While making her way back to her room Megara had only one thing on her mind and she detested it. She loathed the fact that Ezekiel Linya wasn't fibbing about his wife but what hassles her is that...' What if she tries to drag Evan with her although she is letting him choose his path? Attaining the throne or not, he still possesses a demon within him.'With a poker face and mind in disarray, she finally reached her guest room and the scenery in front of her had her poker expressions changing into a surprised one. "Evan?" She whispered under her breath when she found Evandros sitting on the wooden floor, leaning against her door with his head low. His right knee was raised with his right elbow resting on it. Megara stepped closer and her pupils dilated when she noticed that his robe was torn in many places and blood was coating his body. Without a second thought, she sprinted towards him, bent down in front of him, and grabbed his shoulders. He flinched and abruptly grabbed the hilt
"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