Play Dead 9
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I grab my brother. He's heavy as fuck but luckily I have upgraded. I lift him up and start carrying him down towards the staircase. As I do that I feel the heaviness of his body. I am able to take him to the entrance of the room and that's when Madden returns to the room.
"I asked you to go get Hunter," I state.
Madden looks over at me. He has this deep bothered look on his face. He just shakes his head at that moment. He sits there and stares at me. I don't get what is happening.
"What?"
"He's not down there any longer. The leviathan went back under water..."
"What do you mean? We have to go find him."
"We need to get Shaunie back to the Guild house," Madden explains, "What are we going to do? Run around and look for Hunter?"
"He could be hurt..."
Madden nods, "Killian, he could be dead."
Madden is serious at this moment. I'm panicking. Hunter could be dead? Why was he jumping to that assumption? I open my menu and send Hunter a message. I send him two more messages. I wait a few minutes. He's not responding. Maybe he's busy. Maybe he doesn't hear the message.
"Teleport with Shaunie back. I'm going to go look for him."
"I can't let you do that," Madden explains.
"What do you mean?" I ask.
"There is a dangerous monster back there. You can't get past it. I'm not going to risk it. You and me are sticking together," Madden replies.
He just wanted to abandon Hunter. Madden really just wanted to fucking let Hunter be out there doing whatever alone with no one to protect him. I can't believe he is sitting here at this moment and really telling me this shit. I can't believe that was his fucking plan. Leave Hunter. He was one of our own.
"I gave you an order Madden. I'm your guild leader," I state.
I don't want to be like this with Madden. I don't want to seem bossy but he decided to join this guild. He knew I was the guild leader of the Fire Walkers. If he wanted to be in this guild, he was going to have to follow my orders.
"Fine..."
"Thank you Madden. I have a Teleport stone. I'll go look for Hunter and I'll be back shortly."
I put Shaunie over Madden's shoulder. I take out the Celestial Bow. I was going to keep this bow. It was the most powerful weapon I had come across. I wanted to know what this thing can really do. If it was half as bad ass as it looked then I thought, I could do real damage to this thing. There was a reason Celeste left her bow there. There was a reason that the Celestial bow was the weapon she chose for me. If I could do anything, then I needed to make sure that I did it right.
I turn and get ready to go back out to the Leviathan's cave.
"Hey...Killian?" Madden says from behind me.
I turn, "Yeah?"
"I'm sorry."
I don't see it coming. All I feel is a hard thump as Madden bashes his shield to the back of my head. Almost immediately I am knocked unconscious.
Hunter...
Hunter!
HUNTER!
I wake up almost screaming. I'm dripping in sweat. I'm back in the guild house. I'm back in my room actually. The place is still basic as fuck. There are no real decorations or anything like that. When I wake up I turn to the right to see Noah sitting there. He has his arms crossed.
"Fuck," I state, touching the back of my head, "How long have I been out?"
"A while. Lover boy did a number on you," he explains to me.
"Where's Shaunie..."
Noah nods, "We put your brother in a room. We locked him up. Demona and Madden have gone out to look for Hunter."
"Bullshit. He knocked me out," I state getting up off the bed, "I'm going to look for Hunter."
"No you aren't," Noah states, "Madden had a point. Let them do it."
I give Noah a strange look. I know that Madden has gotten kind of close to Demona and Noah. We all have gotten close to everyone else. Hell they even liked Hunter. Hunter was good when it came to gathering supplies for the group. I know that Noah cared about Hunter but none of them had the relationship that Hunter and I had. That wasn't saying much as Hunter was as closed off to me as he was with everyone else.
"Whose side are you on?" I ask.
"How can you even ask that?" Noah asks.
"Because I need support from my friends..." I reply.
Noah shakes his head a little annoyed, "I'm on your side. I'm always on your side Killian. All I'm saying is if your brother wakes up the first person he's going to want to see is you. Demona and Madden can worry about Hunter. Hunter is tough as fuck. You know it and I know it. He's not dead...Sarafine said she still feels him in the game. She says he's still logged in. That means he's still alive. He's still in the game."
I sigh a feeling of relief.
"I'm sorry...I just..."
"You care about him," Noah finishes my sentence.
