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“Kelly! Kelly, wake up!” Uhhhh… I could hear the ringing in my ears as I propped my arms on the hard, rough ground. I felt warm sticky liquid above the left side of my ear. Great. I’m bleeding. Grimacing in pain, I slowly opened my eyes and the first thing I saw was my little brother’s worried face. My brows furrowed. I hate when I see him looking so vulnerable like this. It’s been years since I stopped telling him not to cry like an eight-year-old kid but he still couldn’t help himself when it comes to the people important to him. “Stop crying, Frix,” I murmured in pain and winced after I leaned against a cold boulder behind me. “You are making yourself look ridiculous,” “I-I’m sorry… It’s just—” I weakly lift my face to look clearly at Xeno who is busy fishing something in one of the rucksacks in front of me. The boulder served as a good cover for us, away from the eyes of any hostile creatures in this area. We can’t afford to be too careless when Phillius’s men are still hunt
“How long have we been staying here already?”“I-I am not sure. I don’t think there’s daylight here. I have no idea how time works here,” Frix answered, pulling the side of his mouth to his cheek. He does that a lot when he is feeling inferior to himself. His head is lowered as he looks down on the dirt while scribbling something on it using a small stick he must have picked up somewhere near here.I sigh. “I’m fine, Frix.” I looked at him as gently as I could. “You know I never like seeing you so upset like this.”“Yeah… I just… I was so scared when I saw your arm, Kelly!”I look at him on the edge of my eyes and chuckle, amused that even though it’s been years since I’ve been serving as one of the soldiers of the Clan, it still doesn’t sink to him that there are times when I get injuries far worst than this. “Well, it’s nothing compared to what I have dealt with, two years ago. Remember when I almost lost my left leg when I failed to dodge a third-tier demon claw?”He looked at me,
I feel bad that we have to leave Xeno but I left a small note for him, at the top of his rucksack. I placed a stone on top of the small paper in hope that it won’t get carried away by the wind. Good thing I can still walk without any help from Frix or the stranger guy who introduced himself as William. Xeno’s work on the tourniquet on my hand made it easy for me to move. The cloth that supports my arm prevents me from feeling the pain on the part just below my shoulder, a few inches where the infection stopped. There is this throbbing sensation in my arm which makes me scared. I never want to overthink but I hope this is not the kind of poison that ruptures the muscles and then bursts like over ripe papaya.I shivered at the thought.[Kelly? Are you ok?][Yeah… Don’t worry too much about me. We have to hurry so we can go back before Xeno finds out we’re not on the spot where he left us,] I replied to Frix as we converse in our minds, wary about the stranger. After we lied that we we
“You’re kidding, right? How are we supposed to get the antidote if we’re all going on a suicide mission to that place?” Frix ridiculously asked William whose face is now grim while staring at the waterfall in front of us. The surrounding is cooler in this place and despite the scary atmosphere; the reddish sky above with heavy dark clouds moving slowly towards the west side of this dimension. There are screeches and howls to random places around us which, I am sure, that this forest hides more than just the terrifying Wyverns that attacked us.Down precipice, is a crystal clear river and spikes of rocks that look really sharp at its pointed end… like the river's threatening anything that will come near it."So what's the plan?" Frix asked, adjusting the weight of the rucksacks behind him. His anxiety's all over his face. I realized I couldn't shift in front of the guy to get rid of the Wyverns because I have to stick to my lie that I and my brother are humans just like him so there
"Hold on tight, Lory. This will be a little scary." Frix almost crack-up, [Lory? Seriously?][I told you to shut up, Frix.] I hissed at him embarrassingly.I have no choice! I just can’t tell this guy our real name right?Frix rolled his eyes from the fair name I invented and grimaced that William's treating me like a damsel in distress when in reality, if only my arm's not badly injured, I could rip this guy into pieces. But of course, I won't. I never kill a helpless human. Plus I still need him to guide me on what kind of plant and what procedure should we do to make it an effective antidote for the poison. William isn't an ordinary mortal. I could feel there is something more to him that I couldn't fathom yet. His physical strength is impressive, and his confidence means he knows so many things about this place. If there's a person we need to guide us here in the Underworld, then it's definitely William.But I have no idea what’s his interest yet. And that, I want to find out.
