"You doing fine?"
The friends, lost on the way to their next destination, rode the subway.
"Why? Do I look bad?" Raphael asked.
"Just..." a girl sighed. "You've said no job is more important than your passion. But now you've distanced from us."
"Have I?"
"Totally," a boy cut in. "We haven't had a raid in -" he counted the days "- more than a month."
"Didn't we plan one last week? I have the messages somewhere..."
"We. You didn't join."
"Sorry!" Raphael sheepishly smiled. "Still, a month passed so fast? Then eternity also won't last long."
Another girl clicked her tongue. "And now there's this. You're talking so much about eternity and power... What's your job, even?"
"A secret!" He swayed his legs. "But it'll work out perfectly!"
The subway system declared the station. He jumped out of his seat.
"'Vasil Levski Stadium'... Well, there's always somewhere to disappear in the Garden. What do you say?"
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Legend of the Modern Age
SpiritualLong ago, Ciel had decided: he wanted nothing to do with humans. Adept at making plans that never come to fruition, he sold his soul to leave them (or so he hoped). Long ago, Raphael had decided: life wanted nothing to do with him. Armed with a bunc...