[Carys]“W-what happened!?”I tried to wrench myself out of Christian’s grip, but he just tightened it even more, stopping me from sprinting towards the other passages that hadn’t closed yet.“Kian! What did they do to him? Let go of me, Christian!” I growled, glaring at him.“He’s not Kian! Kian would never hurt you!”“He is Kian!” I yelled, boring my gaze into him and, with determination, jerked his hands off my shoulders.I hadn’t even taken a step closer to the passage that was about to close when Christian grabbed my wrist, yanking me away from it until it fully disappeared.“What the hell!” Turning around, I slapped Christian across his face.Christian clenched his jaws, his grip still unyielding.“He is not Kian…” he said in a strangely calm tone. “You should not go back in there. He is going to kill you. And if Kian was here, he would want me to stop you, and that’s what I’ll do.”I clenched my fists.“Don’t talk as if Kian is dead,” I grunted through my gritted teeth. Tears b
[Carys]Before I could counter him, Alpha King was teleported to the hospital right after his declaration of war.I couldn’t sit still and wait for them to kill Kian.I entered the AAC dungeons where AAC imprisoned Illumi and Edith under heavy magical security. The dragon officials had taken back Nulzar to the land of dragons. The Guild from Xafran had taken the wizards, witches, elves, and the others who were involved in the incident.And the number of people being imprisoned was constantly increasing.Everything had happened overnight. ACC invaded Blank Space, opening portals all over the place and capturing everyone they found in there. Special forces were planted all around the floating pyramid and Kian to monitor him and the lunar seal.The team keeping an eye on Kian sent Liam hourly reports on the condition of the seal, and the preparations for the war were quickening just as fast. The meaning was clear: the lunar seal was weakening faster than they anticipated.Meanwhile, I wa
[Carys]“Obviously. So? You are gonna play difficult or make deals or trade. What do you want?” I asked.Illumi chuckled.“Nothing, honestly,” he shrugged.“You don’t wanna get out of here?” I asked.“This prison has good food and a warm floor. What more do you want from life?”I frowned as he peered at me with a smile.“I need to know the end of this. I need to know everything you know!” I stepped closer to the bars of his cell.“You are a Zeke, miss Elffire. You already know everything you need to know to reach the end of all this. You already have all the answers, everything you need to stop the fae lord.”I knit my brows, squinting my eyes.“What do you mean?” I asked plainly.“Have you heard about karma, miss Elffire?”“Yes.”“No one in this universe can escape karma. Not even your moon goddess. She can delay her trial, but she cannot escape it. Her karma would find a way to her. It has found a way to her through us. Us who are mere puppets of the universe.”“What are you playing
[Carys] “I have made it impossible for him to teleport within the borders of the Neutral Zone, so it is going to be a battle beyond the borders. Our army is ready on the borders and if he tries to break through, we will attack him with all intention of neutralizing him, Carys,” said Alpha King. “This was something Alpha Kian saw coming a long time ago.” “He sure did,” I mumbled, keeping my head low. “I understand what you are going through right now—” “No, you don’t,” I said, peering at my fingers. “No one can understand how I feel. I don’t understand myself either.” Alpha King let out a sigh. “Look, if you can stop him beyond the borders. Like you keep insisting, if you can bring Kian back in that duration, only then can I think of changing my decision,” he said. “But until then… my decision is final.” I nodded. “Let’s be real. You won’t be able to do it alone and there is no way I am sending you out there by yourself. First, I can’t let him take Bond and allow him to get str
[Carys] I glanced at the drone video being broadcasted live from around the borders. Liam had given the army tablet on Alpha King’s order. The gray light of the dawn had sprawled over the dark sky. I examined the rising and falling green and yellow rectangular lines situated in the lower right corner of the tablet. These lines were connected to the mana detectors placed beyond the borders, designed to pick up on the abrupt surge in mana that happens when the passage to the Blank Space opens. So far, the calm within the borders was clashing with the peace beyond the borders of the Neutral Zone. I filled my lungs with a frigid breath, shutting my eyes. We had come to an agreement that as long as Mizkeal didn’t attack, Alpha King wouldn’t attack him either. But I had a strong feeling that after breaking the seal, he would directly come for his land to regain his power and kill the Alpha King. Even I knew it would be stupid to not have an army ready beyond the borders to hold him bac
[Emrys Mizkeal] I stepped away from the ground that had turned into lava. All credits to these giant lizards who exhale fire like some kind of living furnace. The dragons, with their riders, who were hovering over my head, landed beyond the lava close to the border of my land. The five dragons roared in unison. Eras changed, but they were still the prime source of noise pollution. Huh, useless creatures. Their wings spread out like giant walls, creating a tempest of wind and fury as their scaly claws struck the land, creating a subtle tremor in the land. “You shall not pass!” A rider yelled and before he could completely fill his lungs with enough air to compensate for the shouting, with a swift motion of my hand, I slit his throat. He fell off his dragon, who opened its massive jaws, unleashing a thunderous roar in my direction. Slipping out my one hand from my pocket, I picked my ear. “In case you can’t sense, I am super pissed off, overgrown snake…” Before I could complete wh
[Mizkeal’s POV] My palms illuminated by the strong concentration of mana. I squinted my eyes to get a clearer view, but the mist was too dense. What kind of mist is this? Except for the sound of tinkling chimes and a very faint ringing of bells in the background, all I could hear in that blinding mist were my own breaths and my roaring heartbeats. I placed my hand over my chest, feeling the erratic heartbeats. I knew she was close, and I also knew all of this was some kind of trap she had set. I didn’t know what she wanted to do, but I couldn’t let her succeed. I looked towards the sky. “What in the fucking hell…” there was no sky, as far as my eyes could go there was just the mist. Gritting my teeth, I tried to fly out of it. I soared higher and higher into the mist, trying to find an end to it, but it stretched out endlessly. “Mizkeal…” A voice brushed past my ear like a warm caress. I spun around abruptly, my eyes widening in a frantic search for the source of that sound
[Carys]Parting from Mizkeal, I held his hands in mine.His calculative silver eyes narrowed on our hands before he looked into my eyes, as though he could see my soul.“I know what you are thinking. But I am not here for you,” I said, holding his gaze. “I’m here for Kian because I cannot lose him.”He smirked faintly, his eyes calling me out for being delusional.“If Kian lives on in you, as you… then I agree to that fate,” I said, looking into his eyes. “If his soul is merged in yours, then I’ll love his torn soul through you. If you go beyond that border, Alpha King will do everything in his power to stop you. He will kill my Kian and… I can’t let that happen. So, I’ve stopped them. I lied to them. I told them I can… stop you. But I know I can’t.”Mizkeal narrowed his eyes.“You’ve been madly in love, Mizkeal, with a woman. So, I know you understand my desperation, and this might be the stupidest decision I make for this world, but keeping you safe is the only way I can ensure Kian