40. The storm

The three bodies merged into one. The girls hugged each other, trying to calm their fast-beating hearts and calm the trembling in their bodies. An incomprehensible feeling began to rise in their chest, as if it was pressing on their chest and grabbing their heart in a vice. They only hug each other harder, trying to calm this feeling.

"Marcy, where did you get his memories from? " – Sasha asked

" Your power doesn't work for him. , is he ? " - Marcie tightened in Ann 's arms

"Yes, it usually is. " – she peeked out of her chest

"But then, he had an emotional explosion. During our conversation, when I grabbed his hand, I was able to read several of his memories. " - She wiped the tears from her face

"There's basically his daily life, as a gang leader. "

" Gangs ? " – Ann

"Yes. I couldn't go deeper because he broke off our contact. But I was able to find out that he was in charge there. They live mainly in the northern district of the city. "

" The gang say.....it doesn't fit in my head. Our Adam became the head of the gang ? " – Sasha clasped her hands

"Yes. But it's true. Their gang is called "Rose", I couldn't find out more. There were only vague images. People in military uniforms, what a man with painted lips and a woman with a tired face in a scientific robe. "

The room went quiet. The girls were lying in each other's arms and thinking what to do next? There was a storm in their hearts that they didn't know how to calm down.

" Pf.. " – Sasha smiled slightly

" What 's funny here ? " - Ann snapped off

"No, just think. All this time he has been here and listened to us what we think about him. Can you imagine how ashamed he was to hear this from us being around? "

Ann frowned, and then a smile appeared on her face.

"But we told him so much. Just imagine his face under the helmet, it must have been red as a tomato. "

The girls smiled and laughed. This reasoned with their feeling and allowed the brain to get into action.

"So, who has any idea what we're going to do? " – Sasha began

" I have no idea " – Ann shrugged her shoulders

"After the shit we've done in the past, I don't even know how to look him in the eye now. " - her back was covered with goosebumps

"I don't think he wants to see us at all after that. "

" Then why is he following us ? " – Marcie sat down and looked at them

" Maybe because he collects information about us so that later.....I don't know whether to kill or take revenge on us? " – Sasha shrugged her shoulders

"No, you fool. Because he still cares about us." – Marcie lightly knocked Sasha's head

"Think about it, if he wanted to take revenge on us, he would have done it long ago. He now has a whole gang under his command, which has a huge influence. Otherwise , how would he have returned his father to work ? "

" But why would he do that ? He hates us ! " - Ann crossed her arms over her chest

" Did he say that ? "

The room became quiet.

"Has he ever mentioned that he hates us? Has that word ever come out of his mouth ? "

"No, but he can hate us in silence. The emotions coming from him when he looks at us are direct proof of that. " - Ann snorted

"Yes, plus you also heard what he said. We broke him and betrayed him. I don't think that even after so much time he forgot, he was always vindictive. "

Ann and Sasha turned against Marcie, but she just smiled.

"You're right about that. But emotions tend to evaporate, and wounds heal. "

" Yes ? Just why, four years later, is his hatred so strong? " - Ann snorted

"To fix the situation, we need to get his forgiveness. Marcy continued, ignoring Ann.

"We need to get him to forgive us in any way. And I already have a plan. " - Marcie squeezed their hands

"We know that he is him, but he doesn't know that we know. It is necessary to take advantage of this knowledge and arouse pity in him. If we tell him how sorry we are for the mistakes of the past, maybe he will forgive us. "

"Or his hatred will soar to a new level. Don't forget, Marcie, it was after your conversation with him that his hatred returned. She used to be, but she wasn't that strong. "

" And what do you suggest ? Do you have another plan ? " - Marcie raised an eyebrow

"No, girlfriend. I don't have one. Just thoughts out loud. We must not overdo it, otherwise he will understand that we are doing this on purpose. "

"Okay, then it's settled. " - They nodded at each other

" We are starting the operation of " forgiveness ". "

The three friends smiled at each other. They had a chance to be forgiven. But none of them noticed how a shadow flashed in the corner of the room and at the same moment it disappeared.

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Adam was sitting in his comfortable chair and smiling. He leaned back and sipped a mug of warm tea, looking at the disgusting weather outside.

"Perfect. "

Adam pulled back the sleeve of his robe. On his hand, you could see several glued leaves with runes on them.

"As they say, you need to give the enemy the illusion that he can win. " – he easily pulled off these leaves and they immediately turned into dust

And then you think , " What the fuck ? ". Everything is simple. Adam was just playing a role.

"There is nothing better than to unite the team by finding a single goal for it. Oh, how I adore myself for my mind." – he drank from the cup and thunder rumbled

Adam didn't like the way Marcie was distracted in training. She devoted all her time to him and trying to bring him to the surface, neglecting training. This could have a bad effect on her in the future, so he decided to act for sure.

"Yeah, I had to use all my acting skills, but it was worth it. "

Memories read by Marcie, full of bullshit. That day, he was just sorting out the gang's affairs. The folder with the counts was brought to him yesterday. The emotions Ann read are utter bullshit.

Adam pasted runes of emotions on himself. Yes. I had to restrain myself so that something superfluous would not escape from his mouth, but it's even better! With his silence, he strained the atmosphere and forced Sasha and Ann to intervene on their own!

And although he lied to them, he also lied to himself. The words he said then, not all of them were lies. But he will never admit it, his pride and emotions from the past did not allow it.

"….Sol, the countdown. " - Adam was stirring his tea and looking at the rain

{ It has been noticed that the Darkness performs an analysis once every two days. It was also noticed that the Moon is not the only source of the signal. In Newtopia, a repeater giving a signal would be detected. }

" What does he want to find out ? "

{The enemy wants to understand how far the stars have advanced. He wants to know how fast the development of forces is progressing. }

" Has the source from the Amphibian been found ? "

{ No. The location of the signal is unknown, the signal is moving all the time. It has no permanent place and structure. }

"Great. One fucking news after another. "

Adam put down his tea and took the envelope with the royal seal on it. At the bottom was the signature of King Andreas personally.

" And he had to arrange this stupid ball right now ? After how long will the enemy begin to act ? " – Adam got up and dressed

{ Calculation.....an attack will be carried out in the next half a month. Attack targets....stars. It targets the weak, fearing your strength. }

"Well, at least one good news. "

Adam left his room and went to the girls.

[ BANG ! ]

He opened the door with his foot, putting them into a stupor. He held the letter up to their eye level.

"Get ready, scum! The King himself invites you to the ball ! "

And although he seemed calm, his mind was a mess.

( What does this immortal bastard want from us ? We need to prepare ) - he threw them a letter and turned around

(We need to speed up the study of runes. Especially protective ones. ) – his eyes shine golden for a moment

(I hate those who have a lot of power. Especially aristocrats and the military. Especially aries with painted lips) - a shiver ran down his spine