After playing like this for sometime like this Misty and Alina fell asleep there only and the other three just lay down on the bed looking at the ceiling in silence.
Alisha broke the silence as she asked “Why did you not inform me that you were coming today?”
“I texted you before I left”
“You texted me?” Alisha said confused as she took out her phone from her pocket. Once she unlocked her phone she saw there was indeed a unread text message.
“Sorry, had been really busy so did not check my phone since morning” Alisha said a bit embarrassed.
“Its fine” Elena replied with a smile on her face as she made a peace sign.
“So… what did Master Kai Von say? Is everything fine?” Alisha asked.
At this question even Sapphire also turned to look at her master.
“Everything’s good, Master said my seal will be soon completely broken. Then I can you my po
Back in Elena’s room she stood in her balcony looking at the distant scenery and Sapphire sat on the chair munching on some snacks.The peaceful silence was interrupted by the ringing of the phone.Elena answered the phone “Hello”“Hey boss, it’s your favourite Mimi speaking”Elena smiled lightly listening to the sweet little girl as she asked “What happened?”“You remember you had asked me to keep an eye on those two people Kira and Tressa”“Yes, what about it?” Elena asked confused.“That Kira girl seems fine but the other one, Tressa has been making some suspicious calls recently”“Like?” Elena asked serious now.“I was bored so sometime before today when I got a notification on our software that she was making an outgoing call I thought I would listen to it just for fun. But when I tried to connect I could not, so I
“Ring, ring…”Elena was bought back to the reality by the ringing of her phone again. She took it out frustrated as she thought to herself “Who is it this time, I don’t want to deal with any other problems today”.But when she looked at the callers name a beautiful smile bloomed on her face.“Hey, you remember me now ha?” Elena asked faking an angry tone.“Missed me darling?” Liam replied in a playful tone.Elena rolled her eyes, but the warmth in her voice betrayed her amusement. “I don’t recall giving you permission to call me ‘darling,’ Liam.”Liam chuckled on the other end. “Oh? I figured after four days of being apart, you might’ve started missing me.”Elena sighed, leaning back against the railing. “You overestimate yourself.”“Really? Then why do I hear the smile in your voice?” Liam teased
The next day afternoon, lost in her own thoughts Elena was sitting alone on a bench in the palace garden, sipping her orange juice.She broke out of her thoughts when she heard a familiar voice speaking to her from behind “So you are here, I have been searching for you everywhere since I came here in the morning”When she turned around, she was completely surprised looking at the young man standing there with a charming smile on his face as he looked at her.“Theodore?” Elena stood-up still surprised as she spoke “What are you doing here?”“What are you just going to stand there and stare at me or are you going to give me a welcome hug?” Theodore asked in a teasing tone.Elena blinked a few times, still processing the sight in front of her. Theodore. Here. In the Kingdom of Asterin.She hesitated for a second before stepping forward and wrapping her arms around him in a brief warm hug. “I
Just imagining some other women in Liam’s arms shattered her heart into millions of pieces, “I am never going to come face-to-face with him once I leave this place, so I will be fine” “So you can’t see him with any other person” At this words Elena just turned her head in another direction not wanting to speak. Theodore let out a deep sigh as he placed a hand on her shoulders and squeezed it lightly. “Elle listen to me the war that is to come in the future is for the whole dragon world to face not you alone, and when this is going to happen is uncertain, you can’t waste your whole life the fear of that moment, you have to live your life” “But my death in that war is certain Theo… I cant leave more broken hearts behind” Elena said as a teardrop fell from her eye. “It’s not Elle… it’s not. Aren’t we looking for a way out? Don’t speak like that” Theodore spoke a bit frustrated. “You are speaking of the cure which we have been search
Liam’s jaw tensed at the word friend. He let go of Theodore’s hand and took a step closer to Elena, his presence suddenly more imposing. “I see.”Elena sighed, sensing the rising tension and spoke for the first time since Liam entered “Liam, come sit with us.”But Liam didn’t move right away. His gaze flickered to Theodore, who had comfortably sat back beside Elena, before he finally took a seat across from them instead of next to her.“So,” Liam said, his tone deceptively calm, “what exactly brings you here, Theodore?”Theodore leaned back, completely at ease. “Well, my kingdom received an invitation to the upcoming ceremony. And since I was free, I thought I’d come early to explore Asterin.” He glanced at Elena with a smile. “And I’ve been lucky to have meet her and Alisha, they have been such a good company.”Liam’s grip on his knee tightened slightly. “Is that so?”Elena, realizing where this was going, quickly cut in. “Theo
Then as they stared at each other, out of nowhere something else clicked in Liam mind as his eyes darkened as he asked in a sour tone “What about your so called fiancé? You have not kissed him before?”Elena stiffened, her breath catching at Liam’s words. The air between them grew heavier, charged with an unspoken tension that sent a shiver down her spine.“My… fiancé?” she echoed, her voice barely above a whisper, remembering the small lie she had said I the beginning which had completely slipped her mind in these past few days.Liam’s jaw clenched as he took a step closer, his piercing gaze never leaving hers. “You’re engaged, aren’t you?” His tone was sharp, almost accusing. “And yet, you’ve never kissed him?”Elena swallowed hard, suddenly feeling trapped between his presence and the cold railing behind her. “It’s… complicated.”
