CHAPTER 167~3RD PERSON’S POV~“The moon goddess created a few special immortal beings that are currently hiding in so many different places in the world. And this may seem strange, but the blacksmith is one of those beings. Seven hundred years ago, he lost something important, and this caused him to give up all the good in him to become what he is today. So, There’s one thing you should know before approaching the blacksmith,” Margret said.“What’s that?” Gabriella asked.“The blacksmith isn't an abyss demon, so your new alpha aura won't affect him. His power may seem a lot like that of an abyss demon, but he's far from one,” Margret replied.~Present~“Hey,” Gabriella said as she stepped forward.The blacksmith stood quietly, staring directly at Gabriella. Black smoke rose from his body into the air, and small sparks flew out in random directions.“Something is wrong here,” Derren said.“What do you mean?” Angela asked. “The blacksmith’s body changed as soon as he came out of that
CHAPTER 168~3RD PERSON'S POV~“I have just one question, though,” Angela said. She, Derren, and Valerie had already stepped into the cottage and were now sitting on stools provided to them by Daniella.“A question?” Daniella asked.“Yeah, why did you create the darkness that hides your cottage from the outside world? And what sort of magic did you use?” Angela asked.“Oh, I didn't create the darkness; it was a result of the dark energy that possessed me after the death of Darwin. The darkness strips away all good from whoever steps into it and slowly drains or rewrites your memories. You guys probably weren't affected because your magic was stronger than it,” Daniella explained.“Yeah, I quickly figured out that something was wrong with the memory the darkness was showing us. It felt so real; it felt like that woman was really my mother, and all of that really happened,” Marie said softly, staring at the ground.“But she was,” Daniella replied, turning to her.“What?” Marie asked.“T
CHAPTER 169~3RD PERSON'S POV~Daniella stared quietly at Anaya's body. Anaya looked completely lifeless—her skin had gone gray and her eyes had gone completely black. Dark gray veins bulged out of the sides of her face and limbs.“So... can you heal her?” Gabriella asked.“I’m not sure; I've never used my healing abilities to remove dark energy from a person's body before. I only ever heal wounds and treat sick animals. This dark energy is blocking all forms of life energy this woman might have had, so as it is, I can't sense any life in her,” Daniella replied.“Please just try, you're our only hope now,” Gabriella said with worry on her face.Daniella nodded, then turned back to Anaya's body. “Maybe, just maybe, if I can push my magic further than I've ever had to before, I can expel the darkness that holds this soul from soaring free,” she thought to herself.She placed her palms on Anaya's chest, closed her eyes, and pushed out a soft sigh. As she did, her palm began to glow. ~•~
CHAPTER 170~3RD PERSON’S POV~“This meeting shall now commence,” Anaya said as she pushed out a soft breath, her eyes closed. She sat at a table in the Mortimer mansion with Steven, Gabriella, Mary, Derren, Maria, Gregory, and Daniella. They all carried serious expressions on their faces, waiting for what Anaya would say next.“As it stands, the werewolves are no longer safe from harm now that our fellow werewolves have begun seeking power from abyss demons. Two alphas betrayed the werewolf world, and now, apart from the people sitted in this room, I don't know who to trust anymore,” Anaya said with a stern tone.“My lady, with us by your side, you do not need to rely on any outside help. We are all you need,” Steven said.“Yeah, I know that. Currently, we don't know how many abyss demons dwell in the mortal realm as we speak. So I urge you to keep the existence of these things among yourselves. If that information gets into the wrong hands, it could lead to unanticipated disasters.
