The Accountant stood to one side, looking with envy upon the nearly comatose Lan jue. The King of Mercenaries lay battered, but in the embrace of four beautiful women.
Ke’er supported his head, resting it upon her thighs. Mika and Xiuxiu knelt at either side, gripping his arms and shoulders. Lin Guoguo rested her hands upon his legs.
Four lovely girls, with tears in their eyes for the man between them.
“Damnit!” Ke’er spat through her tears.
“You said it,” Lin Guoguo replied, her teeth gritted in anger.
Xiuxiu was speechless. Mika’s lips were turned in a scowl. Her eyes shown with an ominous light.
Suddenly the four turned as one. Their collective fear, anger and vengeance focused upon a single point.
“What are you waiting for, fly the damn plane!”
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Planet Skyfire. Skyfire Avenue. Skyfire Museum.
“I hadn’t expected the Castle’s involvement,” the Clairvoyant said. He stood staring out of a window, speaking softly to the glass.
