The reception area was lively as the newlywed couple and the guests partied in lively music. The old and young danced on the dance floor, swaying their bodies in the upbeat beat. Everyone was laughing merrily. The joyous atmosphere in the air was contagious that it dispelled my depressed feelings.Lucas' eyes lit up. He immediately dragged me to the dance floor.There was upbeat funk jazz music played that made even the old people dance. The guests and the newly married couple went to the center. Some were in groups laughing as they swayed together with the beat."You know how to dance?" I asked him."Not really. But we can imitate them." There was a vigorous old man who was actively dancing on the dance floor. Despite his old age, his dance moves were smooth and looked cool. Because he was so eye-catching, the guest around him halted and gave him space while surrounding him.The old man loves the attention. His moves become more savvy and the surrounding guest cheered on him.Lucas
Far away from where Kelly and Lucas was, a great contrast from their peaceful and romantic ambiance was the turbulent wave caused by the war.The Capital that had suffered from the third attack was currently in another meeting.Mr. Cassian, an ancient ghost with his head stitched to his neck looked at everyone in the room with a solemn gaze."We lost another core branch. If we let the Association do what they want, our core branches would be gone one by one. I think it's time for us 'Masters' to move.""The Great Devil hasn't shown up yet and you are telling us to make a move? We have plenty of ghosts who could serve as cannon fodders in this war. There's no need for us to personally move unless it is the Great Devil that has come." An ancient ghost with attached limbs that doesn't match his body spoke."Mr. Frank is right. We have gathered our people from other small branches for that reason. If the number is lacking then we could summon more." An ancient ghost wearing a mask seconde
In one of the hidden core branches of the Capital, Sir Reynold was currently passing a letter to an old lady. Sir Reynold was part of a reinforcement team in the second battle between the Association and the Capital. He survived that mass extermination. On the third attack, he performed well and managed to face a junior grim reaper head-on. Thus, he attracted the higher-ups' attention. They suddenly moved him into one of the carefully hidden core branches and were told to wait for further instruction. Sir Reynold was a wise and vigilant man. Ever since he had been transferred here he could tell that some shadow spies were watching his every move. Although he looked free on the outside, Sir Benjamin knew that he was currently detained. He doesn't know why the Capital was giving so much effort to detain a nobody like him and doing things secretively. But he suspected it was related to his good performance. He regretted it a bit. However, if he did not fight with all he could, he wou
After delivering the letters to the Neutral Alliances houses, Bite took a time to meet with Jia.When Jia came out from the school, she saw a familiar figure waiting at the side of the gate.Jia acknowledge that figure and continued to walk while the latter walked by her side."Boss, I think the business would be suspended for a while," Bite spoke.Jia's pause halted. "Is the war between Grim Reapers and that so-called Capital affecting you too?"Jia heard about the war that was happening on the dead's side from Kelly. However, Kelly did not elaborate things to her and she doesn't care much about it since it won't affect her and Kelly. But to think that it would affect her business. "Yes. The house I belong to is a part of the Capital, so, unfortunately, we must participate. However, things are quickly changing. My people and I need to relocate. To tell you the truth, my leader wanted to try to achieve Nirvana. I don't know if we will succeed or not. Because of this, I won't be seein
There was no sound inside the mansion. Old Noel had been here twice before. The last time he stayed, he had at least spent a week here. So he knew where to find the living room.But when he came, there was no Sir Benjamin. He waited for a while until he called him out."Sir Benjamin?"Silence.Old Noel waited a bit more. When almost an hour have passed, he finally could not hold it in and looked for Sir Benjamin at other places. But he couldn't find Sir Benjamin!What is this? Is this another way of torture? Hide and seek?"Sir Benjamin! Please don't play with me. You must have received the letters sent to you by the Association. I just came here to get a reply from you. Please have mercy on this junior!""....." There was still silence.Old Noel wanted to curse inside. No matter how powerful Sir Benjamin was, he was still too much to bully a junior like him!Woosh...Then suddenly he heard a sound coming from his left.It came from the left hallway. The place which submerged in darkn
......Outside Sir Benjamin's mansion, the group of senior and junior grim reapers squatted at the lawn."Hey, can the seniors do that magic like Sir Benjamin? We really need tables and chairs. And some light snacks too. It would surely be a long wait."A senior heard the juniors, "Do you think we are like Sir Benjamin that could perform the high spacial spell that only existed in legends? I could only give you some pen." Then a pen appeared in his hand. "Go on. Use this." He said sarcastically.The junior apologized while enduring the seniors' mockery.One of the juniors asked, "How long do we have to wait this time?""An hour has only passed yet you juniors are already this impatient? Didn't you hear what Sir Noel told us? The last time we came here, we stayed here for a week. So Sir Noel might come out longer than that. But we still have to camp here for the night so we can call him out by tomorrow.""Agh...we have to wait here for that long? I really wish I brought food and a slee
Ever since I experienced Phase three, there was a part of me that knew that my past was not something worth remembering. Those scenarios were all awful and I would rather forget it all.Perhaps because I was denying those memories, I never tried to bring them up again or analyze them. I am afraid of what would I find out.Just these flashes were enough to send me to disarray. What if my past and memories were something I could not bear?What if this bullying was only the tip of the iceberg? What if there was a deeper pit behind it? The distorted images of those laughing girls who kicked me and beat me up come up again. Their violent and nasty bullying doesn't only happen in this desolate area. It continued to happen in the restroom, in the gym, in the warehouse...it followed me everywhere.I clenched my fist.Did I really live a life like that?Something inside me was stirring. There was a voice at the corner of my mind screaming at me to stop. To stop these memories from resurfaci
But what replaced was an ambiguous atmosphere. My non-existent heart skipped a beat. Lucas suddenly leaned in, his face was just a few centimeters from mine. "!" Lucas stared at my eyes from this close distance. "And we even...shared a kiss." "...." My mind went blank. Lucas' handsome face, coupled with that devilish smile and magnetic voice...made it all so lethal. Oh goodness. What a tempting Lucas. Was he....was he going to kiss me? But I am....I am...a bit shy. However, I want to feel them again. Alright....I will...I will share a kiss with him again! I moved my lips in preparation, accepting the incoming kiss. Lucas suddenly smirked and went back to his position. "So we are much much closer than before." "???" Why did he distance away? Where is the kiss? Lucas smiled with teasing in his eyes. "Am I right?" Was that...a false alarm?! Oh my goodness. That was so embarrassing. I looked away. "Y-you're right..." I felt my head buzz. I almost closed my eyes! Thankf