The day when the murder of an innocent man named Launnar happened, a sight made Silvestre lie about his report. He didn’t report the complete event of the day, only the details about Launnar’s condition.
On that day, he is checking the boundary for outside spells that may be trapped. These spells are commonly a threat, especially for the residents who are unaware of their existence. While scanning for possible traps, drips of blood going into a bush caught his attention. He followed the trail without even caring about what will happen to him.
Even if his breaths are hitching, he continues his discovery with an increased pulse. The more he goes, the larger the drips become. At the end of his search, in an acacia tree that stands out from any other tree, he sees the body exactly how he described it from his reports, but Launnar isn’t the only one there.
A woman shakes his body even if she knows that there’s no way he could be alive from his
The night when Celestia accompanied Adeline to go home, they decided to visit Holessa first. Their goal isn’t only to get the candies that nullify her solution, but also to recruit her in sneaking through the giant tree. They didn’t expect Silvestre to welcome them.“Mr. Enfina… may I ask if Holessa’s doing something?” Adeline asked with a frozen body skipping a breath.“Why a shock? And it’s already late now. Do your parents know this? I thought Vyldir is strict to his daughter,” Silvestre said with narrowed eyes.“I wanted to go, and dad allowed me,” Celestia reasoned.“That’s rare,” Silvestre said.“Uhm… Sorry for intruding suddenly. We’re just passing through. I’m just here to ask Holessa something about our school works. Is she free?” Adeline asked“Wait a minute. I’ll call her,” Silvestre said as he leav
After the curfew hours on the same night, 10:00 PM, most of the houses from the haven turned their lights off. The people are now entering a silent night's sleep. Together with the moon, the Southern Moosewood’s miniature wisps glows around the giant tree. Those lights aren’t the only ones who are circling around, but there is also a number of people patrolling the site. There are two guards at the bottom part of the tree who takes a break and talks about things. “Hey bro, did you catch the weekly magazines?” A man asked. “Yeah! Blue Pink really stands out! If I just made myself stronger, I’ll resign as a guard and go directly to their concerts,” the other man said. “I’m jealous. You must have a sustaining life of your own.” “Not yet. BLUEPINK’s first before my life.” “ACHOO!” A sudden loud cough from afar caught their attention. “What the hell is that?” “I don’t know, but from that sneeze, his brain must be already out
A grotesquely carved animal made of stone dropped at the exact spot Celestia was. Blood splatted around the figure the time it hits the ground. A sudden earthquake shook after the impact.“We’re completely out of luck. It’s a gargoyle,” Adeline said as she narrows her eyes towards their enemy.The statue that became a demonic vessel growls a head-shaking vibration. Its body is completely stone but depicts the body of a human and a bat hybrid. Its height is half more than them. From its appearance, its strength is imaginable.“J… Jolly…” Celestia stuttered while looking at the drips of blood at the gargoyle’s feet. Her chin shakes out of despair.“Did you name it already!?” Adeline exclaimed as she looks at Celestia with wide pupils. While the gargoyle completely stands up, she sighs and looks in front with a blank stare. “I’m sorry for being selfish. I know that I took advanta
Celestia looked down, thinking of other solutions that wouldn’t involve such high risk, but the world seems to be not in favor of her wishes. Without her noticing, Adeline changed course to her left, which is nearer to the gargoyle.Adeline’s decision is absolute even she knows the risks. As she turns left, she became the gargoyle’s target. Without Celestia noticing, she baited the monster into the left and sacrificed herself to buy time. In no time, the monster caught up to her as it holds her broom and pounds her head, breaking her broom in half and sending her into the ground. The hard hit marked a wound on her head and gave her nausea while she falls to the ground.She grunts loud from pain, but from her location, no one could hear her. Seconds later, she hits the grassy ground like how a truck running at maximum speed would hit a civilian. The first to have contact was her back, paralyzing most of her body parts. From the height she came from, mo
Celestia miraculously projected the bullet in a straight path forward. The bullet pierced through the center of the gargoyle’s neck, marking a wide hole in it. The shot is too fast for the naked eye to see. With the shock, Celestia’s hand flew to her chest with her mouth falling open.“I missed…” Celestia said and chuckles with sweat. The gargoyle stopped with its head down. “I’ll fire another spell. I’m going to be sure this will hit.”“Wait!” Adeline shouted as she raise her palm towards Celestia before she cast her spell. She narrows her eyes to have a clear analysis. “It’s breaking down.”The gargoyle’s body summoned cracks that continuously wrap throughout its body. Its eyes are closed, showing them that it is currently not hostile. When the crack covered the whole of its body, the stone breaks down starting from its fingers and toes, and climbs up towards the bod
“We’re going to hunt,” Adeline declared just after she discovers the functions of the card. She aims to hunt those to unlock the seal covering the enchanted book. At the same time, another hunt is taking place.It’s already half-past eleven as Darius continuously observes the hideout from behind the bush where no light is present. The darkness surrounds him which is currently in his favor. In the deadly silence, the birds call as the squirrels chatter. The wind rustles through the moon-dappled leaves, which gives less light that can secure whether a wild animal discovers him.After hours of watching and slouching, he sees Vylleria coming out from a cave that emits candlelight from the inside. As she comes out, he can’t see her face nor her movements after she entered the darkness, but not until she cast a light spell as she goes back to the haven. When he secured that her footsteps on the muddy ground are already afar, he decided to move i
Outside the giant tree, the massive crowd of guards is still sleeping. Snores surround the area while the bats squeak in the air. After such a long time, the fragrance of the solution already evaporated. Meanwhile, a drunk man passing by sneaks through the guards until he noticed that they’re sleeping.With his blurred mind, he thought that he’s already dreaming and that the guards who are loyal to their job slack off. He comes near to them, passing through the boundary, though he didn’t know that it was forbidden. He tries checking one of the guards to see if he’s dreaming, but when he slapped one, the guard’s face contracted.“M… Mom… My dream… I’ve already become BLUEPINK’s manager…” the guard said and continues to snore. The drunk man slapped him again. The sudden pain left him awake as he sits up straight suddenly like a soul just came back from his body.“Nice dream,&rd
“AAAHHH!!!!”Adeline screamed as she wakes up from the pain she felt in her chest. While sweating, she reclaims her lost air by breathing quickly and deeply. As she sits up straight like a newly resurrected body, the first thing she does is to touch her chest.Nothing changed in her complete body. There’s no trace of a huge hole that pierced through her. The pain vanished as soon as she wakes up. Tears start falling down her while gripping her chest while giving relief to what she experienced.“It’s… It’s all a dream…”Not fully convinced, she can’t see anything from the darkness around her. She chants a light spell with her summoned wand and sees the previous ground designed with digital boxes and cold colors. Beside her was Celestia, and while she sleeps, she grips the enchanted book with strength on her chest.The same book gave the trauma to Adeline with trembling legs. With loud bre