"ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴғᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ ɪs ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ." ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ sᴀɪᴅ. ɪ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴋʜᴀᴏs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴇᴀʀ ɪs ғᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ. ɪғ ᴛʜɪs ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀᴋ, ɪ ғᴇᴀʀ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴅᴏᴏᴍᴇᴅ ᴜs ᴀʟʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴘᴏʟᴏɢɪᴢᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴀsᴇ ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ." ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ sɪɢʜᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀɴ ʜɪs ғɪɴɢᴇʀs ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪs ᴛᴜssʟᴇᴅ sʜɪɴʏ ʜᴀᴢᴇʟɴᴜᴛ ʜᴀɪʀ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. "ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʟᴜᴄᴋ, ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ᴍʏ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴜs ɪғ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ sᴀʏs ʏᴇs. ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴜsᴇ ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ. "

ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴍᴀɢᴇ sʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ʜᴜʀᴛ ғᴏʀ sᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ. sʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇs. "ᴛʜᴀɴᴋs, ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ sᴏʀʀʏ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴜs. ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ sᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs." ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴏғғᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀ sᴍɪʟᴇ. "ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅs, ᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ." sʜᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴇɴᴄᴀᴍᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴏғғ. ʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴄʜᴀᴍɪᴜᴍ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ. ʜᴇ ʜᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɢʟɪᴅᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ's ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ. "ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴ ɪs ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ɪ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏʀᴋs, ᴍʀ. ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ɪғ sʜᴇ ғᴀɪʟs. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ sʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪs."

ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ sᴍɪʟᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ᴍᴀɢᴇ. "ᴀs ᴅᴏ ɪ, ᴍʏ ʙᴏʏ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴅᴏ... "

ｂａｃｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｋｉｎｇｔｉｌｌｉｔａｒｙ ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ ｅｎｃａｍｐｍｅｎｔ...

ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴀᴍᴘ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ's ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛs. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴀʟʟs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛs sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ғɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅɪʀᴛ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ғᴀᴄᴇ, ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴅɪʀᴛʏ ʙʟᴏɴᴅᴇ ʜᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɴᴀsᴛʏ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʏ sᴄᴀʀ ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴄʜɪɴ ᴋɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ᴅᴜᴍᴍʏ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ᴀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ɴɪɴᴊᴀ sᴛᴀʀ sᴋʏ ʜɪɢʜ. ɪᴛ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ sᴇɴsᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴜᴍᴍʏ. ɪᴛ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ sᴘɪʀᴀʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟᴇ sᴘᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘɪᴇʀᴄᴇᴅ ɪᴛs ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇᴀᴅʟʏ ᴀɪᴍ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀʀᴍʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɴᴊᴀ sᴛᴀʀ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sɴᴀʀʟ. ʜɪs ᴇxᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ sᴏғᴛᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴋɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴀsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴇɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ.

"ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ! ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɴᴇᴡs ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ? ɪ'ᴍ ᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ!"

ｂａｃｋ ｉｎ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｏｒｇｅ ｚｒｉｔｍａｓ...

ғᴏʀɢᴇ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘs, ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴇʀɢᴇᴛɪᴄ ᴀs ᴜsᴜᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴄᴀsᴜᴀʟ ᴡᴀʏ.

"ᴀʟʀɪɢʜᴛ! ᴀʀᴄʜᴀᴍɪᴜᴍs, ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴘᴇs! ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍɪʟʏ, ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ! ʙᴜsʏ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ!" ғᴏʀɢᴇ ᴄʟᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴀɪʀᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴍɪʟʏ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴡᴀs ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴜᴍ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ. sʜᴇ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ. "ʜᴇʟʟᴏ sɪʀ!" sɪʀ. ʜᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ. "ʜᴇʟʟᴏ ғᴇʟʟᴏᴡ ᴘʀᴏᴅɪɢʏ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ! ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ sɪᴅᴇs, sᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀ!" ᴇᴍɪʟʏ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴏʀᴛᴀ sᴀssʏ ɢʀɪɴ. "ɴᴏᴘᴇ. ᴀ sᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇ ᴍɪssɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏʙᴀʙʟʏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴛ. ʜᴇ ɪs ʜᴀʀᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʜɪs ᴊᴏʙ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴀɴʏ ᴅᴀʏ. " ғᴏʀɢᴇ's ᴇʏᴇs ᴡɪᴅᴇɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ғᴇᴀʀ. "ᴏʜ ɴᴏ.. sʜᴇ ɪs ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ!"

ｂａｃｋ ｉｎ ｗａｓ ｍｃｋｅｎｚｉｅ ｒｏｙ...

"ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ, ᴋɪɴɢ ᴛɪᴛʜᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴀǫᴜɪɴɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ʟᴇɢɪᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴡɪᴢᴀʀᴅ, ᴄʜᴀᴍᴘɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛɪᴛᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ. ɴᴏᴡ ɪɴ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴ ʟᴏʀᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛɪᴛᴀɴ ʜᴀs ᴀᴡᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴏʀᴅɪᴀʟ ɢᴏᴅs ᴡʜᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴇ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ. ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴋʜᴀᴏs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʟᴅᴇsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅs ɪs ᴀɴɢᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs sᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ, ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ, ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴜs. ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢsᴛ ᴜs, ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴡʀᴀᴛʜᴇ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴄʜᴀɪsᴍ, ᴡʜᴏ ɪs ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟᴛᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ғᴏʀᴍ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʜɪᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ғᴏʀᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴsᴜʀᴇ sᴜᴄᴄᴇss. "

ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ sᴘᴀᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴏғ ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ. "ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛɪᴄᴜs ᴡʀᴀᴛʜᴇ. ʙᴇsᴛ ғɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ sᴇᴇɴ. ᴛᴏᴏ ʙᴀᴅ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɪᴅ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ʜɪs ғɪɴᴀʟs ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛs ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴍɪsᴇ. ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ. ᴍʏ ᴊᴏʙ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ғɪʀsᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ's ɪᴍᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ. ɢᴏᴅs ᴀʀᴇ ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ. ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʙᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ. ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇ ɢᴜʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪᴇ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ... ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴊᴏɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴅɪɢɪᴇs?! ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴏᴀ ᴡᴀs ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴜᴍ sᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ! ɪᴛ's ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ." ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ, "ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴜᴍ ᴡᴀʏs ᴀʀᴇ... ғᴏᴏʟɪsʜ!" ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ ᴡᴀʟᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ғɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ, ɢʟᴀʀɪɴɢ ʜᴀʀᴅ. "ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ. ɪ'ʟʟ ᴅɪᴇ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍʏ ᴊᴏɪɴs ʏᴏᴜ." ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇᴅ, "ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ." ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ ᴘᴏɪsᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ʜɪs ɴɪɴᴊᴀ sᴛᴀʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟɪɴᴋ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴇʏᴇ, ᴘɪᴇʀᴄɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅᴅʟᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ, ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. sʜᴇ ғᴇʟʟ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ.

"ʟɪᴇᴜᴛᴇɴᴀɴᴛ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀ ᴡʀᴀᴛʜᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴄɪʟ! ʟᴏᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ. ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴀᴄʀᴀ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴜʀ ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘs. " ᴀᴀʀᴏɴ ᴡʀᴀᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ. ʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴋᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ɪᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ. ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪᴇᴜᴛᴇɴᴀɴᴛ ᴡʀᴀᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛs ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏғғ.

ｂａｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｋｒｉｓｔｏｎ...

ᴋʀɪsᴛɪɴ ʜᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘs. ᴀʀᴄʜᴀᴍɪᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴀɴ. ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴡᴀs sᴜᴍᴍᴏɴ ᴀʟᴘʜᴀ sᴏ ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴜɴʟᴇᴀsʜᴇᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ ʜɪs ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘs ᴡᴇʀᴇɴ'ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ. ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴡ.
ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴇǫᴜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ғʟʏɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ɪɴ ʀᴏᴡs. ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ. ɪɴ ɪᴛ sᴀᴛ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ. "ᴍʀ. ʀᴏʏ! ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴜs?" ʀᴏʏ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ. "ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ."

"ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ғᴏᴏʟs ᴡᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ sᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟʟ ғᴀɪʟ! ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛᴏʀ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ᴛʀᴀɪᴛᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ, ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʀᴏʏ." ʀᴏʏ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ʀᴏʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ sᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ sʜɪʀᴛ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴇsᴛ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ɢᴀsᴘᴇᴅ. "ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ!" ᴏɴᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ. "ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ'ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ. ɪ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ǫᴜɪᴄᴋ. ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪᴍᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʟ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛʏ. ɪ sᴀᴠᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴅʟᴇss ʟɪғᴇ ᴏғ ᴘᴀɪɴ. " ᴇᴍɪʟʏ ᴡᴀs sʜᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғʟᴏᴏʀ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ.

ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʀᴏʏ ᴋɪʟʟᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴏʀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ʜɪs sᴄᴀʀʀᴇᴅ ғᴀᴄᴇ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪғᴇ. ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢᴛɪʟʟɪᴀɴ sᴛᴜᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇs ᴡʜᴏ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍᴇᴅ ᴏғ sᴇʀᴠɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍʏ sɪɴᴄᴇ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, sʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sʜᴇ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ. ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ sᴛᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴛ sᴀᴅ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴇʏᴇ. ʜᴇ sɴᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʟᴀᴛɪɴᴜᴍ ʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ɪғ ᴛʜɪɴ ᴀɪʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴘᴀʟᴍ. ɪᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɢʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴ ɪᴄʏ, ᴍɪsᴛʏ ʙʟᴜᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴘ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɪᴏᴛ. "ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ!" ғᴏʀɢᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ʀᴏʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ. "ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ, ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ sᴜʀᴇ? " ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ɴᴏᴅᴅᴇᴅ. "ʜᴇ's ᴍɪɴᴇ!"

ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ ᴛᴀᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ. ғᴏʀɢᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀʟᴇʀs. "ɢᴇᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ. ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ. ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴏᴘᴇ. " ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴇʀs ᴅᴀsʜᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴀʀᴄʜᴀ. ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ. ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ. "ʏᴏᴜ? ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ. ᴀʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴋʏʀɪᴇ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ʜᴇ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ sɪᴅᴇs, ᴀᴛ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴀʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴜʏs ᴀʀᴇ."

"ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀɢᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇs."

ᴋʏʀɪᴇ ғʟᴇᴡ ɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀsᴛᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴅᴀᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴍ ᴏғ ʜᴇᴀᴛ. "ᴀᴀʀᴏɴ! sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ!"

sɪʀ ᴀᴀʀᴏɴ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴋʏʀɪᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ.

ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴀʟᴇxᴀɴᴅʀᴀ, ᴋʏʀɪᴇ's ᴍᴏᴍ, ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴅᴜᴋᴇsᴛᴇᴘ.

ʙʟᴀᴄᴋsᴛᴏɴᴇ ғᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀᴅᴇ. ᴘʀᴏғᴇssᴏʀ ʟᴏʀᴅᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ ʀᴏʏ ғɪᴇʀᴄᴇʟʏ, ʙᴜᴛ ʀᴏʏ ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ʜɪs ɴɪɴᴊᴀ sᴛᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜʀᴇᴡ ɪᴛ sᴋʏ ʜɪɢʜ. ɪᴛ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅs ᴊᴀsᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴜᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴄᴇғɪᴇʟᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ɪᴛ ʙᴏᴜɴᴄᴇ ᴏғғ ʜɪs ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ʀᴏʏ sᴛᴀʙʙᴇᴅ ʜɪs ʟᴇɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏʟᴅ. ᴍᴀɢᴇ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ, ʜɪs ʙᴏɴᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғʀᴀɢɪʟᴇ. ғᴏʀɢᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ, ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴡᴀʀᴅ. "ɴᴏ!" ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ. ғʀᴏᴍ 100 ғᴇᴇᴛ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ғɪɴᴀʟ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ, ʜᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ, "ʜɪᴛ ʜɪᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ, " ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀssᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ʟᴀᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴏxʏɢᴇɴ. sᴀᴅʟʏ, ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴀʟɪᴠᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɴᴊᴀ sᴛᴀʀ, ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ʀᴏʏ's ғɪɴᴀʟ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ, sᴏᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇғɪᴇʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴋ ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ. "ɴᴏ!" ғᴏʀɢᴇ ʏᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴊᴀsᴏɴ ғᴇʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ.

"ɪ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ʟᴏsᴛ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴅᴇᴍᴇᴛʀɪᴜs. ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʟᴏsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ!" ғᴏʀɢᴇ ʀᴀɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏsᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴡᴀʀᴅ. ᴍᴄᴋᴇɴᴢɪᴇ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ʙᴇᴅ, ʜɪs ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ.

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅsᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴏs ᴏғ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅsʜᴇᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴀᴛ ɪᴛ's ʜɪɢʜᴇsᴛ ᴘᴇᴀᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴄᴏsᴍɪᴄ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴍᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇᴅ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ.

"ɪ ᴀᴍ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ. ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴘʀɪᴍᴏʀᴅɪᴀʟ ɢᴏᴅs ᴏғ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ."

"ᴀʟᴘʜᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʜɪᴍ, ᴡʀᴀᴛʜᴇ."

"ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴇɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ. ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴏᴏᴍ!"

"ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟᴘʜᴀ ᴏᴍᴇɢᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇɴᴅ."

ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜɪs ᴋɴᴜᴄᴋʟᴇs.

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