Persephone and Zadicus were playing with the baby until their eyes fell upon Kriss, coming with his head hanging low, emitting immense dejection they were unable to comprehend.“Is that Kriss? What happened to him?” Persephone asked, stop playing with the baby for a second and turned to him.“Him and Juniper had a fight but they are not talking about it. That’s why I wanted to check up on Kriss last night.” Zadicus explained, looking up at Kriss who was about to walk away.“I see…” Persephone hummed, trailing off.“I should go and talk to him. You hold the baby.” He said but she stopped him.“No, Let me. He needs me this time.” Persephone said sternly, narrowing her eyes in compassion at Kriss who was desperately seeking help when Juniper was no longer here.“If you say so…” Zadicus trailed off. Persephone smiled faintly at Zadicus and walked up to Kriss who was lost in his thoughts.“Hey, Kriss. Where are you lost nowadays? There is a world outside Juniper.” She said playfully, givin
“Thank you. Thank you so much for everything.” The owner of the inn expressed his gratitude to Zadicus who was nervous, unsure how to react.“It’s okay. It's our fault so we fixed it and here’s your baby, he is adorable.” He responded hesitantly, giving him the baby back, searching around for Persephone.“Thank you.” He smiled, taking his baby as Zadicus saw Persephone and rushed to, not wanting to extend this conversation.“Oh, Persephone. You’re back already? What happened? Did he say something?” He asked, coming to her as she told him everything, his reaction and everything which brought a serious look on Zadicus’ face.“I did what I should, let's just hope he doesn’t lose his mind.” She sighed, shaking her head in disappointment, praying that Kriss’ realization won’t be too late.“I hope so…” Zadicus hummed, opening his mouth to say something but Gerald came, calling them.“Ah, There are you guys. I hope y’all enjoyed your stay.” He said politely but Tristan came with a frown.“Ye
They reached a place created to intimate hell, with black mountains glistening in the corner, like an abyss followed by a river of fire and low, soft whispers echoing in the air to indicate the misery souls trapped here must have felt. In the sky, there was an eye of fire, creating an ominous atmosphere to keep an eye on them. Uneven ground with a bright light in the farthest corner to show something important in there. “What a sinister place,” Persephone whispered, making a disquieted face. “Scared?” Freya smirked, teasing her, but she growled at her, “Shut up, This is literally the greatest advantage for me.” “Only if you are not afraid to use it.” She smirked, pissing her off but she scoffed, ignoring her. “These sights made me intrigued. What exactly is Katastrofi?” Tabit asked, turning to Huzefa, who pointed at the light in the corner. “Who knows? Could be hell, could be its ruler. You never know.” Gerald shrugged his shoulders. “Have you been here before?” She asked agai
They all agreed to rest for the time being, going to do their respective tasks in groups. Zadicus specifically sent Ruth and Felix together to get wood together. They were walking but she noticed Felix's stoic expressions. Usually Felix was the one with kind looks and constant smile but his assertiveness made Ruth vexed.With her, he was soft, he was sweet and right now, his hard looks were worrying her.“Felix,” She called to get his attention.“Hmm?” With a cold hum, he was cutting some wood. “Thanks.” She smiled sincerely, finding some wood.“I don’t need it.” He scoffed, rolling his eyes, not listening to her words.“You okay?” She asked hesitantly, putting the wood away and turning to him.“Now, do you even care if I am okay or not? Why bother to ask when it’s only a formality?” He chuckled dryly, stopping for a second, turning to her with a mockingly raised eyebrow.“What happened, Felix? Why are you acting like this?” She asked innocently which made his features soften for a
After Felix left, Ruth stood where he left her, her head hanging low with dried tears, disappointed in herself for being unable to notice what was before her.Stuck between mixed feelings, she didn’t know how to respond properly. She can’t lose Felix and Zen too, she finally got a chance to meet him after six years. She didn’t even thank him properly.And there her best friend was when she needed a shoulder. When she dreamt of her Prince Charming, not knowing her words were breaking his heart.She messed things up by her oblivion. She stood there, lost in her unwanted thoughts, disrupting her ability to think. Daphne came, noticing her expressions and asked, “What happened?”“Nothing.” Gulping, she shook her head, forcing her heavy steps to move.“You seem worried. You can tell me.” Daphne smiled, giving her back a pat for assurance.“I lost someone precious by my stupidity and stubbornness.” She whispered, gritting her teeth.“Are you talking about Zen?” She asked, tilting her head
After walking for a long time, they got tired, there was no concept of day and night here and they didn't know for how long they were going towards their destination. Later, when all of them were tired, they decided to rest for the time being while watching out for any danger, as nothing there could be trusted. “Damn, I am beat.” Tristan muttered, rubbing his shoulder, enhancing his arrest by his action. “Me too. How’s your arm doing?” Randall asked, turning to Zen who was trying to move his arm properly, which had almost recovered. “Hmm. Fine.” He hummed, taking off the bandage finally. “Did you remember when we broke Zen’s arm?” Tristan asked, curling his lips upward from one side, recalling an old memory. “Oh, that? You guys were horrible.” Zen growled, glaring at them but they chuckled at his reaction. “It's not our fault you couldn’t fight.” They both shrugged, ignoring but he gasped at their response. “Couldn’t fight? You guys ambushed me.” He recalled how they ambushed
