CHAPTER 293~3RD PERSON'S POV~The taxi Daniela was in finally arrived at the Dragnon mansion after a long ride. The car was parked in front of the gate, where Edith Anima and Edith Mortem stood with smiles on their faces. They both wore the exact same uniform and stood together with their hands behind their backs.The door at the passenger seat opened up, and Daniella got out. Daniella walked to the trunk of the car and pulled out her luggage. She pulled the luggage across the stone floor toward the gate, her shoes clicking with every step she took. She wore dark brown sunglasses and a soft smile on her face as she spotted Edith from a distance.She got closer to the gate, and her smile vanished as she saw that there were actually two different Ediths. She stopped in front of the two of them, pulled off her glasses to make sure they weren't what was distorting her vision, and got even more confused when she saw that the Edith she knew before wasn't even there at all.The Edith she kn
CHAPTER 294~3RD PERSON’S POV~The taxi that brought Daniella to the Dragnon mansion was parked along an empty street late at night. The street was empty because the rain had worsened over a few hours, and only a few vehicles could be seen driving by. Loud grumbles of pain could be heard from inside the car as it rocked slightly from side to side. The driver of the car banged his head against the staring wheel repeatedly until he began bleeding. He clenched his teeth tightly and tightened his grip on the wheel as his groans grew louder and more horrific.His eyes turned bright blue, his teeth grew sharper than before, and long fibers of hair grew out of his face and arms. His body slowly grew larger, ripping his shirt and trousers. His mouth and nose elongated into a wolf's, and his finger nails grew into sharp claws.As soon as his transformation was complete, he roared loudly, broke out of the car, and ran off into the night. ****Steven stood in front of his demolished building,
CHAPTER 295~3RD PERSON'S POV~Nicole walked through the passages in the Dragnon mansion, making different turns and taking different routes. After living here for almost a week, she had already created a mental map of the entire building and could easily find her way around it. She wore a light gray cloak, carried a neutral expression on her face, and carried a tray with a bowl of soup sitting on it. She was heading to Ezikiel's room to finish his treatment before taking him back to the room Herculia was locked in.She walked for a few minutes and finally stopped in front of a white door. She placed her right palm on the door’s handle and clicked it open, then walked into the room. She shut the door gently to avoid waking Ezekiel up, then turned around. Her eyes widened in shock when she saw that the room was a complete mess. Tables and seats in the room had been turned over and were out of place, and cupboards in the room had fallen to the ground. Ezikiel, who was supposed to be a
CHAPTER 296~3RD PERSON’S POV~A bright yellow portal opened up at the top of a cliff. Behind the portal and further was nothing but a dense forest filled with all sorts of wildlife. Different sounds from different animals and river channels came out of the forest and along the large mountain range in front of the cliff, spreading out into the air like it was nature's way of saying good morning to the world.The mountain range was a very large circle created by gigantic rock formations that had forged themselves over time. The mountain range was divided into two parts, with one part being covered with a forest and the other looking completely dry and barren. The mountain range was surrounded by a vast ocean, which made it almost inaccessible to people.The glowing portal spiraled for a few seconds, and Nicole stepped out. After her, Melody followed.“Wow, so this is where Firgatten is located? It's beautiful,” Melody asked, walking toward the edge of the cliff.“I know, right? I was h
CHAPTER 297~3RD PERSON’S POV~~The night before~Lunaris raised her right palm toward Anaya's grave. Bright white light gathered before the grave and shone brightly. The white light turned into a golden-yellow light and glowed even more. After a few minutes, it faded out, leaving behind an unconscious Anaya, who wore the same dress she did on the day she died. The dress was a complete mess, carrying the scars of her battle with the abyss demon, The Unknown. Anaya fell toward the ground, but was quickly caught by Lunaris. As her head landed softly on Lunaris’s shoulder, her eyes opened. She felt a slight headache come up, and she placed her right palm on her forehead, standing up straight. Her eyes closed tightly, and she let out a soft groan.“What… what's going on?” She asked, stepping away from Lunaris.“Welcome back, Lady Anaya. We've all really missed you,” Lunaris said with a soft smile.Anaya opened her eyes. Her eyes widened as she saw Lunaris's face.“Gabriella?” “No, Anaya
CHAPTER 298~3RD PERSON’S POV~Marie and her team arrived on the island where the Asuras would be released into the world. It was a large island far north off the mountain range that housed Firgatten. The island was covered in snow, and heavy winds blew over the entire land. There wasn't a single plant or animal in sight; different rocky hills could be seen on this vast land. All eight of them marched through the snow with thick clothing that Valerie had provided for them beforehand. Steven was in charge of reading the map to find the exact location where the Asuras would be released because he had studied a lot about these parts and had always wanted to visit them himself. Even if he hadn't been here before, he knew the place so well that it almost seemed like he'd lived here all his life.He led the team through the blizzard, over a hill, and through thick layers of snow and ice until they finally made it to where their battle would take place. “The spot marked with the X is over
CHAPTER 299~3RD PERSON’S POV~Maria stood in front of the gates of the Dragnon mansion, her fists tightening and her brows furrowed as she stared into the distance. Clarabelle stood a short distance behind her, also waiting for the artificial wolves to attack.A dense forest surrounded the entire mansion, cutting it off from the main city of Mystic Meadow, and the only connection the mansion had to the outside world was a long road stretching from the gates into the darkness of the forest.Maria stared into the forest, gritting her teeth as the sounds of raging footsteps pierced through her ear. The sounds of roars and rustles of bushes were so clear that she could almost clearly picture how far the artificial werewolves were from the mansion.“Why is it that the artificials are taking so long to attack? My vision was completely different from this. I have to figure out how these abilities work, or Maria might end up getting hurt for real,” Clarabelle thought to herself as she stared
CHAPTER 300~3RD PERSON’S POV~Clarabelle walked to the Divine path and placed her right palm on the giant Clarabeth’s lower shin. She let out a soft breath and closed her eyes. After a few seconds, her body was enveloped in white light, and her eyes opened, glowing brightly. A small, glowing dot appeared on a single branch and began moving quickly through the branches of the glowing tree.~•~“Shhh! She’s coming, she’s coming,” Clarabelle said, standing in front of her room’s door. Everyone in the room went quiet, and she moved closer to the door. She let out a quiet giggle, placing her right palm over her lips. The moment she saw the door open slightly, she grabbed the handle and pulled it open.“Welcome, how was your trip? I hope you guys didn’t get ambushed,” she asked, jumping in front of Gabriella, who stood on the other side of the door. Gabriella jumped back in shock, instinctively raising her arms up to defend herself.“Ambushed?!” Gabriella exclaimed.“Yes, these territories
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