"Good," Chen Yan said, pulling back and giving her a small, rare smirk. "Because Chen Xi burned the cookies you were saving, and Chen Li is currently hiding in your room because he accidentally broke your favorite lamp. You might want to save some of that 'Killer Demon' energy for them."
Chen Yu blinked, her eyes widening. "He broke the lamp? The one Mo Ling gave me?"
"Yup."
Her aura shifted instantly, from the cold, lethal agent to the terrifyingly protective sister. "He's dead. He is so dead."
As the twins walked toward the bus stop, bickering about the fate of Chen Li, the smoke from the shipyard began to rise in the distance. The world of 'Glory' was ending, but for the Chen siblings, the real story was just beginning.
***
The sky over the coastal border of the Southern Territory didn't just leak; it wept.
It was a heavy, suffocating downpour that turned the world into a blur of slate gray and charcoal.
