Vermilion Bird drove, and Gao Yang took the passenger seat while Qilin took the backseat. None of them said anything during the drive.0

Vermilion Bird tapped her long fingers on the driving wheel in a staccato. She remembered the three of them chatting and laughing a few months ago, debating if Gao Yang was charming with his overly cautious nature. Back then, Qilin even handed him two Rune Circuits, showing great trust and expectations.0

How did they get here?0

Perhaps it was the night Qilin didn’t go to Gao Yang’s rescue, or it could be earlier than that. Often, mundane matters could reveal to be the building blocks of a certain fate in h...0