
The world thought Rokuro Kurogane was untouchable.16Please respect copyright.PENANA7i5YyCLC8M
They were wrong.
Valgrave HQ, hidden beneath layers of diplomacy and history, was where the true purge began. Elda Kurogane, the Apex Head, sat beside the stoic Sylus Morozov, her predecessor. Silence lingered for one final breath before Elda gave the command.
"Torch them all."
Within 48 hours, Astrynox, Pyronox, Virelios, and Caelthorn — all islands suspected of harboring Rokuro’s remaining assets — were reduced to flaming ruins. Fighter jets screamed across the skies, leaving only ash, fire, and broken dreams in their wake. Those who weren’t killed ran.
And COMA didn’t chase them.16Please respect copyright.PENANA5dahyxGfva
They waited.
Then came the first gift. A box.
Inside: two heads — spies loyal to Rokuro, executed the same way he had killed Riya and Juno. Their foreheads branded with the unmistakable COMA insignia, and their dead eyes painted with red ink.
Another delivery followed days later. This time, it wasn’t a spy.16Please respect copyright.PENANAhDQuBpPEFI
It was Rimo Kurogane — Rokuro’s supposed grandson from his second wife.
Tortured. Shattered. Mutilated.16Please respect copyright.PENANAtNKkCKBDkJ
Just like Sayaka had been.
His blood soaked the crate. Next to it? A DNA report. The results:
“No genetic relation to Rokuro Kurogane.”
Elda added a note in crimson ink:
“Even your lies bleed now.”
But COMA wasn’t finished.
Naval fleets? Gone.16Please respect copyright.PENANAEsCSSrIrCC
Underground bunkers? Vaporized.16Please respect copyright.PENANATzaYOPoayC
Spy cells? Burned.16Please respect copyright.PENANArOcaPHQPop
The entire east quadrant of Rokuro’s empire turned to rubble and smoke.
And then came the interrogation of Ai Tanaka — the traitor who cost them six lives and nearly ended Sayaka’s.
They didn’t give her to some cold, hidden cell.16Please respect copyright.PENANAoQwr7YAEXO
They gave her to Luce.
Inside the black room, Luce didn’t scream. Didn’t rage. He just whispered:
“Your body betrayed us. Let it pay the price.”
First, her legs.16Please respect copyright.PENANAaZGmQlDpDH
Then, her hands.16Please respect copyright.PENANAxIgPISf3MA
For two hours, Ai Tanaka bled — her screams muffled by silence, the room coated in dread.16Please respect copyright.PENANAlaeMfxeEVW
Only then did Luce pull out a long, curved blade and plunge it into her heart.
He cleaned the blade. Took a long shower. Put on his best cologne.16Please respect copyright.PENANAo5AVRaC2Jl
Then went to breakfast.
Dorm 17 – One Hour Later
The door burst open.
“BREAKFASTTTT!” Veer screamed, tossing an apple across the room. It hit Erik square in the face.
“I SLEPT AFTER THREE WEEKS!” Ishaan yelled, jumping over the couch like a lunatic. “FINALLY!”
Dev sat calmly munching toast. “We need more eggs.”
Saira sipped her orange juice with royal elegance. “We need less testosterone.”
Eri and Rai were huddled in a corner, still flushed. Luce smirked.
“Bro... Rai... the vibrations last night?” Luce said.
Eri choked on his toast. Rai threw a pillow.16Please respect copyright.PENANAylMDG4scMs
“LUCE, YOU LITTLE—!”
Erik lunged at him.16Please respect copyright.PENANAuOQ36CDIzK
Raiden joined.
The three started chasing each other through the dorm like kindergarteners high on sugar and trauma.
“STOP JUMPING ON MY BED!” Veer shouted. “I just cleaned that!”
Lev sat beside Avni, sipping tea. “How do they still have energy?”
“They’re dumb,” she replied.
Luce grinned, jumping on the table.16Please respect copyright.PENANAsXihgELzCc
"Alright, listen up! We’re alive. We’re back. We won. And also—nobody’s allowed to betray us anymore, or I’ll cut your legs off and perfume myself after!"
“CHEERS TO THAT!” shouted everyone in unison.
Outside Dorm 17, Elda watched the security feed with Sylus beside her.
Sylus lit a cigar. “That boy’s ruthless. And funny. A dangerous mix.”
Elda nodded grimly. “He’s going to be the greatest COMA head... or its greatest curse.”
But Rokuro Kurogane was still alive.16Please respect copyright.PENANAjaCUueTsGF
And he had just learned what it meant...16Please respect copyright.PENANAwFjQvebkYl
to make enemies of children raised in blood.