Chapter 186. Offshoot Tales
**Chapter 1 : Isadora Nightkiss Escape**
This happened after Isadora pushed Lily. She had betrayed Lily on the Pensore stairs, leaving her tumbling down as Isadora snatched the Orion Cube. Now, she was deep in the labyrinth, running further into its winding corridors.
Captain Silver Eye rushed after Lily, leaving Vice Captain Burgess to chase Isadora through the shifting, dangerous paths of the labyrinth.
Isadora cast a glance over her shoulder. Pirates from Silver Eye’s crew were dropping down from all directions, blocking Burgess and buying her more time. Each one lunged at the vice-captain, their bodies moved by Isadora’s irresistible charm.
"Stop getting in my way!" Burgess growled, annoyed as he shoved yet another charmed pirate aside. "Damn it! How far does her charm extend?"
He clicked his tongue, ordering the crew to stand down. "Forget it! I’ll handle this alone." His frustration mounted, his eyes narrowing as he bolted after Isadora.
A sharp click echoed through the labyrinth as Isadora activated a charm. In an instant, she vanished, leaving nothing but an empty hall in her wake.
"Damn you, Isadora!" Burgess punched the stone wall next to him, his frustration boiling over. He looked around helplessly, but there was no trace of the seductive pirate. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a shadowed figure approaching through the labyrinth’s foggy corridors. A man with a cigar in his mouth, exhaling thick, curling smoke.
It was a Federation Lieutenant, and next to him stood a silent Ensign, his eyes cold and focused.
"Finding that Manhunter isn’t easy once you lose sight of her," the Lieutenant said casually, blowing a cloud of smoke that drifted lazily into the air. The smoke coiled into a delicate shape, forming the silhouette of a woman.
Burgess’s eyes widened as the figure coalesced in the smoke. It was unmistakable: Isadora.