Chapter 55After about two hours, Amoux got tired and gave up. "I am not interested. If you want to leave with your deskmate, then just do it. Leave me alone!" He snapped furiously. "Okay?" Ainar stood up and stretched. "You should have said that since." One would expect her to flare up considering how short-tempered she was but her voice was timid and small. It was as if she wasn't the one Amoux was shouting at. His angry face did not affect her mood whatsoever. She dusted her long dress and left without looking back. Super annoyed, Amoux also stood up and went to his study. When he got there, he met a human servant already cleaning it. "Thank you." He muttered before getting back behind his desk. The same night, gorgeously dressed, Ainar visited Lykie's home for dinner.The villa was like a cathedral with pointed roofings, towering into the sky, and small, dark windows dotting its walls. Led by her best friend and deskmate, Ainar passed through multiple corridors until they
Chapter 56The last time he saw his grandmother, he was disrespectful to her. Now that he was in her presence, he knew that he would have to be patient. But since the situation didn't allow it, Amoux summoned his courage and simply knelt beside her. "Grandma, Ainar might be in danger." He said without preamble.So what if she is in danger? Haven't you grown up and are capable of conquering the world? Do you not have a mother who is all-powerful and knows what's best for you? Why come bother me? I am too busy for this! KuLaa grumbled in her heart but her face remained passive and expressionless. "Speak." She ordered without sparing him a glance."She went to have a meal at the house of Lord Ræm. His last daughter; Lykie is Ainar's best friend." Amoux started explaining. "A few minutes ago, she sent me a text that she was poisoned by Lykie. She wants to find out what they intended to do to her but wants us to stand by." He concluded. There was silence for a bit then KuLaa twitched h
Chapter 57 Becca picked one very long and intimidating needle. It was at least four inches long and as thick as a broomstick. She mumbled some enchantment on the needle then Injected it into Ainar's skin. Lykie's eyes widened in shock as she trembled."You want to take her blood." "Yes.""Why?""I told you not to ask too many questions. It's not good for you to know these things.""Why?" The more she was asked not to ask, the more Lykie wanted to know. "Knowing could cost you your life," Becca said as she continued to push the needle along Ainar's vein.Hearing that, Lykie twitched her nose and swallowed the next word on her tongue. Once all the needle had gone in remaining just the tip of the needle where there was a tiny hole, Becca stopped and started invoking another long and complicated incantation. While this incarnate was going on, Ainar was regretting her choices. KuLaa has always admonished them not to let anyone get a drop of their blood. They were not even allowed t
Chapter 58; Invasion of the House of Ræm!When Kurt received the order to move in, he threw out a silver plate disk used for inscribing magic spells. Instantly, a blue light surged out of the plate and covered the castle and its grounds before disappearing. Now, the house of Ræm was on lockdown and the only people who could walk out of it were those from the house of KuLaa and with a special tattoo on their bodies. "Ready?" Kurt asked Ryan. "Yes." Ryan nodded and the father and son invaded the Ræm's Castle side by side while Megan and Bella stayed at the door. Alice, on the other hand, went to the back of the house and stood guard. Her job was to capture the core members of the house who may want to escape into the night. Their orders were clear; Get Ainar out of there and capture everyone. From the oldest to the youngest, and kill whoever resists. As they moved in, side by side, Kurt and Ryan worked tactically. While Kurt did the overpowering, Ryan did the compulsion. Once a
Chapter 59; Becca's regretsIt was when she was doing the headcount of all prominent family members and witches that Becca discovered that Lykie was still missing. When Becca felt the seal enveloping the area, Lykie was the first person she tried to call but the girl didn't pick up, so Becca sent her a message. Considering that she was the first person Becca ordered to go into the secret place, she was shocked that Lykie wasn't there yet. Without Lykie, Becca couldn't seal the place off, so she told everyone the witches with her to stay put and dashed out to go get Lykie while calling Lykie's phone. Just as she was stepping out, she felt the wind go still. An ominous feeling engulfed her as she looked towards the sky. Right in front of her, the stars disappeared and the moon seemed to be moving at a fast pace. Becca's eyes grew wide in shock. She had never witnessed such a thing before. Forgetting her reason for coming out for a moment, Becca followed the direction of the moon an
Chapter 60: Megan's Decision.When they got to their new home, it was a courtyard with five buildings. One for Megan and Ryan, one each for the twins, and one for their servants if they decided to hire any. It took the family of four little to no time to settle into their new home. While the kids were transferring things from their old rooms, Ryan had come over to see them. It was a strange feeling for the family to be together like this, living in close quarters. While they had lived under the same roof back at the Villa, the place was so huge that their rooms were miles apart. It was nothing like what they presently have. When the day broke, Megan led the kids to Alice's office to accept their new jobs and positions. On the way, she reminded them, "You must sincerely apologize to Alice when you see her." She said, "She meant well this morning. I was the one who misunderstood her and I was the one who started with the insults.""But Mum…" mumbled Ainar. She was unwilling. Sinc
