Guardians of The Damned-Chapter 6: Completed

"Do you want to say anything?" I asked, my tone thoughtful.

"I'm not a kid. I know what this job demands. I've prepared myself. So whatever you do to the ones in our way—I don't mind," he replied.

"Then why do they call you my chain?" I asked.

"There are times you go overboard when you shouldn't," he said.

"I don't think I ever went too far without reason," I said, recalling the past.

"Really? Two days ago, we caught those animal abusers. You were about to do to them what they did to that cat—blending their limbs while they were still alive."

"They blended kittens alive and streamed it online," I muttered, barely containing my rage.

"I would've done the same. But prison took care of that. They're test subjects now," he said. As we spoke, we reached the front door.

"Hey, you're not as nervous as I thought you'd be. I figured you'd be scared after what I did to those people."

"I've seen worse. And no, you're wrong. I'm just pretending to be calm. My heart's been sprinting since the start."

"I guess that can't be helped. Stay safe, Goo Han. Here, press this if anything happens." I handed him a piece of smoke, pulled from the orb floating beside me.

"Okay." He nodded. I stepped inside.

Bodies littered the ground, but there was no blood. I checked their wrists—just unconscious.

"They're too soft," I thought, tapping my watch. "Where's the path to the basement?"

"Don't go... into the... basement!" Eve's voice crackled through the watch, urgent and strained.

"Eve? What's going on?!"

"It's a–trap!" The signal cut off before reconnecting briefly.

Without hesitation, I turned into mist and scoured the house. It didn't take long to find the basement. I reformed, took a puff, and sent smoke drifting down the stairs, flooding the room in a dense fog.

I turned into mist again and slipped inside.

Five people. Two Honors had immobilized Eve and Ginto. Standing nearby was Vie.

"Sunny, I know you're here!" Vie shouted. We'd worked together before—he knew how my powers worked. "Reveal yourself, and I won't hurt them. You remember Kazakhstan, right?"

"Let them go." I stepped forward, reducing the smoke's density. I made sure I was close to Vie.

"No! Sunny! What are you doing?" Eve's voice cracked with confusion.

"We'll be fine! Just capture him!" Ginto shouted.

I said nothing.

"What do you want from me, Vie?" I turned to him.

"Of all the Honors I know, you're the only one I truly respect. Chosen, Solo, RD—they're just dogs," he sneered. "We're better than humans. Their bones are like twigs. Soft. Weak. And yet they tell *us* what to do. They should know their place."

"You want to rebel against the government?" I asked.

"It's cute that you jumped to that," he said with a smirk. "But no. We're not terrorists. We just want a new image."

He spread his arms wide. "Feared. Worshipped. Loved."

"You want to be gods?" I frowned.

Vie grinned, voice brimming with excitement. "Yes! Exactly!"

"And turning children into lab rats helps with that?" I asked, my tone slow and deliberate.

"What are you talking about?" He looked at us, genuinely confused.

"Don't play dumb. We have intel on your experiments. Denying it is just wasting time," Eve said coldly.

Vie turned to her, gently brushing her cheek with his hand.

"Oh, Eve. Your heart is your greatest weakness. And I don't mean sparing monsters who'll later kill your loved ones. No—your kindness will make others die for you, leaving you alone."

"What the f*** do you know about me?" she spat.

He clapped once. "Okay. How about this?"

Suddenly, gravity vanished. Everything floated. The mist scattered. Breathing and seeing became difficult.

"Sunny or Ginto?" he asked smugly. "I can crush either of them into a meatball." He pointed at an empty can, closed his fist—and the can crumpled under invisible force, twisting into a tiny scrap.

"All right. Playtime's over," I said.

He turned toward me, but it was too late. Thin threads had already wrapped around his wrists. They tightened—slicing into his skin. Blood burst out. He screamed.

Gravity returned. Everything crashed down.

"Ah! My hands! F**k! F**k! It hurts!"

The pain overwhelmed him. He collapsed, writhing, his face contorted in agony.

The two Honors, realizing how easily Vie was defeated, immediately released Eve and Ginto and raised their hands.

"Smart," I said. I walked over and stomped Vie's face, knocking him out. Blood splattered.

"Did you find the children?" I asked Eve and Ginto.

"Too late. Vie moved them," Ginto said, shaking his head.

"Any clues?" I looked to Vie's henchmen.

"We don't know. He said we were tracking traitors. We had no idea about the kids," one of them said, visibly terrified.

"Come with us. Don't worry—we'll release you if you're innocent." I said calmly, grabbing Vie by the leg and dragging him along.

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Meanwhile, Eve and Ginto cuffed the two Honors with special restraints that suppressed their powers.