Chapter 113: Funeral
Start of Volume 3: Ashes to Ascent: Life in the Hub
With that, Mikael got up, left the master bedroom, and walked through the magnificent apartment decorated by Kiara. He was heading toward the door when, just as he neared the living room, he heard voices.
“...And this is how you should do it!” Kiara’s proud voice rang out.
“I didn’t really understand the part about stabbing the bitch. Can you explain a little more?” inquired Lyra’s curious voice.
As he heard their conversation, Mikael’s expression turned strange. He kept walking but, unable to resist after what he had just heard, cast a glance into the living room as he passed by.
Immediately, he raised an eyebrow in surprise. The scene before him was just too… weird.
Where there was usually a comfortable couch with someone lying on it, was replaced by a different scene, someone was sitting on it—but not in a normal way. Of course, sitting on a couch wasn’t strange in itself, but in this situation, it was Lyra who was sitting, a notebook in her left hand and a pen in her right, occasionally jotting something down.
But that was the normal part.
Standing in front of Lyra was Kiara, a knife in her hand, waving it around. Not far from her stood a mannequin, its surface marked with multiple cut traces.
Kiara stopped waving her knife and took a more serious stance. Then, in an instructive tone, she explained, “The ‘stabbing the bitch’ part is extremely important.” She looked at Lyra, who seemed to be taking her ‘lesson’ seriously, which satisfied her. She then continued, “First, you need to identify the bitch.” She raised a finger.
“To do this, you must be cautious of all women who approach Mikael. Watch them carefully, and once you’ve identified the threat, you can follow them into an isolated alley and—BAM.”
The moment she said BAM, her hand moved, and she plunged the knife into the mannequin’s head, embedding it up to the handle.