Chapter 83: The Reckoning

"What happened?" Olivia asked as she took him in. "Where have you been? Did you ascend?"

"Slow down." Ezra raised a hand, chuckling. "Yes, I ascended. I've been here for... I don't know actually. As for what happened, well, the flower shop girls poisoned me in order to kill me but X helped me."

"X?" Gen rocked back in surprise. "The same X?"

"Yes. The same X."

"How did you get here if X helped you?" Olivia asked.

"It's a long story. For now, let's get out of here."

"Agreed. Here." Olivia stretched an object to Ezra.

Ezra took it, chuckling as he recognized the object. "I've totally forgotten about this." It was his boogeyman mask. He knew that only a few days might have passed but it had felt like years. He had been poisoned, almost assassinated, captured, beaten, actually killed and resurrected. he wore the mask, feeling it rest comfortably on his face. "Let's go."