———There was a sort of fear that instilled itself in Dio’s presence.
Any prior notion of death had hardly swayed the young man before; still, he froze at the thought of what his employer needed from him at this very late hour.

           

❝ It’s me. ❞
He muttered, fingers rapping on the chamber door.

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            ———❝ Tell me, Vale… ❞
The man began, eyes on the horizon as the twilight began to roll across the shore.

           

❝ If you were given the choice between receiving a million dollars knowing you would die in a year because of it, or losing a million dollars to buy the slim possibility of survival…

           

Would you take the money?

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