CHAPTER 171~3RD PERSON'S POV~“So, Tamara has been defeated. She has regained her senses and switched sides,” Clarabelle said, relaxing on her throne. She carried a blank expression on her face and rested her cheek on her right fist. “Yes, my queen. Tamara has now gone back to being Daniella, the moon goddess's phoenix. If you want, I can go punish her for betraying you,” the unknown said. He was on one knee, and his head was lowered. Mammon and Greta stood behind him, waiting for Clarabelle to give them their next orders. “No, that won't be necessary. It's time to move on to the third phase of our plans. Release the abyss demons into the earth so they can start feeding on humans. Don’t release too many at once so you can blame it on the werewolves,” Clarabelle said."Alright, my queen, I'll get to that right away,” the Unknown replied, then got back on his feet and turned around to leave. Mammon and Greta followed him, and they all disappeared into a small portal.Clarabelle just
CHAPTER 172~3RD PERSON'S POV~“So, this is a few weeks after the whole werewolf dilemma between Lady Anaya and The Unknown. Everyone has forgotten about the incident and has continued to live peaceful lives.But I and my friends have taken an interest in the matter of supernaturals and have decided to journey into the deepest, darkest parts of Willowcrest’s forests to find out if there are really creatures unknown to humans living in our world,We don't know what we'll find, but I have a feeling it's going to be good.” A teenage boy with glasses spoke, facing a camera that was being held by his friend. Two females who carried flash lights stood behind him. The moon was full, the forest was as dark as ever, and the sounds from different nocturnal animals could be heard from multiple directions.The four of them walked deeper and deeper into the forest, kicking stones and sticks around in hopes of finding something unnatural and exciting. They talked and laughed with each other as they
CHAPTER 173 ~3RD PERSON’S POV~ Anaya and Mary sat quietly at the dining table early in the morning. A cup of hot tea sat in front of Anaya, and a bowl of noodles sat in front of Mary. Mary lifted her fork from the table and dipped it into her bowl. She spun it around once and lifted it out of the bowl and into her mouth. She turned to Anaya as she chewed slowly and stared at her blankly for a few seconds. “How did your meeting with the leaders go?” Mary asked after she had swallowed. “The same as usual. I’m always trying to tame them and put them in their place. The last meeting wasn’t any different,” Anaya said softly, raising her cup to her lips. “But they agreed to your proposal, right?” Mary asked. "Yes, they did. What choice do they have?” Anaya replied. She carried a blank expression on her face and sipped her tea gently. Mary turned back to her bowl and went quiet for a moment. As she swallowed another lock of noodles, she said, “I’ve been thinking.” “Thinking about w
CHAPTER 174~3RD PERSON’S POV~Gabriella and Steven walked side by side in the forest early in the morning. The chirping of the birds in the trees and the sound of the cold wind as it blew between the leaves and branches filled the air. The morning was perfect for a peaceful, quiet stroll, and Gabriella wanted to use the opportunity to be with Steven. “I haven’t properly thanked you for bringing me back to life yet, have I?” Steven suddenly spoke.“Uhh, well, Daniella brought you back to life. I just got her to come here,” Gabriella said, smiling nervously.“Stop being so modest. Marie told me everything that happened there. You got yourself badly hurt because you wanted to bring me and Anaya back to life. That goes to show how much you’re willing to sacrifice to protect those who are important to you,” Steven said.“Stop saying things like that... It’s a little embarrassing,” Gabriella said, her face turning a little pink.Steven smiled and turned to her. He stared for a moment, the
CHAPTER 310~GABRIELLA'S POV~Just as Clarabelle warned, the entire world forgot that there was such a thing as the alpha-J drug, and every trace of it vanished from the face of the earth after she reversed the fate of everyone who consumed it and became an artificial. Things went back to normal so quickly that it almost seemed like nothing happened at all—like all the struggles my friends were put through by Episteme, Evelyn, and Agnes were just a dream. People forgot that a company like Higher Wellness Pharmaceuticals existed and that Governor Gerald was a criminal.Newspapers and written reports about the matter disappeared without a trace. Because of this, Steven’s company was unaffected by Evelyn’s actions, and the criminals involved were convicted secretly by the council. Questions were asked about Governor Gerald’s and Queen Elizabeth's disappearances, but people soon got distracted by other things and lost interest in the matter. Steven offered to hand over the position of h
CHAPTER 309~3RD PERSON’S POV~Maria and Clarabelle stood in front of the gates of the Dragnon mansion with umbrellas above their heads and worry on their faces. They had been waiting for Marie and the others to return for hours, but there was no sign of them returning at all.Clarabelle did well to protect everyone from the intense heat, and now that the sun had moved away from the earth, she was sure that Marie and her friends had won the battle. In fact, as the Immortal of Fate, she already knew they would win, and she already knew who would bring that victory, but she wasn't allowed to say a word to anyone. What she wasn't sure of was if they had survived or not, because she refused to look that far into the future.“Do you think they'll return safely?” Maria asked with worry in her voice. She has lost her husband before and was very afraid of losing him again.Clarabelle turned to her and saw the worry in her eyes, then turned away. “Let’s just be hopeful,” she said softly. A f
CHAPTER 308~3RD PERSON'S POV~~Earlier~“Huh?” Gabriella blinked repeatedly in confusion as she stared into Lunaris's eyes. They both sat in a pool of water in the black, empty void that was Gabriella's mind. “What’s going on? I thought I died already,” Gabriella asked softly.“You did—well, not exactly. I put you to sleep for over four months to get some things done in your world. Now that my plot is complete, I'd like you to return and continue living the life you've always wanted,” Lunaris said with a smile.“Oh, you mean I didn't have to die for you to take my body?” Gabriella asked.“Yes, Gabriella. If everyone knew that you were still alive, they would not have grown as much as they have now... especially Marie. I had to make everyone believe that your death was necessary for me to come to this world, so that the plot I couldn't finish years ago would finally be completed,” Lunaris responded.“Oh, I can't believe it's been four months already. How's Marie and the others doing?
