CHAPTER 186~3RD PERSON’S POV~Lady Anaya arrived at one of the safe houses with Mary and Edith in a decorated carriage. The carriage was larger than normal and was dark brown with golden designs all over. The driver of the carriage got down from his seat and rushed to open the door for Anaya. Upperclassmen and women, wearing black suits and beautiful dresses, stood outside the large metal building, waiting for Lady Anaya to arrive. As the driver opened the door of the carriage, Edith stepped out first. Edith wore her usual maid uniform. She was asked by Anaya to put on something more classy, but she refused because she was already used to her uniform.Mary soon followed, wearing the dress she convinced Anaya into giving her. Mary walked to stand beside Edith, then turned back to the carriage.Anaya then stepped out. And cameras started to flash. Anaya wore a golden yellow dress and packed her hair in a ponytail. The dress had a long slit that extended from the bottom of the gown to h
CHAPTER 187~3RD PERSON'S POV~“Hello, lady Anaya. My name is THE UNKNOWN, and I'm here to end your life,” The Unknown said with a blank expression on his face. His eyes glowed even brighter than before, and thick black smoke suddenly enveloped both of his hands, slowly morphing into sharp blades. “Everybody, run!!” Mary and Edith yelled, and the entire crowd started to move around in panic. The soldiers that were present in the hall helped guide the people out through multiple exits, allowing women and children to go out first. Anaya clenched her teeth tightly as her fangs elongated. She tore off the sleeves of her dress and tore off a large portion of her gown, revealing her legs—she wore tight black shorts that extended down to her lower thigh.All the men present in the hall stopped moving. They turned to Anaya and stared endlessly, their faces slowly turning red.“What? Why did they suddenly stop?” Mary asked. She stared at the crowd for a moment, then slowly followed their line
CHAPTER 188~3RD PERSON'S POV~Alpha Derren, Maria, and Eugene moved through the city, battling the abyss demons. They broke through buildings and random structures on the streets, killing the demons until there were only a few left in the part of the city they were in. Their warrior wolves, who had already joined them, stood before the large portal and worked together to keep the abyss demons from spreading out into the city once they jumped out.Even with all their efforts, the city of Mystic-Meadow had already become a complete mess. The demons and the impacts of their battles had destroyed so many things. Derren and Maria walked side by side, searching for more Abyss demons around the area. After a few hours, they both stopped and sat down close to a building on the street, resting their backs against its wall. “These things are so many and difficult to fish out, aren’t they?” Maria said, letting out slow and soft breaths.“Yeah, but I'm sure we'll be done here soon. Once we cle
CHAPTER 189~3RD PERSON'S POV~The smoke that had risen around the large hall due to Anaya's attack cleared up slowly, and Anaya quickly hopped away from The Unknown. The once-glistening ground was now a complete mess, covered in cracks and debris. Anaya let out slow and soft breaths, her eyes narrowing so she could see clearly in the dusty atmosphere.The Unknown got up from the ground slowly. He wiped the dust and stones from his armor and hair, then turned to Anaya. “You’re a really good fighter. Even thinking of ways to outmatch my speed in the heat of battle. It's quite impressive. Who taught you how to battle?” He asked. “How exactly does that concern you? You're going to die here anyway, so of what use is that information to you?” Anaya asked, her brows furrowing. “Well, I'm just really impressed with your physical and mental capabilities. It's nothing like I've ever seen. You couldn't have been born with such power.” The Unknown replied with a blank expression on his face.
CHAPTER 190~3RD PERSON'S POV~Derren launched at Greta, rapidly swinging his claws and fists in an attempt to lay a good attack on the abyss demon. Greta just moved casually out of the way, avoiding his every attack with ease. She was faster than him and smaller in body mass, so she was a little difficult to reach. Derren's body was now covered with injuries inflicted on him by Greta's blade, but they had already started to heal up.Derren swung his left fist at her face; she quickly moved to her right to dodge the attack, and she slammed her left foot into Derren’s stomach, pushing him back. The moment Derren stopped moving, he felt Greta's blade slice horizontally into his back, and he groaned in pain as he fell to his knees. Luckily for him, Greta’s blade wasn't poisoned with dark energy, so his injury could heal quickly. “She’s right in front of me; how did she cut me from behind?” Derren thought to himself as the large wound closed up. “What’s wrong? Did you see a gold coin on
CHAPTER 191~3RD PERSON'S POV~Gabriella and Steven rushed at Mammon simultaneously, launching rapid attacks at him. With a mixture of heavy blows and kicks, their battle shook the ground greatly. Mammon was fast enough to block each and every attack that was thrown at him, but Gabriella and Steven still wouldn't give up; they had to at least land one good blow. Mammon slammed his right fist into Steven's chest—the attack sent Steven flying back in a rose bush, and Gabriella, who was behind Mammon, launched her right foot at his head.Mammon, as if sensing the incoming attack, caught Gabriella's foot with his right hand. He swung Gabriella forward, slamming her back into the ground. Gabriella yelled in pain, and Mammon threw her into another rose bush opposite the one Steven landed on.As Mammon stared at Gabriella, he said, “You alpha's are really weak, aren't you? I'm highly disappoin-” Before he could finish his sentence, he sensed something suddenly appear behind him. He was abou
CHAPTER 192~3RD PERSON'S POV~Gabriella walked through the passages of the Mortimer mansion, heading to Steven's office. The walls had been broken apart, and the entire house was now a mess due to the demon attack. Dust had risen everywhere, and pieces of wood and stone were scattered across the floors. The entire building was empty and quiet, as there were only a few people left in it. Gabriella quickened her pace through the passages and finally arrived in front of Steven's office. She had a worried look on her face; her eyes were filled with sorrow, and her brows furrowed. She took a deep breath and let out a soft sigh, then knocked on the door. “Steven, are you in there?” Gabriella said softly.“Yeah, come in; it's open,” Steven replied. Gabriella gently turned the handle and pushed the door open. As she stepped into the office, she found Steven in front of his desk, putting on a shirt. His body was covered in scars from the battle, and his hair was a complete mess.Steven tur
CHAPTER 193~3RD PERSON'S POV~Margret walked toward a large white door surrounded by a glowing mist. Her dark brown hair cascaded down her back and shoulders from underneath her large black witch hat. Her dress was completely black, and her bright green eyes shimmered beautifully in the glow of the mist she moved through.She has a soft smile on her face.She stopped at the door and pushed it open, then stepped in. As she walked into a large white hall, her hair turned completely white, and her dress changed from its black color to pure white. Her hat vanished, and her green eyes maintained their color. She walked through the large hall, her foot steps echoing a few times before fading out into complete silence.She walked past tall, white pillars that looked like they were carved out of marble. These pillars were so tall that their tops could not be seen with naked eyes. Their bottoms, however, were covered in a white, glowing mist, and the entire pillar was decorated with golden and
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