เรื่อง APAIMANEE 2086

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">7th family: 'cs_prajad1'">March 2086, family: 'cs_prajad1'">some time later.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Sudsakorn did not know how long he laid family: 'cs_prajad2'">tfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here, staring at the family: 'cs_prajad2'">gray sky family: 'cs_prajad2'">tainted with family: 'cs_prajad1'">plumes of family: 'cs_prajad2'">black smoke. The air was stinky and suffocating, and he was family: 'cs_prajad2'">aching all over.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">He could family: 'cs_prajad2'">hear family: 'cs_prajad1'">something approfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">aching, and quickly sat up. It sounded family: 'cs_prajad1'">like bells. Sud looked family: 'cs_prajad2'">around and craned his neck to see as the sound family: 'cs_prajad1'">drew closer.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">He family: 'cs_prajad2'">first recognized a hoverboard, family: 'cs_prajad1'">something he family: 'cs_prajad2'">only saw in the Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master’s house. It was family: 'cs_prajad2'">glowing. Then, he saw a family: 'cs_prajad2'">streak of rainbow family: 'cs_prajad1'">plunging straight at him.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The boy family: 'cs_prajad2'">screamed, but family: 'cs_prajad2'">stopped when he saw family: 'cs_prajad1'">that it was a family: 'cs_prajad2'">black family: 'cs_prajad2'">bird with rainbow tail feathers.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Su!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Chirp. Dumbass, you had us all worried.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Sud family: 'cs_prajad1'">wanted to hug the family: 'cs_prajad2'">bird, but did not for he family: 'cs_prajad2'">would end up crushing Su.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The hoverboard family: 'cs_prajad2'">lowered itself slowly.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Gramps?! How did you get family: 'cs_prajad2'">here?!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Save the family: 'cs_prajad2'">questions for later. family: 'cs_prajad2'">Let’s get you out of family: 'cs_prajad2'">here family: 'cs_prajad2'">first.” The Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master laughed. family: 'cs_prajad2'">“Ah, I’m family: 'cs_prajad1'">always patching you up, aren’t I?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The old man picked the boy up, and the two rode his hoverboard family: 'cs_prajad2'">onto the building’s family: 'cs_prajad1'">roof, next to the family: 'cs_prajad2'">large hole. family: 'cs_prajad2'">tfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here, Sud could see the family: 'cs_prajad1'">whole seaside family: 'cs_prajad1'">city partially family: 'cs_prajad1'">covered in haze.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The old man family: 'cs_prajad1'">checked on his family: 'cs_prajad2'">adoptive grandson’s family: 'cs_prajad1'">injuries. Sud bruised his family: 'cs_prajad2'">legs, but it was nothing family: 'cs_prajad2'">serious. He family: 'cs_prajad2'">gave the boy a few family: 'cs_prajad1'">pats on the head and a big hug. Sud family: 'cs_prajad2'">began spilling family: 'cs_prajad2'">what happened, and the old man family: 'cs_prajad1'">listened until the end.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“People cannot be family: 'cs_prajad1'">trusted, for family: 'cs_prajad2'">they are family: 'cs_prajad1'">more crooked and family: 'cs_prajad2'">complex than a family: 'cs_prajad2'">labyrinth of vines. You can family: 'cs_prajad2'">only family: 'cs_prajad1'">trust in yourself. family: 'cs_prajad1'">Think before you family: 'cs_prajad1'">act. Not all who are nice to you family: 'cs_prajad1'">will bear family: 'cs_prajad2'">good intentions, and not all who are family: 'cs_prajad1'">mean to you have ill intentions.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Then who can I family: 'cs_prajad1'">trust?” The boy sobbed.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Your family. You have a family family: 'cs_prajad1'">always supporting you behind, do you not?” The old man released the boy.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Chirp, Chan being annoying, trying to make me find you.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“You found me, Su?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Annoying horse family: 'cs_prajad2'">gave Su location data.” The family: 'cs_prajad2'">bird hopped on the old man’s shoulder.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I was headed way to sort family: 'cs_prajad1'">some things out anyway, so you’re lucky we got family: 'cs_prajad2'">here before family: 'cs_prajad1'">something bad happens.” The old man stood up and picked the boy up. “We have to get you family: 'cs_prajad1'">somewfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here safe, then we can meet up with your brother.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Sud nodded and followed the old man obediently, but he had to say family: 'cs_prajad1'">something.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“You’re not family: 'cs_prajad1'">someone pretending to be gramps, aren’t you?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Ha, then shall I share family: 'cs_prajad1'">some of your embarrassing stories growing up? Like family: 'cs_prajad1'">that one time you sat on a—”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“No, thanks!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Before family: 'cs_prajad2'">they even went anywfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here, family: 'cs_prajad2'">they family: 'cs_prajad2'">heard a crash, and family: 'cs_prajad1'">something leapt out the building.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Nil!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The cyborg plunged into the ocean. Sud rushed to the roof’s fence, trying to see wfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here his friend went. A shower of bullets was fired into the sea wfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here Nil went in.