After dinner Liam went back to his room and sat down on the resting sofa next to his bed.“Come out” Liam spoke in a lazy voice.As soon as the words left a man clad in a silver-black robe, with his face completely covered in a hood walked out from an inconspicuous corner of the room.He walked to where Liam was sitting and took of his hood before bowing respectfully “Boss”.“What have you found out Peter?” Liam asked his toon still lazy, but if observed properly one can see the underlying seriousness.The man straightened from his bow, his sharp, calculating green eyes meeting Liam’s“Boss as you had asked Bella and myself conducted our search based on the info Gabriel shared with us, we did not find any digital footprint on this name, no SM accounts, no one mentioned it in any conversations and those we found with that name are either dead or very old. But—” Peter paused for a sec
Meanwhile in Eldoria…Salis finally managed to reach his friend’s private laboratory.After getting out of the portal he had to travelled for more than 24 hours on foot without getting caught as this laboratory where his friend worked was a secured facility which was not open to outsiders. His friend had to pull in some favours to sneak him in discreetly.As Salis and his friend Felix reached the secured chamber, Felix keyed in the access code to his lab and the heavy metal door hissed open. Inside, a variety of advanced equipment flickered with glowing lights, waiting to be used.Once they were inside Felix said “You owe me big time for this” adjusting his glasses he continued “I had to pull more strings than I’d like to, keep this quiet.”“Don’t worry, as promised I will give you the new pill I developed for hair growth” Salis muttered distractedly, setting his bag down and pulled out t
Elena just sat there in a daze after Master Kai completed reciting the story as she processed the information inside her head. Master Kai also sat there dazing of thinking over the old memories.Knock, knock…The soft knocks on Elena’s room door brought them back to reality. As both of them turned towards the door they say Kevin peeking his head in through the slightly open door.“Master, Mr. Henery and Mrs. Elizabeth are waiting outside” Kevin spoke softly.“Just give us a minute” Master Kai replied with an expressionless face, to which Kevin just nodded in understanding and closed the door.Master Kai turned back to Elena as he opened his space ring and took out a jade slip. He handed it to Elena as he said “This was given to me by queen Zenobia before her death, she told me she would be reborn to complete the task that she had left to un complete and I should give this to her when she started rememberin
Her grief had transformed her. Hardened her. She had become relentless—a queen cloaked in vengeance. She tore through every clue, followed every trail, spilled blood with her own hands if it meant getting closer to the truth. Her enemies began to whisper of her not as a ruler, but as a storm.Yet after all the years of searching, she found nothing. The truth eluded her. Because the one she was looking for… had always been by her side.It was Ernest.The boy who had once followed her through gardens. The man who had stood at her side through war and loss. The friend who offered her support while hiding the truth.He had colluded with the dark forced, completely deviating from the path of spiritual power. He had mastered the dark power to the extent that he had now become their lord ruling over them.Earnest had watched Zenobia weep and rage and kill for answers he already held. He had whispered counsel while burying the past beneath car
The Queen Zenobia was still a princess when she got engaged to the Crown Prince of Alynthia, Richard Beaufort, but Ernest did not like it.He and the Queen were childhood friends, if I have to be truthful he had no other friends other than her.They grew up side by side in the quiet gardens and sunlit corridors of the palace, sharing secrets and laughter beneath the shade of old olive trees. Ernest, the son of the royal falconer, had always trailed behind her like a loyal shadow. He was kind, clever in his own rough-edged way, and he adored her—utterly and silently. But his place was always at her side, never in her world.Zenobia, on the other hand, had never seen him as anything more than her closest companion. Her confidant. Her safe place in a world that often felt too heavy for someone so young. She cared for him, deeply. But not in the way he hoped and she never pretended otherwise.When she met Richard Beaufort, everything changed.She
Not having the heart to scold Elena Master Kai Von turned to Liam as he breathed him “You brat why did you not inform me as soon as my dear disciple woke up?” Liam blinked, caught off guard by the sudden shift in attention “She just woke up,” he defended, raising his hands slightly “I was going to tell you, but then… well, we were talking and—”“Talking?” Master Kai’s voice lifted incredulously as he stood and turned to fully face him, his eyes narrowing with something between suspicion and fatherly protectiveness “Talking about what, exactly?”Liam opened his mouth, then closed it, cheeks flushing a bit “Just… some important things.”Kai narrowed his eyes further, clearly not buying it “Did not you tell you had dossed of, that’s why it got so late for you to open the door just now?”Liam blinked wide eyed, caught up in his own lies not know