Chapter 61: War of Lords. Ryan huffed. He also knew that if KuLaa had demanded Megan's submission the moment they met, she would have had no choice but to submit. Because back then, they were weak and naive. They needed her. "Submitting to her back then and submitting to her now, if you ask me, they are the same thing." Megan paused and headed for their big bed and sat on it. "We needed her then and today, we still need her. This is my second reason. Now that Ainar and Amoux have been discovered to be Turakies, I am not confident that we can protect them by ourselves." Megan huffed in sadness. Ryan's already hunched back, got lower as he dropped his head. He had also thought of this. He planned to find a way to hide his family away during this turbulent time, had his wife agreed to leave with him. "My last reason is that I am not willing to let go of the opportunity to leave this continent. If it's going to be possible, KuLaa is our only hope. For the protection of my kids, for
Chapter 62: A Luna's Submission.For several seconds, only the chirping of birds coming from the garden could be heard in the room. Finally, KuLaa swept her gaze at them and scoffed. "What do you want?"Instantly, the two kids went on their knees with their heads touching the ground just like their mother had instructed them to. "My Liege, I brought the kids to apologize for their wrongdoings. Please forgive, My Liege." Megan said in a solemn voice."Mother, please!" Ryan stepped forward with pleading eyes. "What makes you think that I am angry with your kids?" KuLaa asked. Megan and Ryan were suddenly confused. If KuLaa wasn't angry with the kids, then why all the fuss? "Grandma…" Ainar raised her head up but before she could continue, an invisible and heavy weight suddenly descended on her and pressed her to the ground. The flooring under her knees cracked and her already pale skin turned red under it."Ainar!"Scared out of her brain, Megan screamed, went on her knees, and
Chapter 75: Ascension!Gradually, the two tubes opened up and started moving towards each other. They then joined together to form a cage. KuLaa and Fie looked at each other. In Fie's eyes, she could see hatred and hunger. They mirrored her own feelings and thoughts. This was when she realized the reason why they were left in that yellow water for so long. Their magical energy was sapped away by that water. KuLaa felt very weak.The only way to devour another was to drain their blood and eat their heart. How was she going to do that when she was this weak?"You!" Fie softly called out with a weak and raspy voice. It felt like pain. Unbothered, KuLaa turned to the several elders watching from outside. They had promised to let her devour the girl but now they want her to fight?Understanding the look, Bella's father stepped forward and said, "She is too weak. Just kill her."KuLaa nodded and approached Fie' She expected Fie to retreat or even attack but the girl just stood there,
Chapter 74; A gift for my brother!Just a few hours before dawn, Megan was still by her bedside. She had waited all day and night for the kids to wake up but they were still in deep sleep. Suddenly, there was a loud explosion and the ground started shaking. Shocked, Megan stood up and looked out through the window. The whole island was shaking and water was invading it. In the past, no matter how high the tide was, the water surrounding KuLaa island would always land on the invisible seal as if it was landing on air, before going back into the sea. Water has never invaded KuLaa island before. The seal has been broken. What sort of storm is this? Megan wondered. She looked at her kids who were still sleeping and was confused for a moment. What should I do? Just then, the door opened and Bella stepped inside. "Megan, we need to leave now," Bella screamed in panic." What is going on?" Megan asked. "I don't know. The Seal got broken. I think it's because Alice wasn't guarding i
Chapter 73: A Stranger In a Black CloakKurt finally calmed down and KuLaa removed the net from him. She held him in her hands and quietly made him go to sleep as the Baril police arrived and encircled her. The leading commander wanted to approach her but Jum stopped him."Stand down. I will handle this.""Yes, sir." The commander went back and Jum stood there, watching KuLaa as she took care of Kurt. Lao and Peruh walked over to him. "What's going on?" Peruh asked with a puzzled look. "Don't you think it's beautiful, yet pitiful? Look at what love reduced such a powerful witch to." Jum chuckled."Kurt is no easy fry either. And even more dangerous than you in his berserk mode. That was why I activated the net. I couldn't handle him alone." Lao pointed out. There was respect in his voice which annoyed Jum."Are you saying his berserk is more powerful than mine?" "Yes. We wouldn't have been able to handle them on our own if they had joined forces from the beginning."Peruh didn'
