***********Later in the evening, in Atticus’s shop,Atticus was sitting behind his counter in his shop with his hands clasped together. His 16 slaves were all standing in front of him, with Balthasar in front."I summoned everyone here today to make an announcement: we have a very important fight in the upcoming three days, and we are going to win that fight no matter what. I wagered this shop and our lives are on the line, so we would have no choice but to win this fight, and if we come out victorious, I am going to let 10 of you become free and go where you want to go too, but first you will all assist me in selling the lighters and candles that we are going to make from the wager and also help me manufacture more of them as those will be my ticket to becoming one of the richest and most powerful businessmen in the entire world," Atticus stated in a rumbling tone as he stood up from behind the counter."What I want from you all is to be on your best form and performance that day, a

Hudson was bleeding profusely from his mouth, and his eyes were swollen. "This is the end for you; any final words before I end you?" Atticus asked, staring at Hudson with an evil look in his eyes.I can’t die here; I still have a lot I need to accomplish. I can’t let Atticus kill me here today; never. I have to do something, Hudson thought as he remembered the gun that was in his pocket."Give me a moment," Hudson said in a low tone, as he could barely speak."There is nothing that you can do that will save you at this point; this is the end for you; you can have your moment," Atticus replied as he stood up from Hudson’s body as he stood next to him.This is great, the fool stood up, Hudson thought as he stood up, put his hand inside his pocket, and took out the gun. He swiftly turned over to where Atticus was and shot him in the forehead. Atticus fell on his back as he landed on the ground. Blood started rushing out of his forehead. Hudson stood up, and he ambled closer to him as he

He didn’t like to see her so worked up or cry in front of him. Tricia stood up and wiped the tears of his face with a small handkerchief that she was holding. "You don’t need to feel bad, Hudson; I understand that you have no choice but to go into the magical world," she said, trying to calm him down and not let him cry with her. She sat back down."But you've got to understand, son, I just wish you wouldn’t have to go back there; what if someone else is after you there? With all that you went through with Atticus, I don’t think the magical world is the safest place to be. You even had to take someone’s life against your will just to stay alive. I will accept that you have to go back there, but I don’t want anything like that to happen to you again there," she stated calmly, staring at Hudson.Hudson now understood that Tricia knew that it was a necessity that he had to go back into the magical world, but she didn’t want to see him in such a condition again, as she wouldn’t be able to

Trizz fell to his knees after hearing the death note that Stephan read out. Stephan handed over the paper to Hudson slowly as he tried to wipe his tears. He slowly raised his head to look at Hudson."This means that my brother had a duel with you and wagered his shop, and now he is dead. Were you the one that killed my brother?" Stephan asked softly in a shaky tone. He and Trazz have been looking for Atticus for more than two weeks, and now they have discovered that Atticus has been dead the entire time.Hudson didn’t know if he was supposed to answer the question, as he didn’t want to upset any of them with his answer because he could tell that they were both hurt by the news that Atticus was dead."Answer the question, lad: were you the one that killed our brother?" Trazz inquired aggressively.Since Trazz asked aggressively, Hudson didn’t have any choice but to give them an answer. "Yes! I am the one that killed him in the duel," Hudson answered in a rumbling tone.Trazz and Stepha

Suddenly, the system's glass door opened in front of him. He quickly stood up and went through the door. Before he knew what was happening, he was in his bedroom. Hudson didn’t care whether the motel attendants were going to wonder where he went as he never checked out, but he purposely left inside the motel room as he knew that he wasn’t going to be coming back to lodge there as he was now going to be staying inside his new shop any time he came into the magical world.He removed the backpack from his back as he dropped it on the bed behind him. This is great; I am back home, he thought. Hudson didn’t imagine that he was going to be happy to be back home from the magical world, but he felt happy as he knew that he was able to pass the second mission and also acquire a new shop inside the magical world.He stood up and went to check in his mother's room to see if she was still awake. He arrived at his mother’s bedroom door as he tried to open the door when he realized that the door wa