Kidnapped and Rejected – The Return of Alpha’s Luna by Moon Claw

Chapter 102

The others were all astonished by Daran’s proposal.

“Test? What test?” Jared asked with a frown.

“Janet heard this from Angelina and then she told me. Apparently, there is a certain test that we can take to become verified rogues. And then we will have access to the Grace Ruin.”

Daran looked to Kass for verification, “Is that true?”

Kass was reluctant, “It is true. But I don’t know the details of that test. It could be extremely dangerous. Plus, are you really willing to go that far? Once we are in the Rogue King’s imperial city…there is no turning back.”

“We don’t need to turn back.” Daran said deeply, “This war won’t end unless we kill the Rogue King. And the only way to do that is to face him directly. If some of you are having second thought and want to withdrawal back to Crimson Fortress, now is probably a good time.”

Kass’s jaw clenched. He looked irritated.

“I will go wherever Gamma Janet goes,” he said decisively.

“And so do we,” Jared nodded. “So where can we take this test? Any clues?”

“There is a certain place that we can sign up for the test. Finish your meal and we will go there immediately,” Kass said.

They gobbled down their meals and left the restaurant.

The place that Kass brought them to turned out to be a dive bar hidden in a dingy alleyway.

The doorbell made a jingling noise when Daran pushed the door open. Everyone inside turned their heads to look at them.

The dimly lit interior was stacked with warn leather stools and cracked vinyl booths. The air was thick with the acrid smell of beer and decades of cigarette smoke.

Customers hidden in the shadows of the booths eyed the newcomers as they made their ways to the bar.

Hunched over the oily bar was an old man with messy hair and lumpy skin.

He looked up briefly at them and huffed, “What?”

Kass slid a 50-dollar bill across the table, “5 Whiskey Ruined on ice.”

The old bartender narrowed his eyes, “5? For all of you?”

“Is that not allowed?” Jared asked.

The bartender snorted, “We just haven’t had a group in a long time. And just so you know, that drink is damn strong. It will fucking kill you.”

“I know. And we can take it.”

The bartender dumped the piece of rag that he was wiping those glasses with and lurched to the back.

“What is a Whiskey Ruined?” Janet whispered.

“It is how you ask for the ticket for the test. You will see.”

Moments later, the bartender returned with 5 glasses of whiskey and 5 tickets. “Finish your drink,” he mumbled. “The entrance is in the back, next to the man’s room.”

They exchanged a brief look, and each took a glass of wine and a ticket.

Janet drank her wine in one draught. The whiskey burned all the way down to her chest. She suddenly felt reenergized.

After they all finished their drinks, they went to the back of the bar and found a door next to the man’s room just like the bartender had said.

There was a ticket gate standing outside of the door, like the one that they had in the

subway.

“OK.”

turned to look at

are supposed to insert your ticket here and the gate will open up, leading you to the place where you can take the test. But that

Janet’s hand and locked

the darkness. Janet smiled and gently squeezed

and inserted his ticket into the ticket

up, revealing a secret tunnel.

followed Daran and inserted her

one, they

pitch-black. And it was not even wide enough for two people to travel shoulder by shoulder. They could

muggy and rotten smell filled the

further they went, the more humid it

stairs seemed to

of stairs already-Janet was keeping counts-but still hadn’t

deep beneath the

much further?” Glen’s voice came from the

one

nobody-not even Kass-knew

the darkness, they finally reached to the bottom of the

they went to the back of the bar and found a door next to the man’s room just like

of the door, like the one that they

subway.

“OK.”

turned to look at the rest

your ticket here and the gate will open up, leading you to the place where you can take the test.

hand

gleaming brightly in the darkness. Janet smiled and gently squeezed his hand, “Whenever

inserted his ticket into

up, revealing a secret tunnel. The narrow staircase descended into

one, they all passed the

enough for two people to travel shoulder by shoulder. They

muggy and rotten

went, the more humid it

the stairs seemed to never

down 10 flights of stairs already-Janet was

were deep beneath

much further?” Glen’s voice came from the

one could answer

nobody-not

darkness, they finally reached to the bottom of the

iron door stood in their

and the door swung

already more than a dozen

leaning against the wall or crouched on the ground.

A

walked to

“Are you here to take the test

man stared at her

know what the test is about? We might be able to work together,”

still kept his mouth

second, he grabbed Janet’s hand abruptly and brought her wrist

in a

good…you don’t smell like

and grinned, flashing his yellow

just gobble you down alive…like a

her

snatch her hand back, a great force came behind her back and shoved

stood with his hand firmly clamped around the

to leave the ground, his