They were going through a passage which opened into a cave. It was dusty, almost burning too, and they were unsure whether to enter it without knowing what could reside there. “I guess we have to pass through that cave.” Huzefa sighed when they all stopped there. “You guess?” Tristan smirked, pinching his nerves by his constant taunts and targeting him. “Do you think I live here to know? I am as clueless as everyone.” Huzefa retorted coldly, rolling his eyes off to not pay attention to Tristan and turned to everyone else. “Ahlum,” Juniper called. She nodded and used her clairvoyance to get a clearer idea of what could be beyond that. “Clairvoyance too? God, how many rare people have you got?” Gerald sighed, not believing that they have the rarest ability too. But, it’s pretty common where they came from. “Don’t ask.” Persephone smirked, shrugging her shoulders. “So, what is it?” Juniper asked, turning to Ahlum, who got a clearer look of what was inside and released a long si
Gathering their posture, they all executed the plan they made before coming. Huzefa stayed with Laylah and Ling while Keith and Gerald also joined them in the fight.Ahlum was standing behind to let them know what he will do next as Cassandra also stayed behind to keep an eye on them so she could heal them in the process as they fight.Releasing another screeching, the dragon sensed their intentions and was about to fly over to the ground but they executed the first step.“Huzefa!” Zadicus called as he exchanged a nod and his people cast a spell which created a fake time-space.“Die in one, live in one as I shall exist for one- Illes World II!” He cast the spell, bringing version two of the fake world he created. Bringing them into a dark bluish sky and a flat ground, a void of nothingness so they could fight it openly and easily and won’t let it escape.Randall maintained his distance from afar and tapped his staff twice on the ground, “Ground Prison!” Hands began to emerge from the
~Leaving this corrupted tale behind like a chapter in the past…~ Knocking, he took a deep breath, the sensations he once used to feel for her no longer existed, replaced with a delight to find his most cherished people binding in a sacred bond. “Persephone.” Kriss called, opening the door slowly to find Persephone an exquisite princess gown with a veil over her head. She had tears of felicity in her eyes which she wiped quickly and grinned at him, “Kriss?” Kriss returned a kind smile, taking a step towards her, standing before as his eyes contemplated her form, she looked like a princess who was about to end her fairytale. “You look angelic.” Kriss whispered sincerely, stopping at her eyes, felicitous for both Persephone and Zadicus. “Thank you.” She mumbled sheepishly, not used to fancy dresses and gowns but for her special day, she wore the most beautiful floor length lace gown, embroidered heavily. “Zadicus is dying to see you. He is so lucky to have the one he loves. No
While they went to take care of the guest, everyone else was lost in their own world and matters. Waiting for the final moment delightfully. Amid them, Tabit noticed Vera coming with her two years old adopted daughter. Vera wanted to give her life a meaning and adopted a girl from the orphanage. “Hey. How’s Ava doing?” Tabit asked, waving sweetly at Ava. Tabit had changed entirely, the deadness in her tone had faded, the seriousness in her eyes no longer existed, she had become a jovial person. “Good.” Vera smiled, patting her daughter’s head, considering her new meaning of life, offering her everything to this kid now. “Ava, Say hi.” Vera whispered, “Hello.” She greeted sweetly, bowing out of respect. “Hey, sweetie.” Tabit greeted, patting her head and noticing her happiness, Vera asked about her wellbeing, “What about you, Tabit?” “I am doing great. Actually better than I could ever be.” Tabit grinned, straightening her back to turn to Vera and talk to her. “Glad to hear
6 Months Later. Things were finally coming to their nonchalance, everyone was learning the ways of this new world gradually, everyone was accepting their lives- reviving the dead economy of Fier. And after a devilishly long time, the time to make a promise Zadicus made to Persephone had come, the day where their souls would connect eternally had finally come. Their wedding. In a three piece white suit, having an expensive brooch on the label. Hairs combed perfectly behind followed by a clean and trimmed beard unlike before. Clearing his throat, Zadicus looked at himself, checking himself to see whether he looks fine or not and smiled, remembering his Father in this auspicious event. “Finally, this day has come, Father.” Zadicus breathed out, looking out from the window of the grand house he once called his home, smiling beautifully. Following his Father’s steps, he had devoted his life to knowledge and education, he would lead a new generation through his powers and knowledg
