David Thompson
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Lex, as the Innkeeper, maintained a warm smile as he gestured to Miranda to take a seat. Her associates also greeted Lex, but made it clear with their body language that they would leave all the talking to her. “So, Miranda, how can I help you?” the Innkeeper said, taking a seat on a chair he summoned out of thin air. “Let me introduce myself first,” she said as she fixed her posture, trying to appear as proper as possible despite her apparent exhaustion. “My name is Miranda, as you already…-
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In one of the Recovery pod rooms, a man and a woman stood across from each other. The woman was glaring at the man, who did not seem to care. “No, do it yourself,” Sophia finally said. “Sophia, don’t piss me off. Go bring my mother to the Inn,” he said sternly. “Why do you even care about them? They’ve used you enough. And even if you care, why should I care? Let them die in the war for all I care.” “If my mother dies, I’ll go down to Earth and kill your father.” “YOU!”…
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On Earth, two pale looking agents stood in Larry’s room, leaning against furniture for support. Bullet casings littered the ground, along with bits and pieces of broken furniture. Clearly, there had been an intense fight here, and the two armed men did not hold an overwhelming advantage. “We have a problem,” one of the men said, after calling someone. “The target used an unknown item and escaped. But he suffered multiple gunshot wounds so he should not have gotten far.” “ area and see if you…
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Other than Larry, there were a few other people Lex wanted to check up on, but meeting everyone in person would take too much time. He gave everyone a call and left a few voice messages, all the while making his way to a park. Finding a remote area, he hid between some bushes and teleported back to the Inn. His mood was somewhat better now and only improved when he learnt that someone had completed his commision for information about London. He wasted no time and retrieved the report, expecting a…
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Lex did not know exactly what to expect when he returned. A part of him expected to land in the middle of a war-torn battleground, with buildings half destroyed and bullets flying in the air. Maybe he expected the city to be under lockdown. Maybe he was thinking he would see soldiers pushing innocent civilians around, and a band of resistance fighters made up from civilians fighting back. The fanciful stories he had filled his head with were many, but the one thing he was not expecting at all was for…
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“Stop laughing,” Serene said, but the chiseled man only roared out harder. The room was shaking and paintings had started falling off the walls, but he could not care less. “Stop laughing,” she said again, feeling slightly embarrassed, but to no avail. Finally, her expression turned serious, and she said in a bitingly cold voice, “stop laughing!” As if he had been faking it all this time, the man went from almost falling over to a modest smirk. Seeing that he had listened, her expression…
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As annoyed as Lex was by the two senior Morrisons, he noticed that neither the family heads nor the other three responded to them. It was as if years of experience had taught them the best way to handle them was to ignore them. The strong blush running down Miranda’s neck was completely not a giveaway about how she felt about Brandon’s flirting, not at all. “Do you really expect this to work?” Richard asked. “You cannot trap us here. We can leave, and even if you do bomb two cities, or even…
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The hours after the game ended passed in a much needed lull, at least for the guests. After watching for several hours straight, despite the excellent excitement, they were getting tired. Many chose to stay in their rooms to sleep, some decided to return to their respective planets. Those that returned to Earth soon received a big surprise. Everyone had plans to return to watch the next match, but how many would actually return was yet to be determined? Will Bentham was one of the guests who had decided…
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The crowd at the Inn was going wild. They enjoyed the twists and turns in each fight, swooned as they saw the various weapons on display. Alexander’s fight was just one of many, quite a few had managed to make a name for themselves. A few outstanding beasts attracted a lot of attention, and naturally many of the humans. The Jotun soldiers did not dazzle with ostentatious displays, but their extremely consistent and steady performance was an award winner. Even up until now, they had not suffered a single…
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“NO!” a scream echoed through the Inn, accompanied by a horror-stricken Helen. She did not know when she stood up, nor did she realize that she had screamed. All she felt currently was panic so deep it and firmly grasped her heart. Even Lex, who had been marinating in his own endless anger, was woken up from his thoughts by her yell. He was startled again to see Alexander on his screen, standing with a sword running through his chest. “Absolutely pathetic,” the head said, as its body left the…
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