“William—” There’s something that is drawing me towards him. A magnetic pull that never happened to me before. It’s stronger than what I feel for Phillius and it terrifies me. As if awakened from a daydream, both of us blinked several times after we felt those strange feelings. I never thought, in my entire life, that I would be imprinted to a pathetic human being who's been trapped in this place for so many years. I have no idea what really made him come to the Underworld but I have a feeling that he’s just more than a demon hunter. I can smell it although the scent is faint in my nose. My heart is racing as we flinch away from each other, flustered by the sudden spell that almost made me kiss him. But not in a situation like this. We have to find the cue or it will be over for both of us. William, despite the awkwardness, managed a mischievous smile and winked at me, “If we survive this, you owe me a kiss,” The words made an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach, like butterflie
This is hopeless.There is only a faint trail of her scent I found near the thin forest and I lose track of it whenever the wind blows. I tried to be as patient as I can but the longer I search for Sapphire, the more I succumb to despair. It’s been hours and I am starting to feel exhausted. I can feel the spasm in the muscles of my legs.She's not here… I must better come back to where I left Kelly and Frix. No matter how much I want to search for the place, I'm afraid I might just attract more demons by staying in this forest for too long."Where are you, Sapphire…"My words just faded in the wind together with her scent.With a heavy and aching heart, I decided to run back to our hiding spot. It’s so inconvenient that I can’t shift to my wolf form. There are times when I could feel it within me but then I lose my grasp on it, leaving me feeling helpless and vulnerable. There is definitely something wrong with me and I think it connects with what is happening with Phillius. Perhaps
“How are we going to get out of here? There are too many of them!”I looked up at the sky and saw the Wyverns circling on the top of the tree where we were hiding. There are four of them and I don’t think being with these men is helpful for they are also trembling in fear. Sherman is mumbling his prayers while keeping his eyes shut and Markan’s eyes look more terrified than I do.“I think we’re going to die. There’s no way we can escape that Wyverns!” Jasper cried which made the monsters above us shriek in obvious hunger.“Shut up you idiot! You’re just making them more upset!” Markan annoyingly spanks Jasper on the shoulder. “I’ll throw you first if they suddenly swoop down in here because of your loud gob!”“Stop it both of you!” I hissed at them and tried to measure if I could deal with all the demons above us.I exhaled, summoning all the courage I have and never letting the fear totally consume my mind. I’ve been through the worst. This should be nothing to me!“Listen, all three
“Darn it, Sapphire. Stop ruining your make-up. Please hold your tears back until the end of the ceremony,” Kelly scolded me. It was a bit funny though because when she was the one whose tears flowed incessantly down her cheeks as she watched the problematic makeup artist reapply the foundation on my cheeks.“Oh Kelly…” I helplessly looked at her as she wiped her face with a white handkerchief on the mirror, “Please don’t make me too nervous. I feel like I am already sick in my stomach thinking about the expectations of the people outside,”“You don’t have to think about any of them, Sapphire,” Ava uttered as she arranged the beautiful bouquet of white roses in her hands, “You just have to look straight in the aisle and just focus on Xeno. Just focus on him and breathe slowly and calmly. You will be alright,” she advised and held both hers and Kelly’s hand to ease the nervous feeling in my chest. They both gave me an encouraging smile as they helped me with my gown after the makeup art
Everyone was busy preparing for the wedding and volunteered to decorate the whole garden with white roses because they all knew it was always my favorite. Kelly has been busy managing the event with Ava because they want it to be perfect for me. Although they never wanted me in the venue, I still insisted on helping With the decorating because there are not many things to do in this place for me and I never want to go shopping just like Kelly suggested. I would rather stay here and be with them after Felrim gave me the very good news that he will bring my parents and my brother on the day of my wedding.And Xeno has been very busy with other stuff but he decided to delay all his meetings and stay with me the whole day today, organizing and arranging things to my liking. Kelly has been a great organizer though. I guess it was a talent she has been hiding from everyone and I believe it will open a great opportunity for her in the future. She’s a reliable person when you plan parties and
“I have never seen you blooming like this before, Sapphire. What happened?” Kelly asked me teasingly while giggling after she wrapped her arm around my arm and we both walked inside the Clarkson Mansion's garden. After the long trip from the villa back to this place, Xeno became too busy from all the meetings he arranged with all the advisors and staff of their family business and the people of his Clan. He finally embraced his destiny as the new Alpha and many are pleased that he is back, believing that peace will be eventually restored for all the people of the Clan. The ones who were not happy, the people who were loyal to Phillius had already made their exit and that was much better because Xeno believes that opposition in this pack will not be tolerated, especially since those people rely on Phillius’s greed after receiving so many gifts from Phillius just to gain all their support against Xeno.But now that my fiance is in charge, there is no way Xeno would let them continue t
