Chapter 7

Second Earth Phase: Day 3

Ray and Kobie sat in death silence as they were having breakfast. "Ray, your suit". "I'll send this and buy a new one", Ray snapped back.

Kobie: I'll pretend....

Ray: Kobie don't you dare talk about it!

Kobie: Talk about what?

Ray: This dawn.

Kobie: This dawn?

Ray just shook his head and left the dining hall. Kobie had actually wanted to talk about it, but the success of him saying everything he saw would lead to a manslaughter in the house.

Cass came out later on in a black tracksuit. She quietly snatched Kobie's pancakes and smiled at him. "So, what happened last night?", Kobie sheepishly asked. "Maybe Nass can tell you",she replied mischievously. "Hell no. I love my life", he pleaded, raising his hands in the air. She blew him a kiss and said, "I'll be back in the evening, for another round", and she left.

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Ray's POV

"Dearest Ray", Amsterdam snapped her fingers in my face(she's not wearing gloves again - weird), stopping my train of thoughts to were I had undressed Cass(why now.....). "Sorry 'Sterdam, got a lot going on in my mind", I said. "Oh! A certain dame? Maybe?", she squealed and rushed to my side. I almost spilled the whiskey I was drinking. DAME? CASS? Well, she is cute though(What. Is. Wrong. With. Me?)

"Sorry Ray. A trigger word perhaps?"

I glared at her. "I said I'm sorry! Oh Anak, please convince him", she pleaded to 'it'.

"I read thoughts Ray. Respect yourself"

"Just say it's those you reincarnated and wish to hear. You aren't very omnipotent, you know Anak?"

Suddenly, a chandelier smashed. "Ray!", Amsterdam screamed and hugged me, sending shivers down my spine, again.

"Please leave me", I begged her. She composed herself, and with a sudden sway, she went out of the office (I guess to call the electrician).

I glared carefully at the mirror at a corner of the office and saw a familiar smile.

"Now who's omnipotent, huh?", Anak smirked. "Toot your own horn if you will, but I think i was better off dead than alive", I scowled and folded my arms, slumping into my office chair. "Then how would Cass see you". "Cass?", I asked, confused. Anak's figure slowly paced in the mirror. "She has taken a keen interest in you, I haven't seen that before". "Her alone or Nass included?". "Both of them. A two-sided succubus doesn't agree with the other side, you know. I'll leave you to ponder on your further decisions". "What decisions?", I asked.

The moment he faded away from the mirror, Amsterdam came back. "Oh, I forgot to tell you that we have a junior secretary here. Would you like to meet her?", she asked.

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"Is everything ready for the plan?", Mano asked. Ceri paced back and forth. "Ceri.....". "Mom's phase is the scariest. That's when hell actually breaks loose. If they ain't ready for that, it'll be my fault", she stops pacing and begins to weep.

"I'll strike a deal with you then"

Mano and Ceri turn to see Nass, dripping in blood, dragging a corpse. "Here's a sinner. How about purifying her then I'll do the rest".