Her statement was the truth.However, Juviana wouldn’t have it. Shadow’s hard work must be acknowledged whether she liked it or not. People… no, the world needed to know her kind nature. News distorted the truth.Shadow wasn’t as crazy as they ought to make.Juviana firmly believed that Shadow wasn’t crazy at all.Poor woman. If only she knew her true nature.Shadow was everything but kind. She had her own interest that The Unknown understood.At this point, The Unknown abided by her rule, not the other way around. She was a demon in an angelic mask. Ironically, The Unknown knew. Creating a good world needed a few sacrifices including making the blood flow down the river. Spilling the blood was her personal playtime no one shall interfere. That included hunting the mice.The disease was highly related to the factories that were built next to the river as if they had planned this thoroughly to fuck up the elves.The motive was still concealed by the world, but it didn't mean it remain
“Remember, you’re my daughter.”Shadow was surprised by the sudden whisper next to her ear. She turned her head and cocked her head to look at Ibrahim.“Why the sudden declaration?”“It wasn’t sudden.”“So…”“That queen is rather lovey-dovey to you.”“I know. She likes me.”“I am not blind, my dearest daughter.”“I know I am your beloved daughter, my dearest daddy.”A small smile stretched on his lips.“Is this what it is?” Shadow looked at him as if he was being ridiculous.“Yeah, I am jealous. She has taken interest in you.”“Is that even wrong?” Shadow couldn’t believe it.“Are you doing okay over there?” Juviana that led them toward her kingdom turned halfway and grinned beautifully at Shadow. It fueled even more anger in Ibrahim.Unintentionally.Currently, they were walking silently toward the secret path to the lion border. They needed to teleport thrice. Each teleportation consumed their entire stamina and mana. Furthermore, to teleport that far needed Ibrahim and Ali's power
It took them no less than two days to teleport thrice. Shadow had to use her mana at the last stop because the rest of them were too exhausted. Originally, it would take them more than a week, but they beat their own record for it. They went straight to the center of the problem instead of curing the patients. To Shadow, finding the problem was the most pressing matter on hand. People would continuously flood the hospital if they kept drinking the same source. “Where are we going?” Karam followed behind Juviana in wonder. At first, he thought they would cure the patients, but this was not the right direction for the patient bay. “We are heading to the source of your problem.” Shadow answered in Juviana’s stead. In fact, she started to lead this little group instead of the owner of the kingdom, Juviana. Having a deep trust in Shadow, Juviana said nothing and trailed behind her humbly. In fact, the whole experience of traveling with Shadow and the rest of them was an eye-opener.
They marched to the deepest forest wordlessly. The air stiffened, dirty dust flying around and the pungent odor dancing in the air. It caused Ali and Ibrahim to wince.“This is terrible.” Ali instinctively covered his nose.“I can’t. I can’t.” Ibrahim had it bad.For a lion, he, for sure, relied on his senses and sensitivity. The smell stimulated his brain and quickly sent the signal. He got it bad. Shadow should be lumped in the same category as the lion due to the experiment. However, she also could control her body to do as she pleased. If she wanted to disregard the odor, she would and she was doing it.As they went deeper, the trees totally died out. The steeps became uneven, the ground was so brittle. Ali almost questioned his own weight while Ibrahim had lightened his body with tiptoeing.He didn't know whether it helped or not, but at least he tried his best.“What is this even? Ah– thanks.”“Thanks.” Both of them muttered thanks, basically snatching the handkerchiefs that w
“Damn, I’ve been caught. This hurts like a bitch, tell ya!”No matter how many times she did it, she would never get used to this prickling sensation. She felt like her skin was torn apart, shredded, and dissolved into nothingness. She felt the bones crushing under the pressure as the toxins clamped her entire arm.“I can’t get used to this. Not at all.” Her resistance training was a sham. The pain was still there. Her pain receptors were still pretty much kicking, disregarding her true feelings.“Abah would kick a bucket if he knew about this. He probably rolled inside his grave, though. The Potential Lab Rat he picked himself is having a hard time in the easy mode. What a life, huh?” She gritted her teeth.‘Fuck! Hurry up!’Her body was still identifying all the toxins in the river. Her own poison in the blood dispelled all the unwanted toxins after scrutinizing it. “What are you doing, darling?”“Examining the toxins inside the river.”“There’s gotta be some other ways to do it,
“Damn it!” Ibrahim turned around in fury.Roarrrrrr!He inhaled deeply and roared loudly. His roar resonated into the sky, filling the entire barren land. His roar probably could be heard by the nearest villages, not that he cared much.The air, the ground, and the sky were shaking violently, responding to it.Without looking at his daughter, he transformed into a full-fledged beast warrior and jumped higher into the sky like a rocket before completely disappearing.He left Shadow baffled with no explanation.“Whatever.” She was too tired to analyze Ibrahim’s thought process.She did her work quietly while waiting for her partner to arrive. He would take approximately five minutes to be here. So, there’s nothing she could do but wait and rearrange everything.10 minutes later…Flap, flap, flap.A certain someone arrived, for the very, last. “What makes you so late? Give me excuses.” She didn’t even raise her head from the papers that were filled with magic formulas.The fact that Sha
“... okay, now!”After agonizing for a long time, Shadow finally had given her response. The timing seemed perfect. It had been 30 minutes. By now, they had already finished their given tasks.Shadow was confident about that.In the air, Nathan looked around him. Even if he didn’t know the size of the affected area, he still trusted Shadow. With an inaudible muttering, he recited the spell.Shing! The papers hardened. Briefly shook. Swiftly, the circles on the paper brightened. The blue-ish emerged from the papers. The color became clearer before it pointed to the sky and bent slightly and rushed at Nathan.One, two, three, and other blueish colors rushed toward Nathan. The papers hardened and responded to the reciting spell. The colors surrounded Nathan. Nathan moved his finger slightly and steered the colors on his whim.The saturated blue slowly expanded as the color thinner before creating a massive semi-burble, covering the whole affected stream. Including the factories around
Shadow’s lips curled up. The conversations between the kings were so cute and funny at the same time.“Ugh!”The heat started to get to her. Her immunity was at risk due to the excessive production of the toxins.‘Fuck! This hurts like hell. Make it quick, make it quick, make it quick.’The conversations between the kings made everything bearable. ‘Fuckkkkkkkkkkk! Faster! Faster! Faster!’The purification took time. It was because the river had already been contaminated for a long time. The thick toxins traveled in the air, clogging her airway. Her chest fell and rose heavily with heaves. Even if she was an expert in tolerating the pain, she still couldn’t handle this amount of toxins. The poison in her blood was wilding, kicking off the unwanted toxins inside her body, at the same time, her lungs were desperate for quality air.She did not attempt to move from her very position because she was in the middle of training. Tolerating the poison and toxins, increasing tolerance, and