Like pieces of information downloaded at a go, Eli regained the knowledge he didn’t have before.“What is happening to me?” he shouted aloud, seeing different images in his head, seeing different things happening. Things that were not his own experiences but of another.“Who are these people? And what is this dragon with a crown?” Eli shouted again, the pain within him increased.As he mentioned the dragon with a crown, Alex quickly understood that Eli was now going through the phase of what he went through before. He now had the memories of his father, which he clearly didn’t have before.“That’s the demon of the underworld. The one our father defeated and earned the rings from,” Alex explained.“Everything you see in your head is indeed not your memories. They are the memories of father, Sebastian Carter, when he was alive. With this, I trust you know who Antony is and who I am?” Alex asked.But Eli didn’t say anything. He knelt on his knees and held his head. The pain increased with

“Get in there!” Eli was thrown into the cell by one of the police officers after they arrested him and Antony on the field.In the same manner, Alex and Anastasia followed the police cars to the station. Alex could not leave Eli alone. He knew Eli was innocent. Everything he had done in the past was a result of ignorance.When they arrived at the station, he called the commissioner of police, and with Anastasia, he was right there in his office.“Is there nothing you can do to help us, Commissioner?” Alex asked, his voice low, his hope evident.“I understand your concern, Mr. Carter,” the commissioner responded.“But ignorance of the law is no excuse. Whether he knew what he was doing was wrong or not, the fact remains that he took lives, and the law does not turn a blind eye to that. Southlake City operates on justice, not exceptions. Your brother was caught in the act of attempted murder. That alone is enough to warrant his detention, regardless of his past. His case will go through

Ferdinand’s words made sense to Warren. He knew instantly that once he went live on Instagram, whatever he said would add even more fuel to the controversy. Since he and Alex had a history, he could easily manipulate public opinion and turn everyone against Alex.Without hesitation, he tapped his finger on the phone screen and opened Instagram. Instantly, he was logging into his account.Compared to his regular phone, this one was a customized device capable of drawing internet signals from any location with strong connectivity. Since he was about to go live, he needed a flawless connection.Pressing the plus button, he tapped on the "Live" label, and within seconds, he was streaming.His background revealed that he was on a private plane, seated in a luxurious chair. He held a glass of wine in one hand, deliberately taking a slow sip in front of the camera to add to his composed demeanor.“Dear people of Southlake,” he began, his voice low and confident.“I just saw what Alex Carter,

Alex stretched out his hand toward the dragon, and instantly, the chains binding it shattered into tiny pieces. A deafening roar erupted from the beast as fire spewed from its mouth.With newfound freedom, the dragon rose to its feet, spreading its enormous wings. With a powerful thrust, it leaped into the air, narrowly missing Alex.Alex barely dodged in time. He knew that with the sheer size and weight of the dragon, even a glancing hit could crush him.The beast soared around the cave, flames spilling from its maw as it roared over and over again, its voice shaking the walls.“I am free!” it bellowed amidst the crackling inferno like a happy bird that just got freedom from its nest after years of being unfairly imprisoned.Alex steadied himself, watching the creature from a safe distance. His voice rang out, firm and resolute.“I’m here to return the ring. I want nothing to do with it anymore.”The dragon turned its massive head toward him like an arrow shot to a dartboard.“The wor

Alex left the door open as he took a further step into the house. This was his home; he knew every part of his home like the back of his hand. Even if he closed his eyes, he would locate anywhere he wanted to go in his home.With this, Alex turned on the switch. Yet, there was no light that came forth.Alex squinted his eyes. His slow steps and intentional turn of his head was the sign of his alertness. To turn on the switch of this home and the light not coming up never happened in his home.South Lake was a city without the power outage brouhaha. Even with this, if there was an emergency power outage, Alex had a sole inverter installed in his home. This automatically switches the power to solar power at any given emergency. And now, he turned on the switch, but there was no light?He picked up a bat by the corner of the door. He had always kept it there for easy reach if there were times he needed to defend himself.Alex couldn’t shake off the times some men had come to attack him