugh as the door started to get slammed on roughly. My guess that they were trying to destroy the door with brute force.

"If they are as weak as those guards, it won't be a problem. If they are stronger, then yes, it would be a problem for me. But, I've been in worse situations than this." Kim shrugged nonchalantly and I widened my eyes.

What kind of life did she go through?

The chairs fell after a while, due to the constant pounding and the door burst open. Surprisingly, it was only two guards and they dressed similarly to the guards from the previous visit.

There was another deafening bang and this time, it was from the door leading to the staircase. They were probably the backup, just in case anyone escaped via the stairs.

The two guards stumbled into the room from their momentum.

"Hmm, you know what? Let's just run to the elevator."

"What!"

"Go!" Kim ordered as she sprinted past the two guards. They were still recovering from their stumbling and were unprepared for Kim. I followed her, matching her fast pace and we reached the elevator. One of the guards stretched towards me, just missing me barely as I distanced myself from them.

Kim hastily pressed the button, stepping in front to stop the guards. The staircase door was still sturdy despite the countless hammering and pounding, my eyes stayed on the floor moving up gradually.

"It's almost here!" I exclaimed and the two guards eventually caught up. I spun around, seeing Kim dodging a punch as she crouched. At that moment, she surged forward, her fist landing on the guard's abdomen.

How quick!

He staggered back, coughing from the impact.

The elevator dinged loudly, relief rushing through me. Her reaction was acute as she turned back, dragging me into the elevator with her while she threw a careless kick to prevent the second guard from chasing after us.

I pressed the close button repeatedly, looking anxiously between the button and the guard.

Comeoncomeoncomeoncomeon.

Finally, the doors closed and we started to head to the rooftop.

"Now how do we get out?" I questioned Kim, we spent seven minutes in there, their powers are probably gone by now.

Arriving at the rooftop, we stepped out from the elevator. Kim was deep in her thoughts, probably trying to formulate a plan to escape. I frowned to myself, the only way I knew that escape was to kill the power in this building, but I have no idea where the circuit breaker is.

Moreover, we don't have anyone capable of doing that right now, especially because of the security guards going mad right now.

I opened the door to the rooftop and in that instant, three office workers stood in front of us. We blinked at each other in shock, obviously not expecting anyone at the door. Moreover, with our strange outfits, along with the masks, it was evident as to why they were baffled. One of the office worker was reaching his hand out to open the door, his hand still frozen in mid-air.

"How lucky." Kim suddenly spoke and we were startled at her sudden words, I directed my eyes towards her. I noticed an impish smirk on her face, sending chills down my spine as I realised her smirk was aimed at the three office workers in front of me.

...I have a bad feeling about this.

So...I just started reading The King's Avatar (awesome novel btw), and I can't believe I finished 600++ chapters in within a few weeks. I recommend it to MMORPG fanatics, very much. Though, not sure if you have the same taste as me ;p

Flash has too much good quotes for me to not quote about, I can't resist it xD.