The room was dim—no lights except the flicker of a single lamp throwing shadows over Kaizer's face.His knuckles tapped the wooden table.
Tap.Tap.Tap.
A sign that his patience was thinning.
Across from him sat the masked man—the outsider who had recently made contact. No name, no identity. Only a distorted voice behind a black half-mask that looked too calm for Kaizer's liking.
"Sec E is getting too comfortable," the masked man said.Voice low. Smooth. Too smooth."Today's restaurant stunt should've shaken Jay. But it didn't."
Kaizer's smile twisted.
"Jay never breaks," he said quietly."Which is why she'll be fun to destroy."
man : Back from the coma. Back for revenge.
His fingers tapped the table once—sharp, rhythmic, too controlled for someone sane.
Across from him stood the other figure.The shadow no one knew existed.The one even Kaizer spoke to with caution.
His voice was smooth, soft—dangerous.
"We move soon."
Kaizer didn't even blink.
"Not yet. Sec E is alert too. They're faster than before."
kaizer smirked."Then we distract them. Break the chain. Seperate the group. Isolate Jay."
The way he said her name was enough to make the man 's jaw clench.
Jay.
The girl who ruined him. The child who never even knew the extent of the destruction she caused.
A soft laugh escaped the shadow. "You still hate her, hm?"
man's eyes burned a deep, venomous red.
.I spent years crawling out of the hell they threw me into."
His grip tightened on the metal table until his knuckles whitened.
"she thinks that i have gone from her life but i am back "
The shadow tapped a file against the table.
"But Jay isn't the only problem."
Aces.
The name itself dropped like weight into the room.
man's expression hardened.
"Those four… are worse than Sec E. Worse than any trained group I have seen."
The shadow opened the file, each page revealing dangerous truths.
ACE Breakdown
A – Alpha → Jay" People call her a ghost. Some swear she doesn't exist. But you know the truth—she walks like she owns the ground, and the ground obeys."
The lamp flickered.
"That girl," he murmured, "walks alone… and yet every shadow walks for her."
A heavy pause.
"Jay isn't feared because she fights.She's feared because she reacts."
Kaizer's expression hardened, uncomfortable.
"She's just a kid."
"No," the masked man said."She's Alpha. And alphas are never kids."
Kaizer gritted his teeth.
"She'll die first."
The shadow ignored him and continued.
C – Cipher → Samuel"
"Samuel. The calm one."
His voice dropped lower.
"He can heal a body or break it.He can fix bones or snap them in seconds."
Kaizer smirked.
"A doctor?"
"A doctor who can kill without leaving marks."
Smartest in the group.
If Jay is the claws, Cipher is the brain."
Kaizer twitched.
"He's the most dangerous."
Next page.
E – Enigma → Michael
"Your hacker nightmare.He can open any system
. Break any lock.Disappear digital footprints.
He is the shadow behind shadows."
"Michael. No one knows how much he knows."
On the screen behind them, lines of code started running—glitches, static, encrypted layers.
"He hacks into governments like they're school WiFi.If he looks at your life for ten minutes, he'll know more about you than you know about yourself."
Kaizer's eyes narrowed.
"That hacker who keeps interfering with my systems—"
"Yes," the masked man said."And that was him being bored."
S – Sentinel → Adam"
Law. Order. Justice.He stands guard for them like a shield made of iron and fire."
Kaizer's smile dropped.
"Four monsters. Four different skill sets.
They were trained to protect Jay.
And Jay… will burn the world for them."
The shadow closed the file.
"So the plan must be perfect."
"adam stands guard for Jay.He watches everything.Protects everything."
"So your plan," Kaizer muttered, "is to deal with Sec E and ACES at the same time?"
The masked man chuckled.
"Oh, Kaizer… ACES are not the issue."
He leaned in, eyes glinting behind the mask.
"Jay is the issue.And she's the most dangerous of them all."
Kaizer clenched his jaw.
"She's just a girl."
"Then explain," the masked man whispered,"why every powerful person in this country fears her."
Kaizer stayed silent.
The masked man's fingers tapped the table once.
"We'll distract Sec E with a manufactured crisis.As for ACES… I have a plan."
Kaizer's eyes narrowed.
"What plan?"
The masked man stood up, turning away.
"You don't need to know yet."
Kaizer slammed a hand on the table.
"I'm not your pawn."
"Neither am I," the masked man replied."But we have the same target."
Kaizer glared.
"And when we get her?"
"When we get her," the masked man repeated calmly,"we find her weakness."
Kaizer's lip curled.
"She doesn't have any."
"Oh…" the masked man turned, half-smile visible beneath the mask."She does.Everyone does."
Kaizer leaned back, sweat forming on his spine despite the cold room.
Kaizer leaned forward.
"Then say it. Step by step."
The figure moved to the whiteboard, writing each line with deadly calm:
STEP 1 — DISTRACT SEC E
"Use their weakness: loyalty. Stage a crisis somewhere far from Jay. They'll run."
Kaizer smiled." Aries moves with emotion. Keifer moves with instinct. They'll rush without thinking."
STEP 2 — USE ION & ANGELO
"Old wounds, old love. We pull the right strings, their emotions shake. If they break, we will have time "
Kaizer chuckled.
"Easy."
STEP 3 — LURE JAY OUT
"She hates being controlled. She follows her instincts. She protects—even when she shouldn't."
The shadow's grin sharpened.
"We use that."
STEP 4 — KIDNAP JAY
"Only when she's alone. Only when Sec E is scattered. Only when Aces are far."
Kaizer's eyes gleamed.
"And then?"
STEP 5 — WIPE OUT ACES
Kaizer's expression sharpened.
"How? They're too powerful."
A grin.
"Simple.Break the Alpha…and the ACEs fall."
Kaizer finally smiled—slow, vicious, triumphant.
"Then let the world watch Jay fall."
The shadow nodded.
"I will update the plan when our source inside Greenwood sends the next report."
man paused."Source? Who?"
The figure's smile turned razor-sharp.
"You know him."
His stomach twisted.
"We all do."
Kaizer didn't answer.The warehouse lights flickered.
The plan was in motion.
And this time—Jay wouldn't escape.