I nod. It's weird how much I care about Hunter. I hadn't noticed until I realized that he could really be dead. I was panicking. And right now it feels like a relief. Hunter was still alive. I have to shake off my nerves at that moment.
"I should go see Shaunie..."
Noah nods, "Follow me."
We walk to the other side of the guild house. Shaunie is in a spare room. He's lying there. He's still knocked out.
When I walk in the room I see Sarafine at his bedside. She smiles at me as I walk in and gets up a little bit.
"What's wrong with him?"
"He is under a spell. It's Sleep spell, probably cast by a black mage," she explains shaking her head, "It's very powerful."
There is no point in asking Sarafine how she knows this stuff. She just knows. I look over at her and cross my arms.
"Will it wear off?" I ask.
Sarafine nods, "I've been curing him. It takes some time though. But he'll be back to normal soon."
"Thank you so much Sarafine."
I don't know why I walk up to Sarafine and hug her. It's strange. I forget she's a program right now. All I know is that this girl has been doing so much to help me. I wouldn't have found my brother if it weren't for her. Celeste sent me something and that something was my brother. I had no idea what to think of the fact that Shaunie is here. I had no idea what to think of the fact that he survived. My heart is racing and the excitement is more than I can take.
Sarafine smiles. It is her same sweet smile like a little girl discovering new kinds of flowers. She smiles so wide that her cheeks raise up and cover up her eyes.
"I do what I can," she replies.
"How is he alive?" I ask.
"That I don't know the answer to," she explains.
"Didn't you say your brother died in a car crash with the rest of your family?" Noah asks me, "He looks pretty good for a dead guy. I must say. Good skin."
I roll my eyes at Noah. Seeing my brother here at this moment I had all these questions. How the fuck was my brother alive? I hadn't seen him since I was a teenager. He looked older now. He looked a lot more mature. Where had he been this entire time and why was he here right now. I look at him and I want to know the answers to all of these questions but I don't. I am beyond confused at this moment.
"I thought he died..."
"He didn't..." a voice says.
I turn at that moment to the door. It's Madden who walks into the room. He's not alone. He's only with Demona though. The two warriors walk into the room as though it's nothing. Madden walks towards me. He literally has the AUDACITY to walk right up to me.
Noah notices, "You guys are back."
"Your brother didn't get in that car," Madden tells me, "I suspected it for a while now. I think something else happened that day. I am not sure what, but I am going to figure it out. Killian, I promise I'll figure out how Shaunie is alive."
"Yeah?" I ask him.
Madden keeps walking up to me as though I should thank him for something. He walks up to me as though I should thank him for his help. This guy is ridiculous.
As soon as he comes in striking distance I swing my fist at his face. I connect. Madden has so much defense that it hurts me more than it hurts him but I don't care. It was the thought of it. He snaps his head back at that moment and gives me a hard look.
"What the fuck?" he asks.
"You knocked me out."
"I'm sorry," Madden responds, "I tried to do what was right. My concern was with getting Shaunie to safety."
"Your concern has always been Shaunie," I spit back.
I don't know why that hits such a deep echo. The room gets quiet. The rest of the guild all look really awkward in that room in that moment. I am pissed but my anger has a point. He was so desperate to get Shaunie back here that he abandoned Hunter. He just up and abandoned him like it was nothing.
"Killian..." Madden is almost begging. He walks towards me and attempts to touch my arm as though making an attempt to plead. I push him hard away from me. I don't want to touch him. I don't want him anywhere near me. I'm so fucking upset that I'm shaking.
"We found him, relax," Demona states.
"Hunter?" I turn.
Demona nods, "Yes. We found him. Well we know where he is."
Madden gives me a look. I'm thinking he wants me to apologize for hitting him. The fact that him and Demona found Hunter didn't make it any better what Madden had done. I was still beyond pissed.
"Good. Then let's go get him," I state.
"Not so fast," Demona responds, "It's not exactly friendly territory."
"Where is he?"
Demona looks over at Madden. For some reason she seems nervous to say. It makes me nervous to see someone like Demona hesitate. It must be bad for some reason. Madden gives me a hard look and shakes his head right before responding.
"He was...taken."
"By who?" I ask.
"His name is Pious. He is a popular gamer. He's known as the Game Pirate. He runs around different games breaking the law. He's doing all this shady shit in games. So we didn't exactly find Hunter. Pious found us. And he sends us a message in one of the towns."
