The Draconic System: Rise of To Ascendance

Chapter 42: Unfinished Business

The drone hummed through the night sky, carrying Raizen and the silver-haired woman far above the chaos below. The wind rushed past them, but neither spoke—both were processing the night's events in silence.

As the drone approached a safehouse Ayaka had secured, Raizen finally turned to the woman. "You got a name?"

She hesitated before answering. "Liana."

Raizen nodded. Liana. The name felt significant, but he didn't press her further. Instead, he focused on the safehouse as they descended onto a reinforced balcony.

The moment they landed, Ayaka was already waiting, arms crossed. "You really know how to make things complicated."

Raizen smirked. "It's a talent."

Ayaka's eyes flickered toward Liana, assessing her. "You're lucky we got you out. House Valen doesn't take prisoners lightly."

Liana crossed her arms. "I wasn't a prisoner. I was an experiment."

Raizen's expression hardened. An experiment?

The system pulsed.

[New Data Entry: House Valen's Genetic Research – Unknown Subject Recovered]

Liana met his gaze. "I don't know why you helped me, but if you're against House Valen, we might have a common enemy."

Raizen chuckled. "Good. Because I'm not done with them yet."

Ayaka sighed. "You're really going to start a war, aren't you?"

Raizen glanced out at the city lights, a determined glint in his eyes. "War was inevitable. I'm just making sure I'm the one who wins it."

Liana's lips curled into a small smirk. "Then I guess I'm in the right place."

House Valen had made a mistake. And Raizen planned to make them regret it.