episode 3

"It's fine here"

The Limousine pulled up at one side of the street.

Laurent paused for a while and stared at the Man.

His head was lowered, the lights casting a shadow at his face.

"Thanks for the ride, Mr Damien"

The man just nodded slightly.

And after that, Laurent departed, waving lightly at the car while walking off in the distance.

"If fate permits we may meet again"

He walked further away, not noticing the smirk appearing on Damien's usually Stoic face.

"Who would've thought we'd meet so soon,and in this manner"

Damien mused, chuckling lightly, his words containing a hint of mystery and vagueness,his word hanging in the air.

Reverting to his usual Stoic face, he nodded at the chauffeur.

The Limousine drove away, speeding off into the darkness of the night.

..........

Laurent watched the Car till it was out of sight.

He frowned slightly.

"Such a remarkable person, If I had met him before, I'd have an impression.... but why am I having a feeling of familiarity?"

Pushing those thoughts to the back of his mind, he continued walking through the streets and alleys, eventually getting to a worn out building which looked like it would collapse at any minute.

According to the Original owner's memories, this was the 'house' he had been living after being abandoned by his family, before being plotted to die off during the explosion of the building.

Clenching his fists tightly, Laurent felt anger coursing through him. Anger at how much injustice the poor boy had suffered.

After calming down, Laurent proceeded to survey little worn out apartment. Walking inside,he noticed webs and cracks on the wall,due to poor maintenance and the absence of the resident.

All in all, the place was very small and cramped, with just a tiny room and a toilet, not other rooms.

Having been a general in his past timeline and going undercover for certain reasons, he had also seen and experienced many things, so he could still pretty much cope with it.

Laurent was about to start cleaning up when he remembered the state of his body, surprisingly, he didn't feel any pain in his body. He was surprised.

" This..."

Patting his body again to confirm that no pain was felt, he stood in a daze.

"Is it because I crossed over?"

He shook his head.

"Whatever"

Laurent paced around for a while trying to look for materials to clean up, eventually managing to clean up after some time.

He slumped onto a little desk in the corner, but stood up as if remembering something.

"Ah... I'm going to work"

Dragging his tired body, he finally rushed out of tiny apartment, locking the door behind him, hurrying to his workplace. He had a night shift.

Hurrying along,his eyebrow creased, he had skipped work for about a week now, mainly due to the incident that occured.

Laurent stopped in his tracks, it was best to lie low for a while. And besides, due to his extraordinary trained senses, he could sense someone following him, using the darkness as a guise to conceal themselves. He narrowed his eyes, continued walking, feigning cluelessness to lure out the person.

That is, until his nose faintly picked up a faint fragrance wafting in the air, he quickly controlled his breathing.

Hit with a pang of Dizziness, Laurent realized controlled breathing didn't help much as it seeped into his pores.

Seeing his swaying body, the person in the shadows swiftly jumped out, just enough time to receive a roundhouse kick at his gut, landing a few meters away, leaving him immobilized, his only exposed eyes staring at Laurent in unconcealed shock.

Just as Laurent wanted to take off his mask, unfortunately, because of his dulled senses due to that fragrance,he was knocked out from behind, his eyes blurry, as he fell unconscious.....

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