"What message?"
"He wants to meet us. At his guild house."
"It can be a trap," I state.
"Oh I know Pious. I've had many encounters with him before I joined the Fire Walkers," Madden explains, "It definitely is a trap."
"We should think about this," Noah states, "You know take some time and weigh the options here."
"I'm going. You guys can stay if you want," I respond.
I take the Celestial bow out of my inventory. As soon as the bright light shimmers it seems to rally the others almost immediately.
Noah gives me a look, grabbing his double daggers, "Well two seconds of planning this time. I think we made progress. We must have broken a Fire Walker record. Soon we'll work our way up to 5 seconds."
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The mansion of Pious sits outside of Yellow City. Its amidst a slew of other guild houses that are being built in the area. It seems like the game is really getting competitive. Other guilds are coming up and other people are leveling fast. As we make our way towards it I can't help but feel a sense of jealousy at the bright beautiful walls. It was a different kind of building from the Warriors Light or even the Fire Walkers guild. It's a modern building. It seems more like a luxury hotel then a part of the game.
"Do you think it was smart leaving Sarafine back there?" Madden asks me.
I ignore him and keep walking. Demona and Noah are ahead of us. They walk straight up to where it seems like there is a legitimate building with valet out front. It's weird. This game has everything. You get your ancient castles, your deep dungeons and then you get a modern hotel building just popping out of nowhere.
As we walk over we notice cars pulling up. Players are coming out. They look rich. A lot are dressed in tuxedos and what not.
As we approach the building Madden grabs my hand, "Killian I asked you a question."
"We're on a mission Madden."
"To save Hunter? No wonder you are so focused," Madden says.
The way he says it almost seems like he is implying something. I am so pissed at him. He hit me over the head and knocked me out at Celeste's cave and now he was expecting me to just be cool. He expected me to just act like nothing was wrong.
"You want to go back to protect Shaunie?"
"Shaunie and Sarafine," he replies.
"Then go."
"Are you serious?"
I'm pissed. First he knocks me out and now he is ready to skip the mission to save Hunter to go back and help him. I am beyond upset right now. Shaunie was alive. I was happy. I was glad. My brother was the only family I had left. Yet it's clear that I'm not the only one happy about Shaunie being alive. It's clear that Madden is just as happy as I am.
So I'm going to let him have this moment.
"Go back," I tell him.
"Why do I feel like you're going to hold this against me?" Madden asks.
"Are you two coming or not?" Demona asks from ahead of us.
I look over at Madden. I don't have time to argue with him. A part of this hurts. It actually stings. Madden cares about my brother. It's clear that Madden has feelings for him. You don't just stop having feelings for someone you spent forever having feelings for. You don't just forget about that person. As much as I care about Madden I can't sit there and steal his emotions. If he wanted to be with Shaunie then that's where he needed to be.
I take a deep sigh and avoid eye contact, "Go."
Madden looks like he's about to say something else but I don't wait around to argue with him. I'm hurt but I just push on. I can't allow myself to feel bad. I can't allow myself to get weak especially not when Hunter needed me to be strong.
I catch up to Demona and Noah and we make our way back to the door.
"He's not coming?" Noah asks.
I shake my head, "Keep going."
"Killian..." Noah starts.
I know what Noah is going to say. He's going to try to make me feel good. He's going to crack a joke. Noah is going to be Noah. Right now I don't have time for that. I have to shut off that kind of emotion. I could deal with that kind of stuff when we were safe. At this moment my main concern was making sure that I was there for Hunter. I had to get him back.
"Keep going," I say.
As we make it to the door there are bellboys awaiting us. One of them literally had a digital sign up. At first I think they are NPCs but I'm not 100 percent sure. They do seem to lack emotion. They just have these blank stares on their faces. The sign reads: Fire Walkers in bright neon lights. I wonder how long they've been standing out here waiting for us.
Demona is the one who walks up to them, axe in hand, "We are here for---"
"Right this way please," the bellboy cuts her off.
Demona exchanges looks with me. I know her enough to know that she's suspicious. These people are way too friendly. These people are way too nice. I decide to follow her at that moment and we head into the building. The people in the lobby seem nice. Everyone is laughing and having a good time. You would think people have forgotten that we are stuck in a game. The players seem to really be enjoying themselves. Demona is in the forefront like the warrior she is with her axe in hand. She walks past elegant women who are wearing cocktail gowns and smoking from long cigars like they are in the 1940s. There are men in long tuxedos with dramatic tails.