Chapter 72; Chaos on the street of Baril. It reached right into her soul, caressing it and trying to make her relax. Instantly realizing that she was being coaxed, KuLaa repelled the spell and glared at Jum."What do you think you are doing?" She groaned. "Not bad." Jum smiled and walked into the room proper. "My name is Jum and these are my friends, Lao and Peruh. We are from the house of Zote."KuLaa looked them over and her eyes blazed. She has not seen such arrogance in a long time. "I have never had dealings with anyone from the house of Zote. Why did you target my family?""You are wrong, Lord KuLaa of the house of Viedanise!" Jum smiled at her but KuLaa had already sensed the uncertainty in his tone.So he isn't sure of my identity. "What is the house of Viedanise?" She feigned confusion. Jum gave her a look over and his ever-present smile widened. Was he wrong? She didn't know?"The House of Viedanise is one of the five magical families of Eplica. And you, Lord KuLaa,
Chapter 71; Nobody Says 'No' to Jum!Once KuLaa left the room, Kurt brought out his phone. Since lines could only connect when they were in the same realm, finding out if his father was involved was very simple. Kurt turned on the phone and torrents of messages started dropping. And all of them were from his father. The only reason this would happen was because his father was also in Baril, just as KuLaa suspected. Why? Kurt's eyes darkened. Mulan hardly left Silver Crest in the past 50 years. Why now? Could KuLaa's suspicions be right? If Mulan was really in cohort with the house of Zote, then does that mean he was also just a lab rat for their experiments? He remembered all the failed experiments Adolph carried out on him. From trying to hitch magic into his bones, to having his beating heart separated from his body and kept in refined heartbloods gotten from other witches and wizards. He has lost count of how many times one organ or the other was removed or had half of a forei
Chapter 70; Walking into a Trap?Just like KuLaa expected, two days after her arrival, four dead bodies were found just a few blocks away from a brothel within the black market area of Baril. They were the members of the missing cell. When they were brought in for KuLaa's inspection, it was as if they were just sleeping and not dead. The moment she saw them, she knew this was the work of a powerful magician. The person had subjected them to vicious torture but the only telling tale was their darkened underfoot. They were so black and hard that a butcher's knife wouldn't be able to cut through without some effort. There was nothing on their bodies but when KuLaa checked their brains, she found three of them liquified while there was a message left in the skull of the cell leader. Whoever took Oliver wanted Ryan in exchange for him. "Hahahahahahahaha haha!" KuLaa's laughter vibrated through the underground lair. It was terrifying, yet inspiring. Every member of her crew silently
Chapter 69: Taken!The front door was left open and the sitting room was left in ruins. There were claw marks on the walls and some had even torn into some of the furniture. As the two boys looked around, their supernatural eyes surged out and they started sniffing the air. "Two wolves and a vampire." Grunted Saint. "Call Elder Mac!" Roy brought out his phone and started dialing Elder Mac's number but nobody picked up. "Blood!" Roy horrid over to a spot behind one of the chairs. There, he found a small red patch of blood on the ground. He touched it and smelled it. "It's Dad's!" His body grew cold and his eyes turned red with rage. "They hurt him." Saint hugged himself as he stared at the red spot of blood on Roy's fingers in horror. The image of Alaric getting torn to pieces flashed across his mind. His body trembled and he whimpered. When Roy looked up and saw Saint's state, he quickly pulled himself together and hurried over to comfort him. "Saint, he will be fine. You have
Chapter 68: Godly Treasure."So despicable," Ryan mumbled. "What is an immortal?" KuLaa asked. She already had an idea but preferred to get more explanation from Madam Su. She believed that Madam Su knew more than the texts she had read. In fact, most of what she had read and what Madam Su was saying were conflicting. "Immortal is a level of cultivation. Humans cultivate to become immortals and Immortals cultivate to become gods. Both immortals and Gods can't die of natural causes. Someone stronger than them is the only thing that can kill them."KuLaa nodded. "Because of the poison fed to everyone in this world by the house of Zote for hundreds of years, the genetics of the people have changed and the generations that followed kept getting weaker and weaker. It is only a matter of time before the creatures of this world die out or get refined by the Zotes unless someone stops them. Your father was the closest to a pure bloodline since the poisoning of the continent. When you wer
Chapter 67; The Origin of Eplica"So we are just a mutation of the two species," Ryan mumbled. "That's right." Madam Su nodded, then continued."Back then, magical beasts were the rulers of the world because when they were cultivated to a certain level, they would gain the ability to transform into a human form. Back then, among magical beasts, it was taboo to marry a human since they were considered to be lesser beings. The magical beasts didn't want their bloodline to be tainted. That was until the Moon Mother and our ancestor met and fell in love." Madam Su continued. "When the monarchs of the magical beasts found out that our ancestors were breeding Turakies in secret, the magical beasts decided to wipe us out. Fortunately, we were not alone in this. When our forefathers discovered the danger, they contacted the shapeshifters from other magical beast families such as dragons, snakes, tigers, and so on. They all joined hands together to beat the magic beasts back. That was w