“Uh-oh! There’s the deceiving line again…” Suddenly, without a proper reason, Argos wraps out in confusion after seeing Gredsyg’s forehead suddenly open. “What the hell!?” Gredsyg releases a strong aura of destruction around him, sending Argos flying away from him. The third eye with a darker purple outline appeared on his forehead. Loic runs to Argos to check him up. They see the air getting violent as it swooshes around Gredsyg. Suddenly, the setting changed as they’ve never seen before. Gredsyg manipulated it into a volcanic cave full of lava. The heat wraps their skins, giving them goosebumps while they stand from a big platform made of stone in the middle of the lava pool. A voice echoed around the place. “I thought I wouldn’t resort to this. I shall congratulate you for discovering my hidden weakness, but you made the wrong choice of not killing your opponent. From before, I can only project images from your memories and manipulate only one target. But now you’

“Adeline?” Argos asked and looks around after hearing a familiar loud cough. He sees glowing particles revolving around her, which gave them more light to see what’s around.“WTF happened!? You look like a torn punching bag.”“I’ll explain later. Help me first. We need to take shelter. It’s already late,” Argos said with hurried breathing. He runs to Loic to carry him to his cave. Before going near him, Adeline notices the silver-haired person walking towards the forest from afar. She clenches her fist as her gut tells her, but this isn’t the time to release her anger yet.“I’m sorry but I’m afraid I can’t. FYI, I also have weights on me,” Adeline said with a smile. She goes back and brings out an unconscious man from the bush. The man is already tied with rope around his body. Argos jerks his head and shuffles back with a yelp after seeing her kidnapping act.“Who…”“Uh-oh, explanations later,” Adeline said as she raises her index finger.It took them five minutes

The tall trees rise out of the earth to brush the sky. The sunlight dances across fern fronds and glitters of morning dew. Adeline and Walter, together with the wind, rustle through the leaves and bushes. It’s still not far from the site, but Walter already twisted his ankle.“Argh!” Walter falls to the ground as he winces from the pain. He didn’t hesitate to use his healing spell on his injured foot. “Sorry, I’m not the athletic type.”Adeline stops running and looks back at him. She swallows hard and sighs heavily out of disappointment. “LMAO. I’m more worried about your mana than you. We just need to catch up with Holessa, that’s all,” she said.“Can you explain why you can’t use your broom? Feel free not to.”“FYI, Brimy is shy around strangers. Every witch’s broom can only be ridden and controlled by its owner, a witch.”“So I’m ju

From the deeper area of the cave, Argos goes back to Loic’s room with a sudden gasp and stumbles as he found Loic preparing a tea for two. The boiling water squeals out the entire room. From what he knows, his wounds are critical and might take him a total of three days rest to recover. But from what he’d seen, he’s completely fine. He can carry the mugs with no sweat. He felt the trembling as he remembers the state of Loic’s body the day before.“Shouldn’t you be resting? You’re just a carpenter wood from yesterday. Now, you’re okay,” Argos said with a smile as he goes near Loic.“It would take me days, but thank you for pulling out the nails. How did you do what I didn’t say?” Loic asked as he looks at Argos. Argos still can’t believe how fast he recovers. He paused for a little bit to scan Loic’s body from his wounds.*He’s completely fine… except for his burns. Did I travel back time? He’s completely unscathed. He might have died back there. I’ve seen that his wounds co

Half an hour before they met, Holessa’s mind is in chaos as she walks in the woods towards the haven. The dead leaves and pine needles are caught in clumps of moss as the moss winds around the tree trunks. The smell that enters her nose gradually changes from the fresh wildflower scents into the whiff of scorched ash. The more she goes near, the faster her heartbeats.Adeline’s response yesterday made her overthink her parents’ situation. Her night is full of misery and sorrow, and her condition prevented her from sleeping, even after the whole day tiredness visited her. The restlessness dragged her to escape her tent half-packed.She’ll only be able to pass through the last huge bush that blocks the view from the haven, but she doesn’t know what to feel not until she passed. Beyond is like a huge plain, and right now, she’s in the middle of the boundary between it and the forest. Unlike what she expected, what she has seen left spee