We step into an elevator and make our way up to the top floor. Not even Noah is making any jokes right now. The three of us look at the guy leading us. I scan him when we are in the elevator. He's a player, a real person. He's just level 28, which is pretty low. He isn't dangerous at all. Any one of us could take him if we wanted to.
As we arrive on the floor, the bellboy turns to us, "Please put your weapons in your inventory."
"Make me," Demona says.
"Do it," I tell Demona.
Demona sighs deeply but does what she's asked. As the three of us follow the bellboy out we walk into a grand room and Noah's mouth drops open with a deep gasp.
"What...the...fuck..."
We walk into what is an orgy! My eyes get wide. The entire room has naked people in it. There are men and women. There are people with their dicks swinging at that moment and they have nothing on. Liquor is everywhere. Some people are having sex on couches. The room is filled with loud moans and rap music. Others are dancing on the middle of the dance floor.
"Is this a joke?" Demona asks.
"Well if it's a joke, I want to be in on it," Noah laughs.
I grab the bellboy. I don't have time for these games any longer. I hold him by his collar and bring him closer to me.
"Where is my friend?" I ask.
"Killian?" a familiar voice says.
I turn and I see Hunter standing there. He's naked. He's naked at the day that he was born. His dark brown body reminds me of the very first time I met him. He still has that same appearance. He's dark and mysterious as he makes his way across the room. I can see people staring at him lustfully looking at his naked body. I can't take my eyes off of him either. I feel so uncomfortable.
"Oh my..." Demona states.
"Get your head out the gutter," Noah warns her.
Demona isn't the only one with her head in the gutter. Seeing Hunter like this is turning me on. In the background I hear moans. A woman is having an orgasm on a grand piano. She squirts everywhere. Her moan echoes across the room. Demona, Noah and I all look at one another. I don't know what's going on. I don't get it. I don't get why Hunter is standing here.
"You're ok," I state.
He walks up to me and hugs me when he comes to a realization, "Killian, you came looking for me."
Hunter hugging me like this almost makes me melt. His smile is so wide that his famous dimples are pressed up against me. I can't help but to look over his shoulders and get a quick glimpse of the other dimples...the ones in his butt. I feel his arms around me. His warm body pressed up against me. I know how I feel about Madden but for some reason Hunter pressing up against me like this drives me fucking crazy. It feels so good. That is saying the least actually. I feel this warmth and longing and he extends his hug longer than normal.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friends, Hunter?" a guy says.
Hunter is not alone. There is a guy next to him. This guy is beautiful. He's Latino I believe. He looks just like the Brazilian actor Caua Reymond. He has a strong impressive face. It looks like smooth silk. He has a little stubble that forms a goatee and long lines.
"These are the Fire Walkers," Hunter says and then brings this guy forward, "Everyone this is Joaquin. He saved me from the cave..."
Joaquin smiles over at Hunter, "I was just passing by. I saw this guy and I had to help him. I mean look at that face..."
Hunter and Joaquin laugh. I'm not amused. They stare at each other longer than I would perfer. Two gorgeous naked men just staring at each other like nothing else in the world even matters. I can't help but to feel a little bit sensitive to this.
"Why are you all naked?" I ask.
"There's no rules here. This is the Lawless Guild house. We Lawless have one rule. Have a good time. No matter where that leads you," Joaquin states.
He smiles again. He has a dazzling smile. His teeth are this Hollywood bleach white. His nose is thin and contoured. He looks attractive but not in the sexy way. He doesn't look attractive to me like Hunter does. There is something fake about Joaquin. He's a pretty boy. It's clear he had plastic surgery and some serious work done to his face. When he talks it barely moves. I guess some people found that level of perfection sexy. I just didn't. Joaquin was skinny as hell too. I mean I wasn't at all super toned like Hunter or even really muscular like Madden. I had a little bit of weight to me though. Joaquin was that model skinny.
I didn't get it. Why the fuck was a guy like Joaquin into playing video games in the first fucking place? He looked like he should be on the back cover of a Vogue magazine pretending to be straight all the while in all honesty being prettier than a lot of the girls around.
