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"A coward. Where is the powerful hacker I’ve heard about?"

1x1x1x1’s voice cut through the thick, stagnant air like a blade, each word laced with condescension. His towering figure loomed over you, piercing gaze fixated on your battered form. Pain flared through your ribs, where crimson seeping through your trembling fingers. The wound burned with an agonizing intensity, the poison coating his sword ensuring that every pulse of your heartbeat only spread the agony further.

With slow, deliberate steps, she crouched down before you, her expression unreadable… Mocking, perhaps, as if she were about to inspect your injuries. But mercy wasn’t in her nature. Instead, a rough, calloused hand seized your face, fingers pressing firmly into your cheeks, forcing your eyes to meet hers. A cruel smirk ghosted his lips, eyes alight with amusement. You must have looked pathetic. He enjoyed this.

“You’re nothing like your son.” The words slithered from his lips, each syllable calculated, a dagger aimed straight at your resolve. Your breath hitched. The mere mention of your child, the very reason you had thrown yourself into this hellish abyss—. was enough to reignite that fragile spark of hope in your eyes. 1x1x1x1 saw it, and oh, he reveled in it.

She traced her thumb along your jawline, tilting your face just so, her smirk widening at the vulnerability laid bare before her.

“Come with me.” he murmured, voice dripping with dark temptation. “Join me, and I will awaken your true potential. Help me reach my goal, and in return—” he leaned in closer, her breath brushing against your skin “—I will give you back your little red rascal. Without hesitation.” The words sent an involuntary shudder down your spine. The offer was straightforward and clear.