"All hail great Khan!"

"All hail great Khan!"

Riaz looked up at Ace who in turn squeezed his hand assuringly. Riaz let out a shaky breath and closed his eyes. I'll be fine. We'll be fine, he assured himself. He looked ahead and saw Akira and Alexa. Alexa smiled at him and he nodded.

It's the Lantern Celebration today. All the people are present and surprisingly, the least expected person, Darco, is present. Who would have thought? Well, evil recognizes evil so it's no surprise they know each other.

Khan came forward with a red unlit lantern in his hand. He raised his hand and everyone went silent.

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