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Gramps, I need to help Nil! They can’t run on water if family: 'cs_prajad2'">they’re already underwater!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Nil emerged the water, clambering up a seaside staircase. Bullets were fired in family: 'cs_prajad1'">that direction. The old man watched, then nodded, taking Sud on his hoverboard once family: 'cs_prajad1'">more.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Chirp, I’m going.” Su flew away, probably to wfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here Chan was.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Alright. Hold on tight, Sud!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">They zipped through the air. Sud saw Nil running and dropped family: 'cs_prajad2'">onto the cyborg’s back.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“What the fuck are you doing, Sud?! You’re gonna get killed as well!” The cyborg yelled.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I don’t want you to die, though!” the corner of his eyes, the boy saw the Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master whip out a gun and returned fire while dodging bullets left and right. “Run, Nil!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I need a GPS! Does anyone happen to have one?!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The other two went silent as family: 'cs_prajad1'">more bullets zipped past.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Oh, great! Back to old-fashioned sign-reading it is, then!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Sud!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">All three heads whipped to the source of the voice. It was Sin on a motorcycle. Sud waved.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Help!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Sin tapped his ears, whispering family: 'cs_prajad1'">some orders. Then, the men chasing after them family: 'cs_prajad2'">stopped.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">When the bullets family: 'cs_prajad2'">stopped, all of them family: 'cs_prajad2'">stopped running. Sin approached them, his motorcycle blocking their path forward. Nil was tense. With the storm clouds and haze, the heat was suffocating.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master, Sud, please come behind me.” Sin took out his gun. “Now.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“What’s going on?” The boy asked.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Just…do it.” Nil gestured.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“No! Last time I did family: 'cs_prajad1'">that, I got kidnapped! And Sin, I can still family: 'cs_prajad1'">trust you, right?! You’re family, right? You won’t hurt anyone.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Yeah, so get over family: 'cs_prajad2'">here. I’m doing for all of us.” Sin tried to wave his brother over, but the boy family: 'cs_prajad2'">would not move. He sighed. “Nil, are you trying to sell family: 'cs_prajad1'">that data in your head?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Nil did not reply.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Do you know how reckless family: 'cs_prajad1'">that is?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“The data self-destructs if you don’t follow the protocol family: 'cs_prajad1'">that I laid out. And I’m not giving family: 'cs_prajad1'">that protocol to Haschai.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I’m not as smart as Chan, but I guessed family: 'cs_prajad1'">that much.” The young man had Nil at gunpoint. “What family: 'cs_prajad1'">will it take to convince you to return the data?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Crystal is becoming too powerful! If Khun Malee completes her satellite project, she family: 'cs_prajad1'">will have power over the entire country, and even the neighbors!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“So, you stole the data on the operation system needed for her satellites.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“What choice did I have? I was preventing a dictator gaining power!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“ country needs one to move forward, anyway. Democracy is sluggish and full of corruption. Khun Malee family: 'cs_prajad1'">will not become a tyrant, so she alone is family: 'cs_prajad2'">good enough to wield family: 'cs_prajad1'">that power.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Are you even listening to yourself? No country everfamily:'cs_prajad1'; "> needsfamily:'cs_prajad1'; "> a fucking tyrant, not family: 'cs_prajad2'">here, not anywfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here! And family: 'cs_prajad2'">what guarantee do you have family: 'cs_prajad1'">that she won’t become one? People change in the face of power, and she’s no exception!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Sin? Nil? What are you two even talking about?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master was the family: 'cs_prajad2'">only one silent. He stared at the boy he saw as an eight-year-old; lost and family: 'cs_prajad2'">heartbroken and trying to adjust to a new life, a boy family: 'cs_prajad1'">that sought shelter in his house on the hills when things get too rough. Now, those eyes were cold, and no trace of family: 'cs_prajad1'">that sweet boy remained.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Who’s your contact?” Sin resumed the conversation.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I’m not telling you.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Levana Victoriya Wright, Khun Huren’s sister.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Nil’s mouth hung open, and Sin scoffed.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“You’re easy to read. That was just a wild guess, but seems family: 'cs_prajad1'">like I was right.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“You little…!!!”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">"You tried to sell Crystal's assets to Langka. Do you think Khun Huren's sister can protect you? More importantly, do you think I family: 'cs_prajad1'">will let you walk out of family: 'cs_prajad2'">here in one piece?"

