Chapter 008: Mind Your Business!

"It's over! It all ends here," Ethan muttered beneath his breath, his voice heavy with resignation as he closed his eyes.

Despite his readiness, a sense of dissatisfaction lingered within him, knowing that he had missed his opportunity for revenge.

"Kill me!" he asserted, bracing himself for the worst outcome. After all, facing death was nothing new to him.

As he waited, anticipating the sharp sting of a bullet piercing his flesh, the sound of the trigger being pulled caused him to flinch. But to his surprise, the shot didn't find its mark; it didn't strike him.

Slowly, Ethan opened his eyes, confusion clouding his thoughts as he tried to make sense of what had just occurred. Why hadn't he been killed? And why had the shot merely echoed through the air?

In that moment of uncertainty, his gaze fell upon a figure standing before him: a young man, roughly his own age. He was protecting Ethan and in this case he was curious.

No one has ever stood in for him before.

“Who is this?” He ques