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Melvin wandered aimlessly along the desolate street. Lamp posts flickered as he walked past. No sight of stars. No shadows of humans. Dazed, he lost his footing and tripped over the uneven bricks of the cracked pavement. At this point, he didn't know what to do or where to go anymore.Should he go back to the Watsons? Would he be alive then? Would he still be the old Melvin if they were aware of his real identity?He didn't know, but the answer was most probably a no. Things wouldn't be the same anymore, no matter how hard he wanted them to be. He couldn't change the fact that he was a fallen angel. Their sworn enemy. His expression immediately hardened when he sensed footsteps approaching from behind. "Let's go home," said the voice. "Your real home." At first, he was reluctant to move. The countless lives and pearls that tainted his hands… Never had he imagined that craving for them would lead to regret, until Melvin stepped into his demonic life.But now everything was too late.
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“Look, look! She's here!" “Hey, wasn't it a magic trick?"“I’ve no idea why I felt like I’ve forgotten something important. But I just don’t feel good seeing her around.”"Whatever. I don't wanna think about it." All eyes were on Miracle the moment she stepped onto the school grounds. Unlike her first day, there was no wonder in their gazes—only doubt and suspicion. Her grip tightened on the straps of her bag, her hands trembling as she felt the weight of their attention. It would have been much obvious if Lyn hadn't wrapped her palm around hers."Don't worry. Just act like you always do," Lyn whispered in her right ear. "Exactly. You still have us backing you up,” said Kingsley in her other.As they walked along the corridor to their classroom, a girl from another class rushed out and accidentally knocked into Miracle. Her biology report, with meticulous sketches on almost every page, scattered across the floor.Avery was her name, neatly printed on the orange name tag.Miracle hel
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Miracle froze in her tracks the moment she heard his voice in the class. She peeked through the grimy glass panel.He was sitting right there, flipping through the literature textbook with his right hand while copying some notes with the other. Her heart skipped a beat as she watched him return the smile to Jordan. A usual one. But her breathing quickened, as if he were smiling at her. Annoying butterflies were back, banging against the walls of her stomach and weakening her hold on sanity.'No, Xue’er. Don't dive into it any longer.' His presence was too unexpected. At this point, be it a kind fallen angel or otherwise, she couldn't risk choosing anything in between. She could only opt for the worse. She shut her eyes and awakened the promises made—the pledge to put an end to the repeating torment every eighteen years.Earth responded to her needs. A spark of its vitality rose from her feet and rushed into her body, gently soothing her tense inner soul. Pellucid swirls of green revo
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When Miracle got back home, she locked herself in her room and slid her back down the door.“What exactly is wrong with you, Xue’er?” She frowned, losing the focus of her vision as tears pooled in her sunken eyes. “Didn’t you come here to avenge your deceased friends? The fallen angel stood right there. Why didn’t you kill him?”She couldn't complete her mission. Nothing was right anymore. Nothing felt right anymore. She was desperate for everything to end. When she looked at her mark, she knew exactly that she no longer had the chance to return to her world in one piece. Miracle flopped onto her bed and pulled the pillow over, burying her face in it."Daughter of a dragon and a fallen angel, the key to bringing peace to the worlds," she murmured, recalling the lessons she had learned back in Long Sheng Jie. "And for peace to return, to be sacrificed is the only way." 'To be sacrificed is the only way,' she repeated, her eyes springing open.Exactly! She knew she was the key to endin
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"MIRACLE WATSON!" Lyn's panicky voice echoed in her ears, pulling her away from the scene with Qilong and Xiao Xun in an instant. Miracle jolted awake, her eyelashes fluttering as sweat trickled down her quivering chin. When her grogginess faded, she was vividly brought back to the last thing she had done before slipping into unconsciousness.She darted her troubled eyes around the room, and a pang of guilt stirred within her when she saw the Watsons by her side."Miracle! You scared the hell out of us!" Lyn exclaimed, sitting on the edge of her bed. "I..." She trailed off the moment she met Hayden's disappointed look. He was leaning sideways against the footboard with his brows furrowed. Miracle pursed her trembling lips. The lingering taste of the blood once again filled her mouth, reminding her of the silly act she had committed. Underneath her blanket, she wiggled her toes, hoping the rustling would ease the tension hanging in the air.As expected, she couldn't look him in the
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Miracle walked down the street that seemingly had no end. It was another starless night. Was it her illusion, or did everywhere seem darker than before? Even the breeze was colder, cutting through her skin like icy needles. She hugged her arms, trying to warm herself up. Frowning, she looked around at the desolate, lifeless surroundings, the creepy silence pressing in on her from all sides.‘Where is this place?’ she wondered.How did she end up here?Wasn’t she at the Watsons’?“AHHHHH! HELP!”That unsettling scream broke her train of thought.She stood frozen for a moment. The next second, a sudden pang of ominous dread surged through her. Before she even realized it, her feet were already moving, propelling her into a run. Every muscle tensed, her heart pounding hard against her chest.She knew what that was.What else could it be in the middle of the night?What else but that?‘Faster! Faster, Xue’er!’ she urged herself as she sprinted towards it.Yes, she was getting closer to tha
