Bethany's voice trembled with confusion and pain as she asked, "Were these the names you used before leaving Los Angeles?" Her parents avoided her eyes, and she immediately sensed that something was wrong. Overwhelmed with pain and confusion, she felt her world unraveling. The reality she had dreaded was now unfolding, and the life she once knew seemed no longer her own.All she had wanted was a meaningful relationship with the boy she liked, without their lives falling apart. Her confusion stemmed from her parents' decision to change their names, leaving her feeling as though she had been living with strangers her entire life."Talk to me, why don't you?" She yelled, frustrated that they were keeping her in the dark."Bethany, like we mentioned yesterday, there's a lot you don't know, and we didn't want to overwhelm you with too much all at once," her mom explained."Fine, but I'm ready now to hear whatever it is you've been hiding," she said, her curiosity peaked."Can we sit down
Bethany tip-toed down the staircase as carefully as she could. She was not ready to break her parents' hearts by telling them what she was about to do.She knew that her parents and Adonis were probably going to hate her for what she was about to do, but she did not mind. It is the only way Adonis can get the power he needs to defeat Kalta. She walked down to the sitting room to see that her parents were no longer there. She let out a small breath of relief, knowing that this would be easier than she had thought. Carefully, she walked down to the front door and gently squeezed the handle. The handle turned, but the door did not budge.She turned the handle two more times and realized that the door had been locked with a key. She had no doubt her father had done this simply because he did not want her to leave. Well, it was too late now. Her mind was made up and she was leaving that night whether they liked it or not. Carefully, she walked back up the stairs and looked down her windo
Bethany was completely surprised by the sudden change in Elaine’s facial expression. It was as though there was an evil part of this woman she had failed to see all these while. There was an odd voice within her telling her to stand up and run very fast. “Elaine, is something wrong?” Bethany asked as she stood up from the chair, not quite understanding what was going on with Elaine. "Everything is perfect, Bethany. Just sit." She ordered and forced Bethany to the sofa in her office. She also turned the locks of her office and ensured the place was properly closed. “Elaine, are you sure everything is fine?” Bethany asked, scared that she had probably made the wrong decision. “Perfectly okay.” The old witch answered and began reciting a spell, one asking to meet with Kalta.Bethany was unfamiliar with the words being said by the woman, but she had a strong feeling that it was nothing good. Elaine had completely changed and she knew she was in danger. All efforts to raise herself fro
Adonis woke up with a startle, beads of sweat dotting his entire face and body. He knew he ought to be used to having his nightmares, but this night's dream had been so terrifying.With a tired breath, he stood up and felt his throat dry, so he helped himself with a glass of water. He had been trying to avoid her but here he was having terrible nightmares about her. He had been mad at Bethany when she had insisted that he kill her to ensure that Kalta did not get to her. There was no way in hell he was ever going to allow Kalta to kill her and there was no way, he would kill her. There had to be another way around this and he just had to figure it out. With his phone in his hand, he decided to place a call to Bethany to confirm that she was okay. His dream had been terrible and confusing, but he was certain everything would be fine after a call with Bethany. Her phone rang and there was no answer. He let out a shrug, deciding that it was quite still early in the morning and she mig
Adonis couldn't bring himself to believe that him and Bethany had been played but reality was staring at him right in the face and that brought great anger to his body and soul.His eyes were thinned into slits and he stared hard at Tarada, ready to unleash the weight of his anger on the injured agent."Where is Bethany?" Adonis yelled as he pulled Tarada up to his feet."I do not…" Tarada began to say when he immediately got a new alarm from the Palace. They were being called in and from the seriousness of the call, he could instantly tell why."Talk to me, you bastard." Adonis grabbed his by the collar and shook him vigorously. "Seriously, I do not know, but I have good reason to believe that she is with Lord Kalta at the Palace of Ice and soul," Tarada explained, hoping with everything in him that Adonis would not exterminate him.Adonis stared at him for a second and released his grip on him a little. "You had better be right about this because if you're not, I would kill you," A
Adonis appeared in the Palace of Ice and Soul and his body was filled with so much dread and disgust.Although, this place was supposed to be his lair, he hated the place. He doubted if he would ever allow this palace to stand when he killed Kalta. This was the place his mother was killed and he had every intention to ensure that it never sees the light of day."Okay, I need you to hide before someone sees you. I would go to the meeting and get whatever information it is that is to be shared. If Bethany had been found here, I would inform you." Tarada said to him. "No, I do not agree with that. Show me Kalta's chambers and I will make my findings myself." Adonis insisted. "That is suicide." Tarada reminded him. "Lord Kalta won't hesitate to rip you to pieces if he sets his eyes on you right now.""Everything at this point is suicide, Tarada, so except if you have a better idea on how to get me to Kalta's chambers, you better point me in the direction I am to go," Adonis said to him
