The grim reapers assemble before the elder gods and goddesses, with Aurora in the middle. "This is it. The final battle is around the corner, and the era of a new beginning is about to be ushered into this world. You all should be ready for what is to come, and Max, are you ready? I know you feel burdened, but all of this is on you." I looked at Aurora, and I knew they were all counting on me. "I won't fail you or this world. We are going to give it our best shot." All the other elders gave their advice and told us what to do when everything seemed lost. "Thank you for believing in us. I promise we won't let you down." We bid them farewell, and we were back at the table we all sat at. "We all know Cinderella is in on this and is ready to support us. What we need now is to capture the Demon King, and the only way to do that is to call him out." "Call him out? And who is going to do that? Have you forgotten he has loyal and wise advisers? Not to mention Stephan and Williams. We need

"Remind me why we are doing all of this again." Helena looked at Stephan. "We need to take out Max. He is the only one standing in our way." Stephan replied codly. "Way of what? I remembered that girl; what was her name again?" Helena held her hand to her head as she tried to think of Cinderella's name. "That doesn't matter. What matters is that you are now with me and we are doing this together. You know a lot about Max's weakness, and with your help, we can't take him down." Stephan looked at her. "Okay, if he is that dangerous, then I will do anything to help you take him down. Where are we going, by the way?" Helena asked, looking at the portal right in front of her. "To see someone who will tell you what you need to do." Stephan replied as they both entered the portal. Helena's face became pale; it was another dimension, a stark contrast to her world and everything that she knew existed. The moon was reddish, showing a blurry vision of the earth beneath their feet, and some

The air in the demon realm seemed to thicken around us, heavy with the smell of sulfur and something unnameable that stuck to the back of my throat. I kept my eyes on Stephan, reading every twitch of his muscles and every shift of his stance. Helena was beside him, her eyes glowing a deep crimson, betraying the battle raging within her. It hurts to see her like this, twisted into something unrecognizable. But I couldn’t afford to falter now. I had to buy Cinderella time to find her mother, and I had to figure out why the demon king wanted me so badly.“I don’t understand,” I said, taking a cautious step forward. “Why go to all this trouble, Stephan? You know the demon king’s promises are worth nothing. He’ll throw you away as soon as you’re of no use to him.”Stephan’s smile widened, a dark glint in his eyes. “You always thought you were so much smarter than me, Max. Always had all the answers. But this time, you’re wrong. I have something the demon king wants. Leverage. And with leve

My vision became blurry with Derek and the rest of the reapers running towards me. "You are going to be fine, Max. Hold on." Zeoy shouted as she laid her hands on me. "He is losing too much blood!" Elena shouted at her. "Can you just let me concentrate? You are distracting me!" She shouted at Elena, and Derek pulled her back. "Just let her do her thing." Everyone watched as Zeoy laid her hand on me. My face was slowly getting pale, and I could feel life leaving my body. "Can I talk to Helena?" I said, slowly looking at Zoey as tears flooded her face. "You are not going to die, Max. I am going to do my best to make sure you don't," she said, looking at my face. "It is okay, Zeoy. I am not in pain." I said with a smile. "You need to send him to the demon world. He can't stay here." I looked at the demon king, who was also lunging lifelessly on the floor. Helena walked closer to me, and I held her hands. "I am sorry I didn't trust you enough. I should have asked you before I wiped off

[AURORA'S VOICE] Thus, Barnet was engaged to the first demon that came to earth. That was how they got dominion over humans. They later went ahead to know how to take on the human body and how to take away their souls." "What about my parents? How did they get entangled in all of this?" I asked,looking at Aurora. [AURORA'S VOICE] Your parents belonged to the first generation, coming from Barnet and Beatrice. They were trying their best to save humankind, but no human can sever the oath their forefathers made with them. Until you are born, you become the miracle baby and the breaker of the oath." "So what about the evil that is coming? Is it something I need to know about?" I asked Aurora. "No, you need to rest and become more ordinary like every teenage kid out there. You also need to train and focus on. every part of you. You are the vessel of three powerful entities. I think you need to be able to balance the three powers, and when you eventually do, you will become unstoppable.