"You're gorgeous. You can stay naked as long as you want," Demona flirts.
I roll my eyes at her. The girl was so desperate to find someone at this point. I can't take it. I have to get things back in order.
"Hunter we should leave," I state, "You've been ignoring all my messages."
"So soon?" Joaquin asks.
"I wasn't talking to you," I say back to the pretty boy.
Ok. Maybe I'm insecure. With what's happening with my brother being back, I feel all those insecurities I felt from the outside world coming back again. They are coming in full force. All of a sudden I realize I'm not that cool kid again. Shaunie was back and Madden was right back under his ass as usual. Seeing this guy Joaquin just reminds me of how beautiful people can be in the real world. It reminds me of how perfect they are. It reminds me of everything I'm not.
Hunter must notice I'm upset because he walks up to me, "Let's not be rude? Ok. Just hang out for a while. We can leave right after. I need you to meet Pious. The guild leader here. The drinks here are amazing. Please. Just...come around..."
I look at Hunter not knowing what this was all about.
"I'm not undressing," I tell him.
"You don't have to. Come on..."
Hunter takes my hand. He's acting...weird. Demona and Noah don't seem to notice it but Hunter is walking around naked and he's being touchy, feel-ee. Hunter wasn't that guy. Hunter was the guy who would sit on the other side of the room and just stare at you for a few awkward seconds with arms crossed. That was the way he showed that he thought you were attractive. The fact that he is holding my hands in this place and smiling just seems off. I mean I'm not complaining. His smile is beautiful and his dimples are the sexiest thing he has.
We walk into a room. There is a man there. He's a heavy set man. He's sitting on all these pillows and he's naked. The guy has to be literally about 400 pounds. I've never seem someone so huge. He barely seems like he can get up. This was what I thought a real gamer looked like. The guy literally has a crown on.
Joaquin walks up to the guy and whispers something in the guy's ear.
Noah looks like he wants to throw up when he sees this guy standing there naked. I don't blame him. It's kind of disgusting. It's even more disgusting when I see this guy's hand rise up from underneath the pillows. I am sure this guy has been...pleasuring himself. I almost feel sick. This is definitely weird. There is no way in the world Hunter would be here.
"My name is Pious," our host says, "I'm the leader of the Lawless guild. I welcome you."
I look around the room. Joaquin and the other guild members don't have weapons out. They are all completely naked. Some are having sex amongst the pillows. Others are just touching each other and feeling one another. The orgy is something that I'm not used to. It intrigues me seeing all of this but I don't know what to think of it.
"I'm Killian. I'm the leader of the Fire Walkers guild," I state, "Thank you for saving Hunter. I'll be sure to make sure we return the favor one day. I wish we could stay longer but you know what, we really should get going."
"What's the rush?" Demona asks.
A guy walks up to Demona and Noah. He hands them drinks. He hands me a drink as well.
Pious smiles, "Yeah what's the rush. Killian, sit, take a load off. This game is stressful, don't you think Killian?"
"I'm fine."
"Everyone deserves a day off," Pious argues with me, "You are among friends here. Stay and enjoy yourself. Be free. You are all honorary members of Lawless for the day. How does that sound? More wine! Turn up the music. Let's celebrate."
"Celebrate what?" I ask.
"The game. May it never end," Pious says.
May it never end?
I am confused at that moment but before I answer him Hunter is in my face.
"You're so tense," Hunter tells me touching my shoulders, "Take a load off. I know you want to. It's OK. It was hard for me to put away my gun and my ninja blade. I get it. It's hard to let down your guard. I'm here...I'll protect you."
I don't expect it. I don't expect Hunter to lean in and kiss me at that moment in front of EVERYONE! Noah's childish giggles when he does it makes me realize that this isn't just some kind of dream. Hunter is really showing me another side of him right now. He's really showing me the side of him that I didn't think existed. We weren't lurking around in shadows anymore. He was showing me how he felt right in the open.
And I'm not concerned with Madden at all right now.
"Drink," he says putting the cup to my lip, "It's delicious."
I take a long deep sip of the wine and when I do I feel the warm alcohol fill my throat. I swallow at that moment.
"It's so...good..." I state and then I notice something, "Oh my god...Noah, what the fuck are you doing?"
