Fifteen minutes earlier...The assailants who chased after Serpens and Tiara were indeed ruthless and relentless in their pursuit. They increased their speed, closing in on them and ramming unto them violently from behind.Serpens tried his best to make sure he outrun them, but it appeared fate had other plans for them, as he looked into the car's dashboard and realized that they were already running out of petrol. He couldn't believe that of all times, the petrol decided to get finished when their lives were in danger. He glanced at the rearview mirror and saw one of the assailants pulling out a rifle through his own window aiming for his tires. He knew this would be the decisive moment of his life.He had stayed in a coma for years and just when he thought everything would be back to normal, he had to deal with the harsh reality that death was calling on him once again.As Tiara's panicked cries filled his ears, coupled with the fact that the car was about giving them up to their a

Serpens immediately left the accident and hurried all the way to Jeremy's place. The way the call had ended, had raised suspicion within him and he couldn't help but feel that something bad had happened to Jeremy.He hailed the first cab that stopped in front of him, concealing his identity so that no one wouldn't identify him as the same Serpens Ryu who had been involved in an accident.On getting to Jeremy's place, he noticed that the place was eerily quiet. He stepped in to find the whole place in disarray, confirming his suspension that indeed, something had happened there.Going from one room to the other, he realized that there was actually no one in the house, not even Jeremy's grandmother.He was still trying to make sense of everything that had happened, when his eyes fell upon a note that was on the table, a bloody dagger attached to it.Serpens could almost feel his heart rip apart as he saw the note and the bloody dagger making him wonder what could happen and at the same

Immediately Winter heard the police coming, he morphed back into his human form pushing Jeremy's grandmother into the aquarium which she was sitting close to, while still tied to the chair.After that, he left Serpens to save either Jeremy or the grandmother."Good luck, Serpens, we'll meet again." He announced as he disappeared into the darkness.Serpens hurried to stop the milling machine from crushing Jeremy, but he was too late. Jeremy had died out of shock. He tried all his best to wake him up, forgetting that Jeremy's grandmother was drowning in the aquarium.The police came in at that moment and a couple of the officers hurried off to rescue Jeremy's grandmother, but they too had arrived late. The old woman was already dead by the time they brought her out of the water."Jeremy, wake up," Serpens cried. "Please don't die,"But Jeremy gave no response, his body slowly getting cold while he remained in Serpens' arms."Jeremy, please." Serpens' continued to cry. "This can't be th

"I don't understand what you're talking about," Professor Layton's brow furrowed. "What time machine?""I really don't know the whole story. But one thing I know is that Serpens has not yet failed. Whatever is happening now can be prevented from happening, if Serpens and Xin can return to the past. There's still hope for Draketown," Rose pressed further.Professor Layton paused for a moment, trying to understand what Rose was driving at. He suddenly remembered the last time Serpens and Xin visited him, claiming they had come from a different timeline, but in his anger, he ended up chasing them away."Wait a minute. Are you trying to say that Serpens had come to the future when the dragons had not yet been released? Because that's the only logical explanation that can make me see the possibility of all that you're driving at.""I guess so. Wait let me call him." Rose said, pulling out her phone from her bag only to see that she had missed several calls from him."Serpens had been calli

Serpens and Rose sat in the hospital room, surrounded by the continuous beeping of machines and the soft hum of fluorescent lights, a reminder of the fact that Xin's life was still in danger and that everything was still far from over.The weight of everything that had happened to them hung heavy in the air, a palpable force that seemed to press down on their shoulders. It was like everything that was happening, was happening so fast before Serpens' eyes that he suddenly missed the good old days with just him and sister, Serena living their peaceful and quiet lives.Serpens' eyes were filled with fear, his brow furrowed with worry. "What if she doesn't make it?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. "What if we can't save her?"Rose reached out, her hand brushing against his. "Don't say that, Serpens," she said, her voice soft but firm. "We have to be optimistic. We have to believe that everything will be fine."Serpens shook his head, his eyes dropping to the floor. "It's hard