The car arrived at the old antique store.Ansel remembered seeing some of the rare ingredients he needed during his last visit."Wait for me" Ansel instructed sternly as he got out of the car.He slammed the door gently and then walked into the antique store, leaving Anthony alone in the Rolls-Royce phantom.Ansel quickly spotted Mark, the shop owner, tending to customers as he surveyed the antique shop. However, Mark seemed not to notice him, as he was too absorbed in his calculations to look up.Ansel walked towards the shelves, he didn't need Mark to tell him where the ingredients were.Since granduncle broke most of his medicines then he had no choice but to buy them all.He was hundred percent sure that none of the damaged medicines would be useful.That meant a lot of work for Ansel and a frown line appeared on his face as he thought about it.Those medicines had taken him about a year to produce and granduncle threw them on the door like they were nothing.Ansel decided that h
Ray was not just any average citizen - he was the eldest son of the prestigious Lucas Caspian and his companion was Dave, the younger brother of the Caspian family.The sight of Amelia and Ansel's closeness had clearly struck a chord with Ray, and his facial expression did little to hide his distaste.Amelia rolled her eyes at Ray, she had never liked him especially since they seemed to cause so much trouble for the Anderson clan."Ansel is my friend and I want you both to welcome him warmly. " Amelia said with a strong gaze."You don't get to tell us what to do, Amelia. Don't bring a kid into our discussion." Ray scrutinized Ansel, he didn't look more than twenty-five years of age.He shook his head in disappointment, why in the world was Amelia talking to a guy like this?"He is having this meeting with us whether you like it or not Ray" Amelia said before taking a seat, she then gestured for Ansel to sit beside her.Ansel dropped the plastic bags on the table gently.He shot the tw
"Deal or no deal?" Amelia heard Ray's words and sat still, deep in thought. She was considering whether to move forward with the deal or not. Ray and his people had successfully gotten to the golden flower location the last time they tried but Amelia's hired men were murdered in cold blood.They didn't even get the chance to get to the top of the Blue moon mountain.Mark's antique shop was also on the line. Amelia breathed in and out, she wasn't going to give up so easily.Amelia knew that if she succeeded in this mission, the Caspian family would be forced to leave the city for good, bringing an end to the longstanding feud between the two families. Amelia turned to look at Ansel. Even though she wasn't familiar with the crescent seeds, she knew that Ansel was a healer and might have some knowledge about them. But before she could have the chance to ask him, she saw Ansel talk to the two men with a serious face."Did you just say the Crescent seeds?" Ansel asked, his eyes showing
"Miss, you don't understand what I'm feeling! I'm about to lose my store because of you!" Mark spat out venomously.Sighing, Amelia gritted her teeth. Even she had never expected them to demand for the antique store.It was something that she never saw coming.At this point, she wished she could unsign the contract.Amelia understood why Mark was acting like that. However, she was an investor too, so she knew that she would be just as affected by the deal."Mark, if you don't want to help me then it's fine. I will also stop investing in this store and take back all that I have given to you." Amelia said coldly, there was no emotion on her face.Mark shivered slightly, her words sounded like a threat to him.If she stopped investing in his shop then it meant that the store wouldn't exist in her absence.Mark had no choice but to agree to whatever she said. He felt thousands of needles pricking his lips as he opened them to speak.With no other choice, he said quietly. "I'll join you i
"That's a beast!" Mark, who had never expected to see a strange looking creature in their midst, jumped in fear.Amelia and Ansel also saw the huge beast.Its fangs were super long and it was obvious that it wasn't in their midst to play.This wasn't the first time Amelia was seeing the strange creature, it was even more powerful than it looked.The last time they went on a mission to the blue moon mountain, just a single one of these had killed hundreds of the hired men.How did she escape at that time?Amelia didn't know, but all she knew right now was that she wouldn't let the beast get closer to her friends."Keep quiet guys" Amelia whispered softly, the beast with three eyes was blind and couldn't see.It could only use his sense of smell and that was why Amelia had designed the special suits for them to wear.It was supposed to mask their smell but how did the beast find them?Ansel stared at the beast strangely, he had never seen something like that before.The beast growled lo
Amelia exchanged glances with Mark. It was obvious that they both had the same questions on their mind."Master Ansel, are you okay?" Mark asked with concern laced in his voice.He had just seen Ansel slaughter a beast like it was nothing.Was this really possible?"I'm as good as new, it is a pretty weak beast and I'm sure anyone could have killed it." Ansel saw them look at him expectantly and he knew he had to give them an explanation.'Did Ansel just call a strong beast weak?' Amelia's jaw dropped, she knew that beast wasn't as weak as Ansel made it seem.One of these beasts had killed over a hundred men in her presence.That was one of the reasons why she came with just Ansel and Mark.But unfortunately, the beast still noticed their presence.The blue moon mountain was in the extreme end of the city and not many people could enter the forest and come back alive.A light of hope flashed before her eyes and she calmed down a little."It's called a kumura. You did a good job by kil
At that moment, Amelia noticed that something was off, she turned to look at her side.Mark stood so close to her, his body shaking as they moved past the trees in the forest."Ansel," Amelia said in a soft tone.She quickly spun around, only to discover Ansel was nowhere to be seen. Her heart skipped a beat as fear rushed through her body. Mark, who was too scared to even notice, also became aware."Brother Ansel" Mark called out, his heart shook dangerously when he thought that the kumara must have killed Ansel for revenge."Let's go look for him" Amelia ordered and began walking back to the place they saw him last.Mark didn't want Amelia to get into trouble, she was the only one he knew in the forest and if something bad happens to Amelia then he wouldn't know how to leave the forest alive.He immediately gripped Amelia by the wrist, shaking his head in fear. "Please let's not go back. I'm sure the Kumuras must have gotten him. If we go back there then they will attackl us too."
"Oh no no no" Ansel said through gritted teeth, he was now out of danger but they weren't.The crocodiles didn't seem like they would let them get to the other side freely either.Ansel's expression changed from hope to disgust, his brows furrowing as he realized that he was the only one armed with a sword. As Ansel's mind raced, trying to think of a plan, Amelia's swift action caught his attention. She moved with the grace of a warrior, each kick driving the crocodiles away from her and Mark with a fierce intensity.Stunned, Ansel couldn't move for a moment.He didn't expect Amelia to be that strong.Soon the two were able to make it.Mark, who didn't do as much as raising up his hands to defend himself, was panting like he had run a thousand meter race."You did a good job" Ansel praised her with a smile and then he turned his attention to Mark and said with a mocking smile. "I didn't expect a woman to be stronger than you." Mark coughed out violently, his eyes turning red.He was