Adonis raised his head to see why Kalta had suspended his hand in the air and was rather shouting. He gave out a sigh of relief when he saw that Bethany was no longer on the floor."Where is that bitch?" Kalta cussed out in rage.Adonis could not tell what had happened, but from the annoyed look on Kalta's face, he was certain that Bethany had managed to escape. All he just had to do now was to make sure that he held Kalta down for as long as he could until Bethany was finally out of his grip."You can not always get everything that you want Kalta," Adonis said and coughed out a mouthful of blood. Kalta stopped in his tracks and turned around, ready to finish up Adonis. "What did you mean by that? You silly boy?" Kalta ashed with eyes as bright as fire. "I mean that you would never win this war." Adonis reiterated back."You are a fool, a big fool and I would end your life today." Kalta breathed out in rage and marched towards Adonis, ready to kill him. He had planned on making A
Talina fell to the ground while clutching tightly onto Adonis. She knew she had a responsibility to take care of him, especially seeing how injured he was. It was a miracle that he was still alive even after getting a deep injury from the Ghost knife. “Alright, we need to find a way to get out of here. Can you stand?” She asked as soon as she sat upright. "I can, but I would be very slow. I would only end up slowing you down and I do not want that for you. Bethany, you need to leave and you need to leave fast. I wish I was strong enough to protect you but it's unfortunate I can't." Holding her hand tight. "Promise me you will go somewhere safe, somewhere where Kalta can never find you." She shook her head and gave him a small smile. “Adonis, I am not Bethany. I am Talina.” Adonis stopped for a second and stared hard at Bethany’s face, wondering what she was talking about. Talina saw his confusion and shook her head. She knew she had to explain things better to him if she wanted hi
Bethany looped her hand around the crook of Adonis' arm as they walked down the path.It was winter now and though the roads were filled with snow, her life was filled with joy. She was happy, more happy than she had ever been. With Adonis in her life, she had had beautiful experiences and she wanted those experiences to continue. Well, today another beautiful experience was set to occur and she did not know how to react to it."Do not worry. You would not miss me too much." Talina replied back to her raging thoughts."I would definitely miss you. You have been in my body since I was a baby, how do I live without you?" Bethany said to her."You have Adonis now and now, your body is sitting enough to function on its own. Most importantly, it is time for me to get the rest I have so desperately wanted." Talina replied in Bethany's head."Are you okay?" Adonis squeezed Bethany's hand. "I am just asking Talina if it is necessary for her to leave my body? I am already used to having her
Adonis ran up to Bethany's parents to ensure they were safe. If Bethany was going to give herself up for her parents, he may as well ensure that they do live and that her sacrifice is not in vain. He could never trust Kalta. The blood-sucking demon could decide to kill them even after having Bethany and it was the more reason he wanted Kalta dead.Just as he was about to take them somewhere safe, Bethany's mom whispered in a very weak voice, "What is that bastard going to my daughter?"Adonis immediately spun his head in the direction of Kalta and his body grew weak from the sight before him. Kalta's lips were buried deep into Bethany's neck, drinking her blood. "Kalta!" He yelled and stretched forth his hands, this time around ready to bring down the entire palace and the world way if he had to. Everything in the direction of Adonis' hands began to freeze, traveling so fast that there was barely any time to react to the ice cold that took over everything. But not Kalta. The power
A strong rush of adrenaline filled Adonis as he ended the lives of the death agents in the place. His entire being was filled with anger and hatred, he found his anger depleting as he sniffed life out of the death agents, so he continued to sizzle them to nothingness, completely ignoring Kalta. Talina felt super proud of Adonis, especially now that she saw a strong possibility of them winning this battle. She knew that with most of the death agents out of the way, killing Kalta would be easier. The moment she saw Kalta stand up from his throne with a death glare in his eyes, she immediately activated her shield. She knew how sneaky Kalta could be and she was not ready to risk anything being around him. "Kalta, you better give up now. Your men are retreating and soon enough, you will be left alone with no protection." She yelled at him."You know, I can never give up, but be certain that you will never see your parents ever again." He said and balled his hands into fists and began t
