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Chapter 54 His Name Is Ludwig

Jean hit the ground hard, face–first into the dirt..

Finished

The earthy smell filled her nose as pain exploded across her body. It was like every bone and nerve had been yanked the wrong way at once.

She barely noticed the ache, though. Her only thought was getting up.

She tried

But her limbs had no strength left.

Her arms were like wet noodles. Her legs wouldn’t respond.

She couldn’t get up. She couldn’t run anymore.

Clint

Something metallic slipped from her jacket and landed right on the back of her hand.

The cold touch snapped her out of the daze.

Jean fumbled, fingers closing around it.

It was that metal badge–the one shaped like a six–pointed star with an iris in the center, the symbol of Abyssal Choir.

It had belonged to the host. Jean sometimes kept it with her.

Leaving it at home felt risky. If anyone in the Ginger family saw it, she wouldn’t be able to explain.

So, sometimes she stashed it away. Sometimes she carried it.

Jean turned the badge over, about to tuck it back into her pocket–when she noticed something odd on the back.

A tiny switch. Like a button or trigger.

What the hell is this?

She ran her thumb across it, curious.

It moved.

It actually moved.

“Whoa_ weird,” she murmured, her voice hoarse from thirst and exhaustion.

“What’s weird?”

Jean’s heart jumped.

The voice came out of nowhere–smooth, low, and crystal clear.

“Wait you

“You what?” the voice repeated.

Jean looked around, her pulse suddenly racing

She checked left Right. Up. Down

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Chapter 54 His Name is Ludwig

This thing wasn’t just a metal decoration–it was a piece of tech.

Like, spy movie–level high–tech.

with a GPS

And that voice….

Jean recognized it instantly.

the guy

weird, spooky kid from the

one who had some kind of connection

Finished

he muttered lazily through the badge. “Didn’t I tell you before? If you ever need me, just say my name. Loud and clear.

you

Jean blinked.

kind

Wait, hold up–name!

gave

Ludwig.

His name was Ludwig.

that sound

she could remember from the

Oh my God

She remembered.

wasn’t some random

He was that Ludwig.

The prodigy

freak–of–nature genius who’d made headlines before he even hit puberty. He was a walking myth, a legend who

apart with his bare hands, take on an army alone. A monster in

form

called him the Wild Dog

was one of the strongest villains.

was a

he met the heroine–Sarah–and after a few run–ins with her, he actually switched

team

on, he became her right–hand

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His Name is

he’d betray

throw in

Jean’s head was spinning.

still there?” his voice floated through the badge again–smooth as ever, with a hint

was still staring down at the metal in

a force of destruction as a child. Now that he was older,

must be a

breath ragged. “Help

a faint shift on the

Finished

you crying?” His voice dipped. There was a flicker of panic there–subtle but real. “Hold onto

The connection cut off.

ask where

badge had a

Ludwig could track her.

curled tighter into the bushes, the badge pressed to

limbs were

she wouldn’t have wasted time fiddling

sat against a tree, holding

Act dead. Don’t move.

has to be

dead only

Not

harsh white light sliced through the dark

Jean winced

God, that’s bright!

“There she is

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