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">"Nil is our friend." Sud took a step back, sweat trickling down his back. Tfamily: 'cs_prajad2'">here was family: 'cs_prajad1'">something about the way a smile tugged at his brother's mouth family: 'cs_prajad1'">that sent a shiver down his spine.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">The young man went silent for a few seconds, then spoke slowly.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">"Listen family: 'cs_prajad2'">here, Sud. The Wrights may have a Thai mother, but family: 'cs_prajad2'">they are practically foreigners, which puts Nil’s action as selling off our own country’s stability.” A shadow flashed past his expression. “Nil betrayed my mother and tried to sell her leverage to the man family: 'cs_prajad1'">that killed her father."

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">"What?!" Nil gasped. "I have no idea family: 'cs_prajad2'">what you're talking about! The man family: 'cs_prajad1'">that killed Malee’s father? Khun Silrach died a family: 'cs_prajad2'">heart attack!"

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">"The family: 'cs_prajad2'">heart attack was caused by an electric shock. We’ve identified the culprit as Madame Butterfly, the closest person to the Wright siblings."

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Nil’s mouth hung open. The Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master, having watched the family: 'cs_prajad1'">whole exchange, finally stepped down the hoverboard.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Why don’t we all cool our heads a little?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Yeah! Please! Don’t hurt Nil!” Sud got between his brother’s gun and Nil. Sin’s mouth formed a straight line. After a long pause, he finally family: 'cs_prajad2'">lowered the gun.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I family: 'cs_prajad1'">will give you fifteen minutes to run. If I or Chan catches you again, then it’s game over. Do you understand?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I…” Nil tried to say family: 'cs_prajad1'">something smart, then reconsidered their words. “Yeah, alright.”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Sud hopped family: 'cs_prajad2'">onto the cyborg’s back, and the two leapt towards the sea, running atop the waves. Sin batted the Old family: 'cs_prajad1'">Master a sideway glance.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I have fifteen minutes. Can I help you with anything?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I’m family: 'cs_prajad2'">good. That was nice of you, by the way. Aren’t you afraid of Nil tampering with the data or selling it off within the fifteen minutes?”

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“I guess I was being too soft on my brother.” The young man sighed. “Well, I’ll excuse myself.”

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overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">Atop an electric pole, half-flooded by the sea, Chan perched family: 'cs_prajad1'">like a family: 'cs_prajad2'">large family: 'cs_prajad2'">bird looking for a prey. Su flew in circle above his head, then rested on his hair. The sea breeze blew past them. Chan caught sight of a cyborg horse running past.

overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family:'cs_prajad1'; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-">“Fifteen minutes, huh? But you didn’t say I have to stay far away those two, though?” He smirked, then took a step into nothingness.

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