Where the Villain's Heart Lies

ders were mentoring the young men and the adults. There's a special place in my heart to th

up,

unning lapses for running and hunting training. At least, it was one of the best

ws and now, I decided to teach them how to aim with a gun. It was the most cliché, yet my favorite weapon. One thing I

– I instructed Jess, one of

ets do I have

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nt on target parts of the body were placed. While waiting for Jess, I distributed the guns. Another advantage of our group is that we have various men who are skilled in making weap

e five targets looked small but resembled the real size of a man. The patches of red on the chest, the lower legs, the center of the forehea

se are we w

please ste

-20 years old. We train them using age brackets. That

... switch off t

. I walked towards them, just a pace behind the 5th and 6th girl

ne with the

helped her with the correct hand position of the gun. A

ng? you're

think I ca

est trainees we have, especially with archery. Last week, she gained a perfect score with the aim of her

t in your previous

gun gently. I picked it up and made

. I almost got shot by an Aenelus befo

ll shaking so I looked at Jess and motioned for her to come closer. She did and I

. You don't need to train with guns if that makes you uncomfortable." –

ng with her own demons too. I guess everyone of us

oser to the targets to check their hits. On the folder I was holding was their scores, and so far, none has a bad r

the last ro

r positions, wore their ear m

2... 1..

the forest. I looked at the direction it came from. It was

out, it was m

! Clear! Make

faces and the man between them couldn't walk well. When they got closer, it was when I noticed the cause of the man's limping. There w

nt of the man. The two were given glasses o

We were seen by the Aenelus soldiers. We fought... we did our best

away.

them has ran bac

uld put the sanctuary at risk. Our identity, our secret place,