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Strong Hearts: The Legacy of Do Sisters- By: Tina Marie


Chapter 28 - Queen's Gambit

Last Updated on 2025-06-11 15:36:54

Rae stepped forward, shoulders squared, fury burning behind her eyes. “You set all this up. Lured us here like mice to a maze.”

Mi Na gave a cool nod. “And still, you came willingly. That’s what makes you predictable.”

“Or brave,” Rin countered, slipping a small EMP grenade into her palm.

Mi Na raised a brow. “Always with the tech toys. But this isn’t about tactics anymore. This is about legacy. My legacy… your extinction.”

Seul stepped in front of the twins. “Not today.”

Mi Na smirked. “Yoon Seul. I see my conditioning wore off faster than expected. A shame. You were magnificent.”

“She’s even better now,” Rae said, fists glowing.

Mi Na lifted her hand—and the floor panels surged with energy. Automated turrets unfolded from the walls. Security droids descended from hidden recesses.

Rin hurled the EMP. It detonated midair, cutting the lights and frying the first wave of bots.

“Move!” she shouted.

The team scattered. Rae and Seul took the brunt, clearing the corridor with a blitz of coordinated attacks. Rin hacked a side panel, forcing open a backup access door.

“Control room’s this way!” she yelled.

They ran, dodging sparks and collapsing walkways. The facility began to tremble—Mi Na had triggered more than just a trap. She was preparing for full-scale lockdown.

In the control room, Ji Woo’s voice finally crackled through the static. “They’re powering up the launch sequence. Nine minutes until skyburn.”

Rin leapt to the central console. “I can slow it, but I need Seul’s clearance to override.”

Seul pressed her hand to the biometric pad. Lights turned blue.

Rae blocked the door as Mi Na’s footsteps echoed closer.

“We’ve got incoming!”

Rin worked furiously, disabling the ignition countdown. “Got it—launch halted… but she can still reroute from the tower!”

Seul’s face hardened. “Then I’ll go. You finish this.”

Rae grabbed her wrist. “No—if you go up there alone—”

“I was Mi Na’s weapon. I know her patterns. Let me be your edge.”

They locked eyes.

Rae let go. “Come back. That’s an order.”

Seul smiled. “Yes, ma’am.”

As Seul sprinted for the tower, Mi Na entered the control room at last.

But something was different now.

She looked less like a conqueror—and more like a queen protecting a crumbling throne.

“You really think you’ve won?” she asked.

Rin didn’t hesitate. “We’re just getting started.”

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