"Scarlet...I like you.""The sentiment I have for you...is beyond just any liking." He said and grabbed her hand that was resting beside her on the rooftop. His cheeks were slightly red as he looked at her with a gaze, she could barely meet without a shiver running down her spine.What's...what's so good about her for him to behave like this?Boys barely look at her and he...She swallowed thickly and reluctantly looked up into those hazy black orbs of his. Her heart started beating so fast, she thought she'd lose her consciousness. "I know and I like you too." She said with a smile on her face but he quickly shook his head, making that smile of hers gradually vanish. "No, Not in that way. I don't like you in the way you are thinking." He said and moved forward. He was making things difficult for her. She wasn't yet confident about her feelings towards him...that kind of feeling, and she had no gutsiness to rescind him either. Megara licked her lower lip and was forced to move a lit
"Remember you need to keep your mind active all the time. One wrong decision might make you end up in a difficult situation. Although this is the first level, it will be easy but never let your guard down. Remember a sharp mind can also overthrow resilience." Rowan instructed his disciples while standing near the huge groove. Around that groove was a spell that stopped the demons or anything that went inside from coming back. Once you pass that barrier you can not come out until the requirement of breaking that barrier is fulfilled which is to annihilate every single demon inside that barrier.Kill as many demons as you can to be in the top fifty. The below fifty will lose."Yes, Master." All of them said in unison and bowed at their master, Rowan."No matter what the result is just remember that I'm proud of you all and remember the priority should be protecting your companion even if one of the weakest demons is standing before you. In simple words, if you are each other's swords th
"Evandros," Megara yelled in a panic state when she saw him running away. Her grip constricted on the hilt of her sword. She knew this day would come but never anticipated it to come this soon. He is not yet prepared for these hostile black lashes. He is too delicate for them.A 'tsk' escaped her lips as she was about to proceed after him but Marco held her wrist, pulling her back. She turned to look at him and found him shaking his head. "Don't. First, complete your task." He said and Megara passed him a narrow gaze. "No, he must be so scared. I'm pretty sure he needs someone besides him." She said with concern dripping with each word of hers. She attempted to free her wrist but he constricted his hold. "And are you the only one who should be beside him? Is he your obligation? Don't make him rely on you too much." He said he sounded profound which was very infrequent.But what he said ticked something inside her.He was right but..."Look, I know you are worried about him but you a
By the time they started looking for him, it was already drizzling."Marco, let's look individually for him. It looks like the weather will get worse and we haven't received any news from Evenor. Looks like he isn't in his room." Megara said and Marco nodded before they went separate ways. Megara had her right hand on the hilt of her sword while her left hand was in a tight fist."Evandros." She yelled his name and kept looking for him until the rain had fully drained her and she could barely walk. She was drained of energy and her legs were literally trembling. With a long huff, she paused on her steps and bent down, putting her hands on her knees. She hasn't received any news from anyone which means nobody has found him yet.It is raining heavily and thunder is roaring in the surroundings every now and then. Though it's not past seven the heavy clouds have made the sky look darker, looks like it will rain for a long while. Now, she can't even go back. She can't even use her sword t
From that day onward everything slowly went back to normal. Disciples slowly accepted Evandros but some of them still didn't and those who accepted him, in them there were a few who were still scared of him.Nevertheless, that didn't bother Evandros much because he was always occupied tailing around Megara and smooching her whenever he got the opportunity to. She was literally very much frightened of him because of this and chided him to control himself because she would prohibit him from touching her if he annoys her all the time.This altered his behavior very much.When they went on various missions together, he would try to attack her but would earn a solid smack around his cheek sometimes. Pecking him first has unleashed his demon once and for all.Everything went on and just like that the second phase also went by in which all four of them achieved, going into the third and the last round before the finals. Just as the days of the final started to come closer, Megara's worry k
"You bitch." He rasped and started running towards her at such a speed Megara scarcely got the time to comprehend anything and he was already standing in front of her.Before her arms could prevent herself his hand was just inches away from her head. A curse left Megara's lips as she moved down but he grabbed a fist full of her hair. "Now, for ---ahhhh." The man screamed in distress and let go of her hair. Megara quickly looked up at him and found a dagger piercing through his palm. Her eyes shot up to the rooftop of the houses and there she saw a familiar silhouette standing on one of the rooftops.His robe fluttered in the air along with his long silver hair making him look so majestic and so unreal. Rowan leaped down on the ground and the man cursed under his breath. Without even taking the dagger out of his palm, he leaped up on one of the rooftops and ran away while concealing his face from Rowan. Rowan on the other hand tried to approach him but he was gone from one's sight.
