The Advancing Freya (2)

Freya walked up to Chief Joey step by step. He was taller than she was, and the spikes held him in midair, so she had to tilt her head to look at him. Her pale red eyes were beautiful, but to Joey Jackson, they held the terror of approaching death.

"Do you know where my sister is?" Freya asked again. If Joey Jackson dared say no, he would surely end up like Aliov, whose body lay not far away.

Joey glanced instinctively at the corpse a few meters away. He swallowed hard and hurried to answer. "Yes, yes! Your sister's name is Selina, right?"

At the sound of her sister's name, excitement and hope finally broke through Freya's calm. "That's wonderful! Tell me where she is, and I'll let you go. I can even give you powers as strong as mine."

Joey Jackson had only hoped to survive. He had never expected Freya to offer him something so tempting. Schemer though he was, his heart raced.

When he was young, Joey had applied to the Knights Academy, but he lacked the talent to get in. In the end, he had attended an ordinary police academy. He had long since given up on supernatural power, yet Freya had now brought that old dream back, promising he could become a Transcendent.

If anyone else had said it, Joey would never have believed them. Coming from Freya, though, the promise carried some weight.

Joey was certain that, not long ago, Freya had been an ordinary little girl. Now she held his life in her hands. Could there really be a shortcut that turned ordinary people into Transcendents?

Besides, he was at her mercy and had no choice but to answer. Fighting through the pain, Joey Jackson forced a smile. "My lady, Selina was