CHAPTER 307~3RD PERSON’S POV~Marie and her sisters, Cortana and Yuna, sat inside a large metal dome created by Angela. Angla had created multiple domes like this to accommodate the entire army of Vedantya, and this was because the temperature of the atmosphere has risen to an unbearable level. Daniella used her manipulation of heat to cool down the domes so the occupants wouldn't die of heat stroke.The air around the domes looked like it had been stained with gasoline fumes, and rocks around them had begun melting.Valerie tried again and again to open a portal but failed every single time. The spell that blocked her ability to use spatial magic wasn't very powerful but was somehow too complex for her to undo. It was like the spell reformed itself at light speed every time she broke it, and there was no way of stopping it.“This is bad. If we stay here longer than this, the whole world is going to melt down,” Angela said with worry on her face.“No, we can't give up yet; I'm sure I
CHAPTER 306~3RD PERSON’S POV~“What have you done to me?!!” Agnes yelled with a gory voice.“I poisoned you, Agnes. Ordinarily, poison wouldn't be enough to kill a witch like you, but depending on how powerful the poison is, it would be enough to weaken you. The souls of the fallen Immortals despise you, Agnes. But as much as they want to escape, as souls, they're not nearly strong enough to go against the spell you put on them. It's just like Sabbath and Mary; without Mary's body, Sabbath can't use his power. So, without Agnes's body, the immortals are weak to her spells. But spells require serious mental concentration and physical reinforcement to hold together, and once those two things weaken, the spell comes apart and the souls of the Immortals have their chance to escape.” Agnes gripped her stomach tightly as she felt an agonizing pain coming up. She bled from her nose and mouth as the souls of all the Immortals began seeping out of her body and flying off. “After the Immor
CHAPTER 305~3RD PERSON'S POV~~years ago~“You idiot, don’t go playing with sharp objects if you’re going to lose your mind like that; you know how dangerous that power of yours is,” Agnes queried.“I’m so sorry, I was only trying to get over my fear of blood; it’s really hard,” Mary replied nervously, stroking the back of her head slowly.“Don’t do that anymore. You’ll end up hurting everyone around you,” Agnes said. “But I’ll have you to slap me back to my senses before that happens, right?” Mary said.Agnes smiled. “Yeah, but next time I’ll make sure to slap you even harder so you get knocked out before coming back to your senses.” Both she and Mary laughed together, and the four teachers just stared at them with confused expressions on their faces.~•••~“I lied to you the other day, Mary. I’m not friends with you because you’re a good person or make life interesting for me. I mean, you do, but that’s not the reason.”“Then what is?” Mary asked.“It’s because I feel very ashamed
CHAPTER 304~3RD PERSON’S POV~Mary was accompanied into the building by a group of four people. Two of them were maids, and the other two were Agnes’s soldiers. All four of them still had that eerie smile on their faces, and their eyes still glowed bright red, making them look like their minds were being controlled. They walked into the glass building and led Mary to a magical elevator that didn’t require electricity to work. Mary had her guard up, prepared to launch an attack at anyone who tried to annoy her. At this moment, she was already very pissed off, and anyone who tried to attack her now would be walking into their grave.The elevator door closed and started to rise up the building. Everyone was unusually quiet, and none of Mary’s escorts wanted to make eye contact with her. Mary watched them through the glass wall in front of her—they looked like dolls, stiff and lifeless, like they had been programmed to only move when they were given orders.The elevator rose for over tw
CHAPTER 303~3RD PERSON’S POV~The team of eight continued to fight against the Asuras, cutting through and destroying their forces with as much speed, strength, and precision as they could. They all fought with rage in their hearts, determined to end the battle as quickly as possible, but the Asuras were just too many. It didn't matter what the team did or what amount of power they used; the Asuras just kept coming like an endless sea of stars.The Asuras armor-like skin had become so strong that Edith's blade and Anima Morning Star both broke on impact. The two Immortals had to summon their weapons again and again during the fight just to avoid getting killed. They had to look for a new way to kill these Immortals, and that way was to attack them at points where their armour didn't cover—the gaps in the skin that revealed their glowing orange flesh. Targeting these parts was especially difficult for the werewolves because they didn't have long-range weapons, and getting too close t
CHAPTER 302~3RD PERSON'S POV~Nicole and Melody moved swiftly through the forest, toward the area where the forcefield was located. Nicole hovered using a glowing, orange, magical disc, and Melody just flew around, dodging the trees and large rocks in the way. They both had already seen the helicopter fly off, so they knew Mary was already going against her parents. Their only problem was getting to the forcefield, as the distance it was from where they opened their portal was too much. “Hey, couldn't you just use spacial magic to take us there? It's starting to look like this forest is playing tricks on us,” Melody asked, turning to Nicole.Nicole looked around, her eyes scanning past each tree, shrub, and rock. “I can't use spacial magic or any other kind of magic. Something is blocking me from doing it. This is bad; it means we can't teleport home unless we can find a place where I will be able to use spatial magic,” she responded. “But you're right,” she continued, then stopped