Those disciples who survived including Ozias were taken to the healing chambers. Theodore and Rowan were treated on the spot only. Ezekiel and a few water users successfully subdued the flames from extending. "How absurd!" Theodore rasped and ordered one of his men to request all the higher-ups to gather at the main hall as quickly as possible including the head of the protection department.There was no news from the borders so does that mean the demon was lurking in the shadows of the sect and is still within the shadows, lurking around? If not caught, that vicious thing might attack again but how come that thing even enter the sect in the first place?With so much in mind, all the higher-ups assembled at the main hall. Some doubted Ezekiel because the Diamond Clan was always against them but after learning that he was there all the time, endeavoring to stop the flames, their suspicion vanished in an instant.While they were occupied discussing the issue.On the other hand, Megara
That day, Megara kept herself locked in her room. When Evandros came to check on her, she immediately hid herself in the washing chamber and pretended that she was taking a bath. She stayed there as long as it took for him to go back. Once he was gone, Megara took a deep shaky breath of relief before stripping off her robe and Sarashi.She deep buried her body in an extremely cold water tub and remained in it for so long that the skin of her fingers and toes started to have wrinkles. Her body turned cold along with the water but she didn't step out. The back of her head rested on the edge of the tub as her lifeless eyes stared up at the wooden ceiling.She thought of every possibility to prove her conclusion wrong but there was none.She felt a sob escaping her lips as tears streamed down her cheeks. Her chest moved up and down with every sorrowful sob that broke through her lips.She liked him so much, she trusted him so much to the point of giving up her life if he ever went evil bu
Everyone flinched upon his unexpected entrance. The man that barged into the room had a presence so demonic, they wondered how strong he was to manage that immense power of his. Evan's eyes went on the five disciples and slightly widened. His gaze traveled to Megara and Neel who seemed fine before moving back onto the disciples. His gaze narrowed on them, making all of them flinch.Megara sensed him and slowly turned towards the door."You..." A rough whisper, no, it was almost a growl that left his lips when he slowly took a step towards them. "They...don't have any ill intention." Megara immediately blurted out calmly before he could lash out at them. Seriously, what were they even thinking before coming here? To be determined was good but Evandros could snap their neck in an instant if he wanted to.Or maybe they were bound to give him a hard time if their powers were combined."If they don't have any ill intention then what brings them to my mansion?" He asked, walking up to them
"Let.go.of.him." Megara almost growled. They weren't aware of him being mute that was why they had their hand on his mouth. The metals around her shook, if she was in her full power the metals might have pierced all of them by now. Neel's little muffling sound continued and the room had a strange eerie silence to it until she felt a familiar aura.A very familiar sense of presence around her. Her ears perked up even more and she contemplated whether to take that name or not but before her lips could part and that name could spill out of her lips, she heard it."Master." A female voice invaded her ears.Her eyes widened upon hearing that and while she was just processing little footsteps approached her and hugged her legs. She immediately ran her hand through his hair and took a breath of relief. "Are you okay?" Megara asked in a daze.Once she felt Neel bobbing his head only then did she begin to process whatever was happening around her. These people...could they be?Before she knew
*a week later*After Lenora was introduced to the clan as the first lady, she was still bound inside his personal chamber. This caused chaos in the personal chambers. Everyone questioned why she was introduced to the clan instead of Megara who they thought was the real mother of Neel.Evandros kept the leash tight enough to lower the chaos. Lenora didn't object and went along with whatever Evan had to order. His black magic prevented anyone unwanted from entering his personal chambers. He doubted Ezekiel and couldn't help but take extra precautions.Megara sat on the edge of the fountain, the sound of water and Neel's little footsteps combined together created a peaceful environment for her. A little hum left her lips. This little human with life was the only one who kept her moving with this blindness. She didn't know what she would do without him."You seem to be enjoying yourself." Megara said with a soft smile on her face, Neel's quick steps on the ground was telling her how happy
A delicious food tray was placed in front of them on the table as they sat on the cushions. The working maidens from his personal chamber eyed the couple sitting on the cushions. The woman with silver stripes stared at the table almost blankly while Evandros on the other hand kept glancing at her.Once the delicious food was settled on the table, the maidens bowed and left the room, gently closing the door behind them since Neel was sleeping on the bed."Shall I wake him up for lunch?" Megara asked and he finally snapped out of his trance of staring at her. He looked at Neel sleeping on the bed. First, the little one looked so comfortable to disturb and second because Evan wanted some alone time with her."No, he looks deep in sleep and quite comfortable. He'll eat once he wakes up." Evan said and before Megara could say something he immediately grabbed a plate and began telling her the dishes names that were served and not so surprisingly all of them were her favorite.She took a lit
