Break Free (3)

Jin continued to grit his teeth, her presence only growing worse the longer he was forced to stare into her eyes, which resembled a bottomless pool of blood. He felt his feet sink as if into quicksand.

Even the other Syndicate members stepped back, intimidated by the suffocating anger of the Red Queen.

"Heh." She chuckled. After what felt like suffocating hours, her bloodlust subsided, and Jin could breathe again.

"You got a lot of nerve, brat," she said, standing up from the crate she had been sitting on. Her eyes switched instantly from a terrifying aura to a playful one.

"Okay, brat, follow me," she said. The other members of the Syndicate all heaved a huge sigh of relief as they felt the pressure drop.

Stepping through the venue, Jin could see all kinds of stalls with various colored serums showcased through see-through bulletproof glass.