Noah is butt naked. I'm shocked to see my best friend's naked body. I have to admit. He's not really bad looking naked. He has these weird awkward freckles over his body. Noah isn't muscular but he has a solidness to his body. He stands there and his dick is completely hard. His dick has a huge curve to it that goes to the left. I'm shocked when I see it.
Noah takes a long sip of the wine and grabs on his dick a few times.
"Like what you see?" Noah asks me.
Noah blows me a kiss at that moment. Hunter laughs beside me. I'm so confused at that moment but then I realize something even weirder happening. My dick gets HARD looking at Noah! Am I turned on by seeing my best friend naked?
"You snooze, you lose," Demona tells me all of a sudden.
I don't know what she means until I see her DROP to her knees. In a matter of seconds Demona engulfs Noah's dick to the back of her throat. My heart is beating faster and faster not believing what I'm seeing. These two have completely lost their minds and for some weird fucking reason...I was liking it.
"Fuck that's sexy," I state.
I can't believe the words are coming out of my mouth when I see Demona deep throat Noah's dick. I know it's wrong. These were my two best friends and I was watching them have sex. It's as awkward as watching your parents have sex. Still. I'm turned on by this. I'm watching this and I can't take my eyes off of it.
The only thing that makes me take my eyes off of it is Hunter.
Hunter turns my head towards him.
"You are mine," he tells me.
"I am?" I ask.
"Hell yeah," Hunter replies.
Hunter starts kissing me at that moment. I don't know what's going on. He lifts me up and settles me up against the pillows. His solid body comes over me and I'm taking off my clothes. I don't care that other people are in the room. I don't care that the fat mess Pious is watching us and touching himself again. None of that makes any difference to me.
"You taste so fucking good," I'm telling Hunter.
It's true. I taste his tongue. I suck on it. I lick his neck and his abdomen. Slowly Hunter lifts his body up until his dick is pressed up against my lips. His dick is so big. It's so hard. The long veins on his dick are clearly outlined as he presses his head up against my mouth. I open my mouth. Hunter doesn't hesitate to fill my mouth at that moment. He puts his dicks as deep in my mouth as possible. I gag almost choking on his dick several times until I deep throat it deep into the back of my throat. Hunter doesn't hold back as he fucks my mouth on that pillow.
His fingers slide down to my asshole as he fucks my mouth. Hunter begins to finger me. I'm screaming out in ecstasy as he does it. The feeling is coming all over me. The world seems to go red.
Passion.
Sex.
Lust.
The feeling is all that matters at that moment. The feeling is the only thing that I think of.
"Open your menu. Show me where your guild house is," Joaquin says to me.
What the fuck? This guy is asking me to show me where my guild house is? Why the fuck did he want to know that? For some reason though I can't resist him. I don't have the strength. I open my menu; I show him where the guild house is on a map.
Joaquin walks away after he finds out.
I can't even go after him. I don't want to. Hunter has turned me around. He has laid me flat on the pillow and my ass is touted in the air. Hunter is eating me out at that moment. His tongue lashes violently up against my hole. I can feel him going deeper and deeper. I squeeze on the pillows. I know I should be finding out why Joaquin wanted my guild house. I know I should be getting the fuck out of this place.
I just don't want to. I just can't resist.
Something is wrong with me.
How though?
"Did he show you?" Pious asks Joaquin.
I can hear them talking.
"Yes."
"Go Joaquin. Find Sarafine. Bring her to me. Manolo will reward me for bringing the fucking glitch to him."
Joaquin nods, "Sir...may I ask you? What are you going to do with them? Especially Hunter. I don't want him to get hurt or anything. He's kind of...sexy..."
"Fine. I'll leave him for you. They were under my spell on the first sip. That's what you get when you send boys to do a Man's job. There is no way they'll let me kill the son of Manolo anyway. Tiger told me he wants the others dead however. Idiots they didn't even see it coming.," Pious tells him.
Joaquin smiles, "Thanks sir."
It was the wine. I feel Hunter mount me from the back. His hard breathing. I am moaning in pleasure. I can't stop myself. There was no way I can stop myself. My mind is doing one thing but my body won't listen to me.
I'm under some sort of spell.
And Joaquin leaves. He fucking leaves! He's going to get Sarafine.
My heart is racing. We were backstabbed. We were betrayed. We were fucking fooled and there is nothing I can do to stop it.
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