boy in the shadows (English)

Chapter 14: Chapter 14: The Unexpected Alliance



Spy ran through the dark streets, trying to lose his pursuers. He had escaped from the Consortium, but he knew he couldn't stay hidden for long.

Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him and turned around, ready to defend himself. But instead of a Consortium agent, he saw a young woman with dark hair and green eyes.

"Spy, I hope you don't kill me," the woman said with a nervous smile.

Spy relaxed a little and looked at the woman curiously.

"Who are you?" she asked.

The woman approached him and introduced herself as Aria.

"I'm a creation of the Consortium," Aria said. "Just like you."

Spy frowned.

What do you want?" she asked.

Aria took a breath before speaking.

"I want other things with you," she said. "I want to help you defeat the Consortium and escape their control."

Spy laughed.

"Why should I trust you?" she asked.

Aria smiled sadly.

"Because I know what it's like to be rejected," she said. "I know what it's like to be created for a specific purpose and then discarded like trash."

Spy was intrigued by Aria's story and asked her to continue.

Aria stepped up and began to tell her story.

"I was created to be an assassin," she said. "I was trained to kill without remorse or emotion. But something went wrong during my creation. I realized that I had feelings, that I could feel empathy and compassion for others."

Aria paused before continuing.

"The Consortium considered me a mistake," she said. "They saw me as a glitch in their system. So they punished me, tortured me, and forced me to do terrible things."

Spy listened intently to Aria's story, feeling a connection with her that she hadn't felt before with anyone else.

"But then she discovers something," Aria said with a weak smile. "I discovered that I could escape the Consortium's control if I wanted it badly enough."

Aria looked at Spy with determination in her green eyes.

"I want to help you escape too," she said. "I want to help you defeat the Consortium and live our own lives."


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