Her eyes shimmered as she looked up at him, one hand slowly lifting to rest over the one still cradling her cheek “You’re not angry?” she asked, her voice a fragile whisper.Liam shook his head slowly “No,” he said simply, his gaze steady “I was scared. Worried. But not angry” He hesitated, then added, “I don’t need to know everything right away, Elena. I just need to know you. And I do.”His words struck something deep inside her, a place that had always braced for rejection, for suspicion, for betrayal—never for acceptance. Never for this.Elena closed her eyes for a moment, breathing him in—the steadiness of him, the strength he gave her without asking anything in return. When she opened them again, her voice was steadier “I don’t deserve this,” she said quietly.Liam frowned, not harshly, but like he hated hearing her say it “Don’t do that,” he
Elena breathed, each shaky inhale slowly growing steadier as Liam held her. His hand moved gently up and down her back, slow and grounding, letting her feel the rhythm of life—the simple, steady beat of being here, being safe.When the worst of the tremors passed, Liam shifted slightly, glancing down at her “You should rest a little more," he said softly, brushing a few strands of hair from her damp forehead "I’ll call Master Kai Von, just to make sure you’re okay as you have been unconscious for three days now."But the moment he started to move, Elena's arms tightened around him in a panic, her fingers curling into the fabric of his shirt like a lifeline “No,” she whispered sharply, her voice trembling but sure “Don’t go. Please... stay.”Liam froze, feeling the raw desperation in her voice, in the way she clung to him like he was the only solid thing left in a crumbling world. His heart twisted painfully at the thought of leaving her, even for a second.He let out a quiet, resigned
"Over my dead body," Richard snarled.Ernest’s smile widened cruelly "That my plan exactly."At Ernest’s signal, the cloaked men surged forward like a black tide.Richard rose, one arm still around Zenobia, and drew his sword in one swift motion, the steel catching the faint light of the enchanted forest.They clashed with a deafening ring of steel.Richard fought like a man possessed, fuelled by love and rage, his blade a silver blur. He felled two of the men quickly, moving with deadly grace—but there were too many, and he was alone.A sword slashed across his side—he staggered but didn’t fall.Another cut along his arm—his grip tightened stubbornly around his sword. Blood darkened his tunic, dripping into the moss, but Richard fought on, each movement slower, heavier.He could feel his strength leaving him. Zenobia was still unconscious on the grass behind him, unaware of the battle raging
A soft golden mist swirled around Elena, wrapping her in warmth and a strange sense of peace. She wasn’t sure where she was—but everything around her felt too vivid, too alive to be anything but real.She stood at the edge of an enchanted forest, where the trees rose high into the sky, their branches weaved with sparkling silver vines and glowing flowers that pulsed gently like stars. The air shimmered with magic, and the ground beneath her bare feet was soft, like moss spun from dreams.Laughter echoed through the woods—bright, musical, carefree.Ahead, a girl darted between the trees, her hair cascading down her back like a waterfall of dark silk. She wore a flowing white dress that fluttered like butterfly wings as she ran.Elena blinked in shock.The girl... looked exactly like her, but not quite.There was something different. An old-world grace to her movements, a wild, ancient light in her eyes."Zenobia!" cam
"There is only one person who might hold the key to this tangled truth," he said. His gaze locked onto Alisha’s, unwavering one "Your father, Edward."Alisha stiffened, a sharp breath tearing from her lips "My father…" she whispered, her mind already spiralling "But... he's been in a coma ever since—since that day."Master Kai nodded solemnly "I know. Ever since the accident where you lost Aisha, Edward has been trapped between life and death. His mind remains sealed. Even I have tried everything know but nothing has been able to bring him back."Henry looked away, his face shadowed with guilt and sorrow. Alisha pressed a trembling hand to her mouth, her eyes shining with unshed tears."But if he were awake," Master Kai pressed on, "he could tell us what truly happened that day after they fell of the cliff, where did that bright light appeared from and why he did not use his power to fly back up. The only one who may have seen... what n