CHAPTER 279~3RD PERSON'S POV~Mary marched angrily through the passage leading away from the dining hall. She continued walking in different directions until she made it to her room. Clarabelle got off her seat at the meeting table and walked toward the exit.“Where are you headed?” Nicole asked as she noticed Clarabelle.“Oh, I... need to make sure Mary is doing alright. She didn't eat her breakfast, so I’m going to bring some food to her,” Clarabelle responded.“I’ll come with you,” Melody suggested, getting up from his seat.“Oh, no, there's no need for that, really. I’ll handle this myself. Thanks anyway,” Clarabelle said, turning around and walking out of the hall. She followed the same path Mary followed and arrived at her door in only a few minutes. She let out a soft breath, then knocked.“Who’s there?” Mary asked.“It's me, Clarabelle. Can I come in?” Clarabelle asked softly, with traces of concern in her voice.“Sure,” Mary replied.Clarabelle turned the handle of the door
CHAPTER 280~3RD PERSON'S POV~“What in the world is that?” Mary asked with shock and fear in her eyes. Clarabelle held Mary's hand tightly and pulled her to her back.“What are you doing?” Mary asked.“What does it look like I'm doing? I'm protecting you,” Clarabelle replied as she watched the monster slowly walk toward them, growing loudly. “But I should be the one protecting you; I have the power of an Immortal. You haven't figured out how to access your abilities yet,” Mary argued.The ceiling above the monster suddenly broke open, and Anima fell through. She swung one of her morning stars at the monster's head, crushing it against the ground with one strike. The ground cracked, and Anima landed on top of the monster.“The house is under attack; let's go quickly,” Anima said as the monster turned into black smoke. “What is that thing?” Mary asked. The three of them began running through the passage, taking different turns and routes in the mansion.“The mansion is under attack
CHAPTER 281~3RD PERSON'S POV~“Hey! Let go! Where are you taking me?” Herculia yelled as Mary dragged her by a long chain through a passage. The chain was connected to handcuffs that completely covered both of Herculia's hands. Edith and Clarabelle followed behind the two of them quickly, with worry on their faces.Mary ignored Herculia's yells. She carried an angry expression on her face, with deep crevices forming between her brows and her jaws tightly clenched. Herculia saw that Mary wasn't going to give her any attention, so she decided to use her fire magic to escape. Her orange hair and eyes started to glow, and her body started to remove steam. She tried to melt the cuffs, but all her efforts were to no avail as the enchantments on them were too strong. Mary pulled her further and threw her into a room along the passage. Herculia was about to run back out when Mary slammed the door in her face and locked it. “Why are you doing this? I told you I wasn't the one who revealed
CHAPTER 282~3RD PERSON'S POV~Anima gently hammered one last wooden board into a wall in Mary’s room, covering the large hole that was left in it by the lightning bolt. The part of the ground where the bolt struck had already been cleaned and fixed by her, and the entire room was now back to its original state. Anima let out a sigh of satisfaction, smiling as she admired her work. “That should do it. Your room is back in tip-top shape,” she said, turning back to Mary, who sat on the bed behind her.“When you hammer like that, aren't you afraid that you'll accidentally burst the wall again with your superhuman strength?” Mary asked.“Oh, no. I'm very used to doing housework carefully. I make sure to apply just enough strength to every strike of the hammer so I don't end up making the damage even worse. The same goes for other household chores like removing the cobwebs and dusting shelves,” Anima replied, hopping off Mary’s bed.“Oh, I have one more question. How come you and Edith Mo
CHAPTER 283~3RD PERSON'S POV~Mary, Melody, and Clarabelle arrived in a black car in front of the mansion of Queen Elizabeth of Westerville. The mansion had numerous trees standing along the tall fence that surrounded the building. The building's main colors were white and golden-yellow; the only other colors that could be spotted were the different shades of green in the gardens and the dark and light colors of the cars and carriages that sat on one side of the building. Multiple security guards wearing military uniforms stood at different positions around the building, with four of them standing at the gates, a total of eight standing along the path toward the mansion’s main entrance, and another four standing at the main entrance. There were more guards around the building, but many of them were hidden.The driver parked the car in front of the golden gates, then got out of the car. The driver was a warrior wolf of Lady Anaya who continued working for Mary and Edith after Lady An
CHAPTER 284~3RD PERSON'S POV~Mary could feel a sense of warmth on her skin. The sounds of people screaming filled her ears, and the smell of flesh and blood filled her nostrils. She lay unconscious on a rough surface—she wasn't fully unconscious, though; she could somehow sense everything that was happening around her. A warm gust of wind blew over her face, and her eyes swung open. She drew in a heavy breath, then sat up quickly, panting heavily. She looked around, her face slowly contouring with confusion. “Huh?” Mary quickly got up from where she sat, the expression on her face going from confusion to shock as she saw the large flames rising from all the buildings around her. She could hear screams from people in agony but could not see anyone around. The streets were empty, and nothing but ash floated around in the wind. Mary let out slow breaths as she quickly realized that she was on a building top somewhere in Mystic Meadow. A bolt of lightning flashed in the red sky, and
CHAPTER 285~3RD PERSON'S POV~Queen Elizabeth sat beside Mary on the bed; her eyes were almost shut, and she let out slow, soft breaths. Both her arms were missing, and the bed was almost completely soaked with her blood. She could barely move—her skin had become pale and lifeless, and the shine in her eyes had dimmed out.It was evident that she was knocking on death's door.Melody walked silently to the bed and picked Mary up. Mary hadn't fully gone unconscious, but she still didn't have the strength to move her body. Her eyes were heavy and had dark sacks underneath them. She turned to Melody and stared at him for a moment through her blurry vision, then let out a sigh and shut her eyes.“You’re safe now, Mary. I'm sorry I came late,” Melody said softly, then turned to the door. As he walked toward the door, Elizabeth let out a sore groan to draw his attention.Melody turned to her, and she struggled to speak. “The… w—wardrobe,” she said, then continued panting. Melody turned to
CHAPTER 286~3RD PERSON'S POV~~Willowcrest~Marie, Valerie, and Angela arrived in a carriage at the only Higher Wellness Pharmaceuticals building in Willowcrest. They didn't bother dressing beautifully or wearing any disguises to hide their identities, as they were only here for two things: to ask questions and to cause destruction. They each had blank expressions on their faces and walked stylishly toward the front gates.The guards at the gates walked in front of them to stop them from going any further. Marie just waved her right hand, and as if commanding gravity itself to let them go, the guards started to levitate. They continued to rise into the air, yelling for help.Marie and her sisters stopped in front of the gates, and Marie raised her right palm toward them. She curled her fingers slowly, and the metal bars started to rumple. The gates were ripped off their hinges and crushed until they were nothing but a large metal ball. Marie dropped her hand again, and the ball fell