He will be your senior brother

(Mass Release: Chapter 4)

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"…I will put an end to this twisted game."

Lucian watched him closely, his expression unreadable, but there was a faint flicker of hope in his eyes—hope he hadn't allowed himself to feel in a very long time.

"Alright. I believe you." He then replied, his lips curling up for the first time in who knows while.

Amael nodded at Lucian's words, a small smirk playing on his lips. "Just watch," he said, his tone confident but not arrogant. "Well, helping occasionally won't hurt, I suppose."

Lucian chuckled, the sound deep and warm. "You've got guts, I'll give you that," he said, a rare glimmer of amusement in his golden eyes.

But as the chuckle faded, his expression turned solemn, his brows knitting together as a thought weighed on his mind. "Now that we're alone," he started, his voice lowering, "why don't we talk about what you said back then? Why—"

"EEEK-!"