Thinking through everything that happened recently, Aziel couldn't help but frown. Whilst there were certainly no punishments, there was no metaphorical whip leering above his head, Aziel still felt that he was forced to take steps towards a particular, already prepared path, a journey that he wasn't necessarily yet comfortable with.
Though, in all honesty, even if Aziel didn't wish to admit it, the moment he accepted Sarah's help and accepted her as his aide, he had embarked on a path that he could no longer back out from.
Not that he would ever wish to become a miserable lab rat in some shady government facility, serving only the purpose of unlocking the secret behind his mysterious genetics...
Even if that ultimately would serve to propel humanity to higher altitudes as a whole, the price was way too steep to pay.
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