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The rest of the week passed by in an unusual calm. No troubles stirred from the shadows by Mynheex or fallen angels. Now that the twins were aware of Melvin’s identity, the coldness in their attitude was evident. They didn’t talk to him at school, nor did he approach them. He probably guessed that they had found out about him. Other than that, everything was smooth, a little too smooth to be considered true.And as expected, when things seemed too smooth, it was the harbinger of something terrible lurking just around the corner."Ouch!" The heated test tube holding the neutralized iodine solution cracked and sliced through Lyn's palm. "Lyn!" Kingsley switched off his Bunsen burner and jumped over his chair. "Gosh... You're bleeding," he said, raising his hand to get Nancy's attention. "Kingsley." Her body was shivering. "I'm having a really bad feeling." He opened her hand when she gripped it tightly. Too much pressure was only going to worsen the wound. "What is it?" he asked. “I
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As Miracle stood outside the house, her heart raced, her senses on high alert as a sickening stench of decay filled the air. Her breath came in short, sharp bursts. She gestured for the twins to wait outside, her index finger pressed firmly to her lips. Leaning against the wall, she flamed her fingers in red, the metacarpal bones on the back of her hand protruding.However, her flames dimmed to a feeble glow when she saw the wilting silver fronds through the broken wooden door. An unwelcome numbness spread across her mark. It wasn't just the plants dying; they were bringing away the layer of protection they had on her divine breath.Miracle walked in, her eyes darting around until she saw the disaster ahead. The couches were no longer in their right positions, blue curtains were spread wide apart with blood splashed across them as if trying to create some grotesque artwork, and broken glass shards were scattered everywhere. The chaotic scene hit her hard. She almost thought she was in
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Layers of protection around the house were gone, and the silver fronds were nowhere to be found either. A strong tide of loss washed over her soul as Miracle walked in, her eyes reddening. His memory clung to every corner, stirring a deep pang of regret within her.The regret of failing to protect him."I wish you were here with us, Hayden. I wish you could see how we defeated the evils. I wish you could see how the world is right now. I wish..." She held back her tears. "I had protected you..."“I wish I had been there to save you, Mr. Watson, just like you did to me."Melvin moved in closer, his fingers gently intertwining with hers. She tightened her grip, her broken gaze, clouded with unshed tears, pouring out shades of guilt and sorrow she had for her half-mortal father."I miss him, Melvin."He patted her head and pulled her in
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Her tears came falling down like rain. She did stop the war, but not the separation. The scene turned harder to bear when Maddie, too, was distorting in shape. He raised his hand and stepped back, stopping them from getting any closer.'Don't,' he mouthed.He had sought his revenge, and now he was ready to go.'It's time to meet my brother.' His voice echoed, distant and fragile, as the last solid piece of him dissolved away.Born as a fallen angel, one shall die as a fallen angel—this was the principle Arlyaen planted in them since the day they were born."Don't go?" Miracle whimpered, her voice barely more than a broken whisper as her tears slid through the fading form she could no longer hold onto."I'm sorry..." Melvin pulled her to him for one last deep, soulful kiss."I love you, Melvin," she uttered. “I’m sorry that I kept you waiting."He smiled faintly. “It’s worth the wait.”“I…”"Never did I know what warmth was until you melted my heart of stone, Miracle." His eyes misted o
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At the back of her tongue, their blood surprisingly merged. Miracle drew in her brows. Something was awakening deep inside her, stirring a strange, fresh vitality.She sensed it. Her scars were healing, and her energy was recharging.As lightning rumbled across the tenuous clouds, it illuminated the pearl with a dazzling brilliance. Breaking away from their kiss, Miracle arched her body and gazed intently into the sky, as if the heavens themselves were reaching out to her.The glowing pearl floated from Melvin's palm, reaching for her chest, into the spot where it used to sit. Miracle jerked; her hands clenched into fists. Every part of her muscle contracted as her damaged blood vessels reconnected. They glimmered and wove back together, branching out in a frenetic dance and surging eagerly toward the pearl.Under the bright rays of the moon, her horns glinted. A wave of numbness washed over her soul. Her chest rose and fell with uneven breaths, each one more strained than the last. Fo