"So where is the mother?" Ezekiel asked out of nowhere but Evandros came prepared. "I heard you threw your favorite concubine out. Does that mean he is not from her?" Ezekiel asked further."He is not from her but one of my favorite ones," Evan answered, not disclosing the matter of kicking her out. "So are you gonna marry her?" One of the high-ups asked and the hall fell into an eerie silence. No, he wouldn't marry her. He won't marry unless the bride is his soulmate."No, I won't," Evandros answered with authority."But isn't she the first lady already after birthing your son? Even if you don't want to marry her, she naturally takes that position." Another higher-up stated some facts that couldn't be denied. "That's true but I refuse to marry." He said and somehow everyone deep down knew why he refused to marry.According to them he still hadn't moved on from his dead mate, he never would."That's not very convincing. In our culture, we usually marry our soulmates and if we don't ha
"I was so shocked after hearing the news." Man one said, surprise still plastered on his face as he spoke. "Yeah, me too. It came out of nowhere." Man two added."But whatever it is, I'm glad that our clan finally has a new heir now." Man one said, looking towards the grand terrace of the dark mansion. After so many decades, Commoners were once again allowed to enter the territory of the mansion. They all stood on the huge ground in front of the mansion. Many were standing outside the mansion's territory as there was no space inside for them to stand. Everyone was staring up at the terrace in anticipation. The guards guarding the terrace from all the corners when a tall silhouette enters under the sun's glory. It was Ezekiel Linya back in his real form showing up in front of his people after decades.Everyone bowed, not heartedly but they had no choice but to bow. Under his command, the clan sure did grow but it also came to become one of the most dangerous clans existing on the la
His smile turned into a smirk when he realized that she was wet."Agh," Megara was completely taken aback by his actions. One hand between her legs and one in her mouth was overwhelming for her. She knew she wouldn't be able to go into this any further. Her heart was beating so fast, she could hear it beating in her ears. Tears pricked the edge of her eyes and before she knew she was lying back on the table with her legs still dangling down from the table. She grabbed his wrist and pulled his fingers out of her mouth, slightly coughing. He let her pull his hand out of her mouth. He understood it was too much for her, considering it was her first time, he couldn't be rough with her so he continued to rub her between her legs watching her whimper and squirm.His Megara was right before him, whimpering and trembling as he touched her passionately down there. He thought he would never witness such a sight but all he needed was a little courage to grab her and here it was. His dream...his
"I'm going to take you...now."Megara was taken aback by his words. She doesn't know what got into him but she definitely knew that he was at his breaking point. "N-Neel is-" Before she could complete telling him her concern, he spun her around with his hands still wrapped around her waist and gently made her sit on the edge of the table."Just relax and let me." He whispered against her ear and she felt his warm yet strong presence moving away from her. The sound of curtains moving fell on her ears. He was pulling the curtains in the middle of the room that hid the bed from the couch area. Since it was one of his harem rooms, it was made just like this.She heard his footsteps approaching and she felt herself going tense. Absurdly, she never thought about such things let alone practicing them but to think here she was sitting all tense in anticipation was a punch to her determination to not give in to him.He put his hands on either side of her lap on the table and bent down to her f
"Mmm," Megara was left utterly shocked when he kissed her. The sound of the door closing and locking had her eyes snapped open again. Her hands went to his chest, she wanted to push him but something within her restrained her hands so she just stood there, letting him devour her mouth like a deprived lover. His one hand was tangled in her hair and the other around her waist.He pulled back, a string of saliva attached between their lips as they breathed heavily. He didn't even let her breathe properly and began to plant open-mouthed kisses on her neck taking her breath away. "Ah,""You taste just as I remember." He whispered between the kisses, his hot breath and wet kisses against her neck made her legs go weak. He even remembered her taste."Mmm, fucking delicious." He groaned, licking her neck up to her jaw making her legs shake as a shudder ran down her spine. A sinful moan from her lips ignited his already unleashed beast.Her breath hitched as he spun her around and pinned her a