Chapter 22
Invincible
MJ broods. She ignores agents sweeping through her house. She stares at the hole, where her water serpent katana penetrated the bathroom door. Streaks of dried blood stain the wood. MJ never got her katana back from Officer Monroe. She couldn’t even find proof Officer Monroe exists.
None whispers into MJ’s ear. “Are you OK? You barely said a word. That Rambo comment didn’t even draw you out.”
MJ says, “Today, I got old.”
None sighs. “I guess I got gray hairs today too.”
MJ scoffs. “Recognize today for what it was. Escalation.”
None opens his hands and shrugs.
MJ says, “Today’s a taste of what’s to come. We’re on a global scale now. We’ll face bigger threats than Renquist.”
“Aiya! You think I didn’t notice the new guy, pointing a g*n at my head? I’m on a kill