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Any deeper was going to hurt her. He threw the poniard away. He couldn't do it. Not to her. "Don't do this to me..." he begged, pressing the pearl against her scaly chest. "Get in... Get in, please." But it wasn't obeying. "UGH! Damn it!" Melvin pulled her closer and buried his face in her neck, knowing it would only cause her more pain if he were to continue pushing it. "D-Damn it…" He raised his head and stared up above, hating the fact that the dragon girl in his arms was fading away. The night sky was in total darkness, resembling the loss of hope in marking an end to the recurring cycle. Right in the middle of the woods was the happening that mortals were never going to believe. Melvin sensed defeat. Nothing turned out as planned. The protectors of peace… were losing. Arlyaen walked to them, conjuring an electrified plasma ball in his hand. It was enlarging, giving off blinding sparks as the coruscating filaments extended from the center. "Owning the mortal wo
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Now, a breath was all it needed to expose their whereabouts."Hyntece, you promised me you'd never be like Lryke. You said regaining status as an angel is what you've been dreaming of all this while,” Arlyaen said. There was a strong note of threat in his words."Show yourself, traitor!" Vyre lashed the underbrush around in a frenzy."Come back to me, my child." Arlyaen wrinkled his nose to sniff out the presence of his own member. "Only I can grant that dream of yours."Miracle craned her neck, trying to get a glimpse of the unfolding scene. Startled, Melvin quickly pressed her down, a finger to his lips, urging her to stay low.But that was it.The next second, a violent squall hastily swept in their direction, thrusting the grasses around them away. Miracle couldn’t help but slacken her jaw at the real appearance of the lord of fallen angels. His lids were topped with slimy scales. Streaks of thin vermilion branched to every corner of his reddened eyes, highlighting the deadly gla
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Arlyaen jerked his hand slightly to the left, and the dagger swished past Melvin's bruised cheek, hitting the rock at the back. For a brief second, it seemed as if time had stopped.Until the screechy laugh sliced through the oppressive silence.He had won the deal.Red chains on Melvin's head clinked as he struggled to push his body up from the ground. He flashed the white dragon a terrified stare, his cracked lips quivering to speak."You shouldn't have thought that you had an option from the very beginning," Arlyaen said with strong hatred laced in his voice, "white dragon."Miracle avoided his eyes, guilt washing over her soul. She knew she was officially repeating the sin her mother had committed. For a fallen angel, she was going to betray her species, her mission, and the entire of Long Sheng Jie.The evil lord snapped his fingers. One of the hundreds of thumping capsules clicked open, dropping a raw heart into his hand—his fifth bloody meal, as far as she could remember."Let's
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"Wait a little longer," he said to the twins in his office. "Wait? We don't have any more time to waste, Mr. Vincent!" Lyn exclaimed. The room fell into pin-drop silence again. Frowning, Beck took off his specs and cleaned them with the cloth he took from the drawer. Blueness in his eyes was exposed. Though he looked calm, no one knew how unsettled he was at the moment. Miracle was in Arlyaen's hands. Whether she was alive or dead was still uncertain. He knew better than anyone else that they should be on their move and not sit back and do nothing like now. But he was waiting for someone. "I don't care. Even if it's going to cost me my life, I'm going to storm their f*cking territory and bring back Miracle!" Lyn clenched her fists and shoved Kingsley's hand away as he tried to pull her back.Right then, a knock on the door broke the tension growing in the air. "Maybe I can be of some help."Hearing that, Beck loosened his stiff shoulders, a faint smile tugged at the corners of his
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The sharp pain on her wet chest jerked her awake. Miracle darted her eyes around, only to be shocked by the clanks from her limbs tied to the trunk of an oak tree. The metal shackles on her drained her energy every time she tried to break them apart. Red impulses flowing along the tree weakened her cultivation. The dimly lit atmosphere laced with clamminess told her that this was somewhere she never wanted to be."Love has always been my best friend." The cold, hard voice came through before he walked into her view. "Because of love, I've never lost."His steps echoed, reverberating through the cave’s damp walls. She tensed as what happened last night came flooding the back of her mind—from discovering Nancy in the toilet to getting caught in their net and everything in between. When Arlyaen finally stood in front of her, icy shudders ran down her spine as her gaze fell on the increased number of claret chains on his head. Half of them were from yesterday.From her friends who were sti
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"MELVIN!" Lyn roared and pounced on him. Expressionless, he cast his hand in her direction, sending Lyn hurtling through the air. She landed with a painful thud, her face contorted in agony as she scrambled to her feet. The blast continued to surge from behind and charge at her. She squeezed her eyes tight. It was too late to defend. But just as she thought she was going to be flung into the air again, the force halted. She turned around, her broken gaze filled with incredulity. Her lips trembled from trying to choke back her tears when tastes of betrayal, defeat, and loss blended together at the back of her tongue. Her steps swayed, tumbling her to the ground once more. Specks of dust rushed into her nose as she struggled to breathe."Don't do this to her," Lyn pleaded between gasps. "That's Miracle, Melvin. It's Miracle… Please, let her go…”For a split second, she was certain there was a moment of Melvin reflected in his ebony eyes before he looked away.“Nice job, my fallen angel
