The ninja and butler paused at the threshold of their impossible doorway, caught between worlds. Blood dripped steadily from Tiger's corpse, marking time like a particularly morbid metronome.
In the midst of this frozen scene – enforcers descending like high-tech angels, mysterious men with their impossible doorway, and blood painting the alley like some demented artist's canvas – Ned's system chose this moment to be helpful:
[Main Quest Complete: Eliminate Target And Claiming The Bounty]
[Reward: Full System/Skill Unlock + 10 Bonus Rewards]
[Processing...]
Data cascaded across his vision like a celebration of survival he couldn't begin to care about. Not when his world had narrowed to a voice, a presence, a loved one he had somewhat abandoned.