"I can't believe it's almost over, Xeno. That I can finally sleep at night peacefully, without being scared someone would take me away from you again.""I will never let that happen again, baby. Never again, I swear," he whispered to me as he brushed away the strands of hair straying on my face. The party was a blast and I am happy that everyone finally got to enjoy their night even after Phillius suddenly appeared and surrendered himself to the Faes. And despite that Kelly declined Xeno’s offer to take over the Clan, I guess Xeno has no choice but to stay in that Mansion and manage everything until his father returns. I just can’t tell him that it’s ok for me if he would become the Alpha of his Clan but I know that he still has this trauma from his ancestors that he wants to run away from. But that pack was his legacy and so many of his people are counting on him for the changes that their pack needs. And I believe that Xeno is the kind of Alpha their Clan needs. He has more compass
“What is happening?”I didn’t notice that Xeno was already behind me when the three Faes came for Phillius. The confusion was etched all over his face as he looked at the three guards and then at his twin brother who batted an eye at the concerned expression on his face.“Don’t be too flustered, Xeno. I finally dare to face all the things that I did. You are right. Death is not the end of everything so I am hoping we could still see each other if I ever still have the chance to see both of you in the Realm of the Immortal,” Phillius smiled at his twin brother, his eyes full of peacefulness where I never saw any heavy or dark malice in them anymore. It was as if the antidote gave him a rebirth into a person that is now far from the evil’s grasp.“No Phillius… wait—”“No. Xeno,” Phillius furiously yelled at him, but there is no anger in his eyes but pain. I can see clearly that Phillius still doesn’t want to go and that he is scared that he will really be able to see Xeno once he enters
“Phillius—”Xeno’s hands quickly pulled me against him as if he had seen a monster from his nightmare. But I cannot blame him. Phillius indeed came back to his immaculate beauty. His hair was back to its golden color and shone under the lights of the chandelier, his body bulked and grew muscular once again, and his eyes were bright blue as if he had never experienced suffering from the curse all his life. He stood straight in his regal suit with all his focus on me while setting down the spoon and the glass of wine on the table. I never expected it but he smiled at both Xeno and me like he was a different person. All of us in the dining hall froze and even the musicians stopped playing music when all of them saw the terror on all of our faces.“I am sorry to interrupt the party but there is something I need to discuss with Sapphire,” he looked at Xeno with a humble smile which surprised both of us, “If that is okay with you, my twin brother.”Phillius' eyes were steady as he stared a
“Xeno.”“Kelly. I am glad you have already decided. Whatever it is, I want to let you know I respect it.” Xeno pat Kelly and William’s shoulder, “I support you guys whatever it is you want with your life. I am just happy that you’re here for Sapphire and me.”“You know we have been with you since the very start, Master Xeno,” Frix smiled at him and looked at me as he pursed his lips with a smile, “You have no idea how happy I am now that you’re both finally together again. You both have already gone through a lot, and we all witnessed your faith in each other.”“Wow, Frix, that was really touchy!” I chuckled at him and he just winked at me and pat Xeno on the shoulder. Kelly and I’s eyes caught each other and I knew right away that she was nervous to the core. She kept on pulling her fingers and puffing her cheeks as she blew out air, trying to ease the perturbation she felt in her chest. We all decided to make this night a formal theme to celebrate Kelly’s birthday. I didn’t know it
I can’t stay in the hallway and listen to what Xeno and the Fae talk about. I am too scared of what I might learn about Xeno’s past or maybe I just don’t want to hear the pain in his voice every time he has to explain it to the Fae to clear his name. I know this will not be easy for all of us now that the Immortal Realm is working on the matter after Felrim spilled everything to the authorities in that place. I cannot blame him though. He has to explain to them the things that happened to him and the reason why he was gone for so many centuries. I know that time was not too long for Faes who have eternity to live. But that must still be suspicious to them since they went here to check on me and make Phillius pay for all the horrible things that he had done to me and the other Faes that became his victim.Feeling lost in my thoughts, I found myself stepping inside the room where Phillius was sleeping. At first, I didn't know why my feet brought me here. It’s like my head was full of c
I can’t believe what Frix has just said.With a frantic heart, I quickly ran towards the house's main hall, expecting to see Felrim again. But why am I feeling too scared this time? Is it the fact that maybe they might not allow Xeno to go with me if they ever force that I have to go back to the Immortal Lands because I no longer should be in the mortal realm?My silver hair danced behind me as Kelly and I rushed to where the Faes that Frix was wheezing about. At first, I thought it was Felrim who was standing tall and straight in the middle of the hallway because he also had long silver hair as I have. But when the Fae turned to look in our direction, it was a different Fae and my heart suddenly shrank because there must be two reasons they are here. It is either about Phillius, or me. I didn’t realize there are two of them until I scanned the whole area.“Sapphire—”Another silver-haired Fae appeared from the other side of the hallways and was talking with Xeno, whose eyes automatic