After Tristan left, they all exhaled in sadness, turning to each other. “Tristan left too now. First Juniper and Ahlum and now him.” Vera whispered, not liking there were reducing in numbers but at least no one was dead.“I am going home.” Kriss said sadly, not wanting to talk about it anymore, ever since Juniper left, Kriss was totally depressed, he didn’t want to talk with her anymore.“I will check-” Persephone was about to speak but Zadicus stopped her.“Don’t check up on him. He needed to be alone. You guys go. I need to take Persephone somewhere too.” Zadicus said, taking Persephone’s hand.“Where?” She asked but he began to drag her away with him as quickly as he could, leaving everyone bewildered at his rush to take Persephone somewhere they didn’t know about.“Just come. We are already late.” Zadicus said, panting heavily while they were running down the forest, hands tightly locked together so no power of this world could part it. “Zadicus?” Persephone asked, worried at hi
Time passed in a blink of an eye, it had been a month, most of the damage was recovering gradually. Obviously the loss of lives couldn’t be recovered but people were trying to save whatever is left.Everyone was back to their position, to their duties. Many people died so everyone joined in to help. Continuing the family’s work, Zadicus left all violence behind and chose knowledge.He became the education minister, continuing what belonged to his family. Tademono's lineage had always been scholars and he would continue it with Daphne as his assistant. Sir Lark lost his life so Ruth pinched in to handle the country’s security. Of course they would have to work hard to gain acceptance but they did.“I am placing all my faith in you guys. Do not disappoint me. I have already lost too many people and you guys are the saviors.” His Majesty sighed but he truly had no choice but to have their help due to the crisis.“Rest assured, My Lord, we will devote ourselves. You can trust my people
Smiling, Kriss didn't wait for a second and pulled her into a passionate kiss, moving his fingers to her hairs, locking them perfectly to gain access to her lips so he could kiss them with all his endearment.Juniper was taken aback for a second but melted into his pure affection, closing her eyes, pulling his shirt as she kissed him back, moving her lips in unbreakable sync with his.They both smiled, kissing each other passionately. Juniper was slightly sloppy while Kriss’ talented lips gave her a whole new sensation of euphoria. Chuckling huskily, Kriss pulled away, holding Juniper possessively, “Be mine.” He pleaded, losing his breaths, having one desire left in his heart. But it wiped her felicity, replacing it with the apprehension of what she ended up doing in spur of emotions. “I can’t.” She whispered, horrified, realizing she ended up being manipulated by feelings.“Why not? You love me, I love you, I am willing to do everything.” Kriss asked, laughing nervously to wonder
Since Juniper was injured badly, she took a prolonged period to recover from that injury. She was sleeping peacefully until she felt long nails running down softly.Opening her eyes slowly by the foreign feeling, she saw Ahlum was no longer there with her but Delora was.She gasped instantly out of fear, unable to move while she was stroking her hairs.“How are you, Juniper?” Delora’s seductive tone came, caressing her sister slowly. “Fine.” She gulped, alarmed in her presence but her body was not ready to move and judging Ahlum’s disappearance, Delora must have taken her back to Yizar.“You guys did great. I knew he could do this. Zadicus had this potential in him.” Delora whispered sincerely, pulling her hand away, tracing her finger down to Juniper’s scar on her back, ruining her beautiful sister’s skin- according to her.“Are you here… to kill me?” Juniper asked hesitantly, swallowing hard in dread to wonder what she wanted from her.“You had enough adventure. I cannot risk your
“Finally the old man is retiring.” Vera chuckled, shaking her head to see Azen finally giving up on his position as the leader of Red Rain.“Yeah…” Tabit and Vera smiled at the adorable scene before them, looking at the elderly couple made them have faith in love. Their love had been the same for years. Rose is Azen’s lifeline. “Boss, we found someone from the assassin’s camp.” Since Tabit had become the leader of Red Rain, her responsibilities were enhanced. Sighing, she grinned, waving at all of them and left to see. Being from the camp too, she knew what could save a lost soul.Before Tabit, a thirteen year old kid was there who had no hopes of living just like her. She won’t ruin another life. I won’t do what Azen did. They are kids after all. Tabit thought compassionately. Taking a deep breath, she bent on her knees, holding her hand out to the kind who was unknown to kindness.“Hey, I am Tabit. Nice to meet you.” Tabit said happily, giving a sudden spark to the child befor
Sunlight penetrated through the curtains, falling on the face of a handsome man, covered in bandages, sleeping on the king-sized bed, waking him up from the deep but peaceful slumber of his.Opening his eyes slowly, his eyes fell upon a beautiful lady who opened the curtains to allow his skin to absorb some sunshine. Turning her head, she returned a sweet smile, whispering with a most loving tone of hers, “Hey…” Blinking, he regained his senses, clearing his vision from the light and noticing his beloved sitting next to him on the bed.“Persephone?” He called, blinking a few times before gaining his ability to see properly.“How are you feeling, Zadicus?” Humming, Persephone ran her fingers down his soft raven locks while holding his hand with her other hand, caressing him like a cherished possession.“Isn’t it... Your room?” He asked vaguely, sitting up, groaning in pain from the fight, looking around to find himself in the room he never thought would come again, finding himself o