Talina saw the fear in the eyes of the death agents and wondered what was going on. The ones around her had all stopped in their tracks and were exchanging looks with one another. She immediately swung her head in the direction where this fear was emanating from and found that more than half of Kalta's men had been frozen to death by Adonis's magic. "Great job!" She praised him and took on a defensive stance at the rest of the death agents. "Come on. I can't wait to kill all of you." "You all have the chance to leave here with your lives intact. Do not allow a coward like Kalta to ruin your lives." Adonis warned the rest of the death agents who were standing by the other side contemplating if they should fight him or not.The death agents exchanged looks among themselves and stared at one another weighing their options of of living or fighting to their certain death. Kalta saw the decision his men were struggling to make and knew that if he did not do something really quick, this b
Kalta's blood boiled as he realized it had been a full day and Bethany and Adonis were not at his palace yet. Bethany was supposed to be back here, begging him to release her parents and willingly offer her heart and her blood to him. He stared at her mother who had been in the trance-like look for hours. She had definitely made the connection and except if Bethany did not care about her parents, she was supposed to be here. Well, there was nothing a little more pain could not guarantee. He thought and squeezed his arms at the woman’s body. She let out a loud yell of pain and Mr. Blake fell to the floor and clasped tightly to his hand. "Please, have mercy on my wife. You have put her in a lot of pain already." The man begged. "Well, your daughter does not think I have put her in enough pain. All of these would kindly end if your daughter comes here now. It is all in her hands." He chuckled and tightened his fist harder on the woman's body. The entire palace of Ice and soul shook w
Talina stared at the tiring look on Adonis face and knew that if they were going to face Kalta like this, they might just be finished in seconds. She knew Adonis was powerful, but he had yet to harness and master his powers and if he wanted to defeat Kalta at his palace, then he needed to put some more effort in. The problem however was that they had no time and her body was already getting weaker from the Kalta was sending her way.She tried to convey her disappointment to him, but the pain rolling off her body did not permit her to talk. Bethany was in so much pain and it was taking a toll on her."I am so sorry," Adonis said as he rushed to her. He hated to see her in pain and it was weakening him in ways he could not explain. It was the more reason he could not channel his energy in the right direction right now. "You'd better be, because if those weak blows of yours are what you want to win Kalta with, then I am sorry to tell you, but we would be toast as soon as we enter into
Kalta watched the man beg him a thousand times to have mercy on his wife. He could see the love between them and it reminded him so much of his love affair with Talina. *Fifty Years Ago*He had been a low-ranking death agent and as it was usual for death agents of his rank, he was bullied and sent off to silly assignments. On this day, he was returning from an assignment when he came in contact with some powerful witches. He had not been scared of them as he was a death agent, but when they launched an attack on him, he knew he had to fight back. Unfortunately for him, his powers were no match for the witches. He was on the brink of death and was getting ready to breathe his last when he saw a swift flash of magical energy swizz in. The witches were confused by her sudden appearance and she used that to her advantage, taking a swift blow at them. Before the witches could make sense of what she was doing, she had sent them all to the ground. “Who are you?” He asked when she offered
Adonis fluttered his eyes open and was welcomed by the cool sweet ambience that was the fairy's house. There was peace in the air and everything was happy. He could feel the happy energy emanating from this place and he wished he had known this place sooner. He sat up and touched the wound on his shoulder. It was almost completely healed and he could use his arms as he wanted. “Ah! I see you are awake.” The fairy walked up to him with a smile on her face. "Yes, I am. Thank you so much for helping my wound heal." Adonis answered, his heart swelling with gratitude. “Kid, you should not thank me. You should thank Talina. But no matter what, ensure that the death that pursued you in here doesn’t follow us as well.” She warned. Adonis swallowed at the woman's word. It has never been his intention for anyone to be hurt because of him and he was certain he would be out of their village as soon as possible to avoid Kalta from hurting these kind hearted people. "I promise, no harm would c
Kalta stormed from one corner of his room to the next. This was not how he had imagined any of this playing out. He was supposed to kill the Espino and be the strongest being in the world.He was supposed to be celebrating his victory at this point, but here he was with no Espino. To make matters even worse, Adonis was with her and he knew Talina hated him enough to want to kill herself just so that Adonis would get the power he so craves. "No, I would never allow this to happen." He yelled and ran a hand on his study desk, throwing off a couple of books seated there. He let out a breath and slumped on his chair, knowing that much, if not all, of these was his fault. If he had just plunged the knife into her heart earlier while she was still bound to the floor, he would not be going through this. It was too bad that he had allowed his emotions to cloud his sense of reasoning."If only you had been decisive enough, Kalta. If only you had kept your head in the game, none of this would