Warcross (Warcross, #1)

by Marie Lu

curious, thin silver streak

find out what that is later - family related?

“You’re trying to catch someone.

the woman from earlier, that was doing a deal with the criminal that she caught?

“Everything’s science fiction until someone makes it science fact,”

“The nature of the attacks makes me suspect that Zero is one of them.”

i think its the barbie guy but ok

Their names rush through my mind.

its either kenn or someone else that was in the office when emika first went there, there were like 4 people i think? or its asher. or the other leader dude. but probably asher. remember the indiana jones thing, if you want something to be important introduce it early. we either already met zero or we're going to soon

“Each of you will see the prize amount as a pending number in your bank accounts.”

OR ITS ONE OF THE OTHER BOUNTY HUNTERS honestly tho i dont know

I certainly don’t like the police who I’ve worked for.

:)

Think badass thoughts, I tell myself.

i love her energy

My guides lead me into a narrow corridor with a ceiling that gradually slopes higher and higher. The sound of fifty thousand screams grows near. Then, as I enter the main space, the roar turns deafening.

the imagery here is insane i literally feel like im there

“She never says the right thing at the right time.” “You’re never the right thing at the right time.”

i love them omg

There’s no question that he’s the most popular.

sus ALSO THEY MENTIONED HIM EARLIER

Far from them sit the Phoenix Riders already chosen for this year’s team, led by Asher Wing, their flaming red hoods and jackets prominent.

will she be chosen as the first for this team? absolutely

Asher has his eyes trained on me, a smug grin spreading across his face.

he's def hot but idk i get a bad vibe

Is he Zero?

oh ok now i know he's not zero, unless lu decides to say that he can't be zero because of "insert reason", then he would be back in the game

The Demon Brigade chooses Ziggy, while the Phoenix Riders nab DJ Ren. The Titans get Alexa Romanovsky.

all of them are sus, but more dj ren and ziggy than alexa

Sure enough, there he is. I didn’t hallucinate it.

why do i think its hideo OR KENN

In the heart of Tokyo is the secure neighborhood of Mejiro, where a gated estate of luxury quarters house Warcross teams for the duration of the tournament.

kinda like olympic village but less cool WAIT THE OLYMPICS THIS YEAR WERE IN TOKYO TOO THATS SO COOL

His expression flickers cold for an instant at the mention of his brother, but then he’s back to normal, giving me a little laugh.

something's definitely off about him

Maybe I’ll stop teasing Ash and target you for a change.”

BI????

WC0. Whoever the silhouette was,

or it was WCo which means something else?

We are all wearing our lenses.

will zero use those to do something? like will he hack those OK IM BACK AND I’VE FINISHED THE BOOK AND WOAH

Roshan’s expression darkens. “You could say that.”

boyfriends?

“Not my fault that you hooked up with him,”

KNEW IT

but everything else is still secured behind a wall of shields that I’ve never seen before.

did hideo do that for him? or did kenn... i'm way too invested in kenn being a bad person and idk why

So Ren was the silhouette in the Wardraft.

or was he? but if he was i still don't think he's zero maybe he's a bounty hunter

“Calling so soon with an update?” Kenn remarks. He glances back at Hideo. “Maybe you really did find your perfect bounty hunter.”

kenn i hate u

This is mutated from security we developed inside Henka Games.”

kenn or some other high-up

“Oh? And what gossip is that? That we’re on a first-name basis? Scandalous.

:)

I glimpse Zero across the room one last time. He’s staring straight at me.

gasp

couch. I picture Mr. Alsole doing the same, his eyes squinting with disbelief.

:) MISTER ASSHOLE

deep, thudding, rhythmic beat.

zero’s gonna do something at this competition

Silently, I remind myself to look for the first chance to seize him.

i feel like he’s undercover or smth

Why can I see him?

bcuz he’s someone you know? maybe it’s hideo’s code, and since she learned code kinda from listening to hideo…

The smile doesn’t touch his eyes.

i don’t think he’s bad, maybe he was forced to help zero

Kenn is speaking rapidly to several of the guards in a low, angry voice.

screw u

Kenn makes an irritated sound

i think he’s jealous of hideo’s success edit: i’ve finished the book and wow why was i so determined to prove kenn’s guilt💀

Had any of the other bounty hunters seen what just happened?

i dont think there is other bounty hunters, maybe he just wanted to inspire her

“You’re trembling,” he says now. I shrug it off. “Just get me out of these clothes.” Then I realize what I’ve said, and heat rushes to my cheeks. “I mean, well, not that—” The edges of Hideo’s lips twitch with a smile, a brief respite from his grave look, and he nods for me to follow him. “I’ll bring some dry clothes for you.”

:)

Mr. Tanaka never answers questions about his family’s private affairs.

maybe zero has something to do with his family edit: spot-on

it’s going to happen on the day of the final tournament.

maybe he’s trying to warn her?

his brother never came home,

and now hes zero edit: ✨

It is hard to describe loss to someone who has never experienced it, impossible to explain all the ways it changes you. But for those who have, not a single word is needed.

Suddenly, the holograms in the arena change.

I BEEN WAITIN FOR THIS ONE TURN IT UPP

It’s Roshan, clutching a box, followed by Hammie.

She was so beautiful. But beauty can make people forgive a thousand cruelties.

Zero might return my Memories to me.

shes gonna get her memories back with a hack or smth or hideo will do it for her

My heart leaps. It’s not a bot at all. It’s Roshan’s voice.

:)

“My plan,” he says, “was to stop Hideo.”

I KNEW HIDEO WAS CROOKED

Some part of me, some crazy, calm part, sees sense in his plan, even as I recoil in disgust.

i can’t decide how i feel about this

It’s from some encrypted, unknown source.

zero