It was morning already and Chelsey hadn’t had a night sleep, she couldn’t believe she had a conversation like that.What she’d heard from the talking eagle sent cold chills running down her spine and for the first few hours of the morning, she could barely get in her headspace.She was shaken, terrified and wouldn’t stop wondering what she could do, how she could possibly help because right now, when the time comes, she would have to be the one to step up.“Are you okay?” She was stirring the soup when Lyon’s voice terrified the hell out of her, causing her to jump up in fear as she looked behind her to see a worried Lyon.“I— I’m— fine— I’m fine.” She stuttered, knowing she doesn’t sound too convincing and Lyon could probably hear her heart racing.“You don’t look okay,” Lyon said as he leaned into her, he placed his palm on her forehead to feel her temperature but she seemed fine.He was worried, his mind wandered to the night before and he could feel his chest tighten at the possib
Lyon’s breathing paced, his heart was racing and he didn’t want to admit but this Shadow was stronger than the one he’d fought back at home.‘Thank goodness I didn’t involve Abraham and the rest.’ Lyon thought to himself, they’d already taken the fight to the depth of the woods.Abraham, Asher and Chelsey were still fighting against the minions and that only indicated that Lyon hadn’t defeated the monster yet.They couldn’t see him and so they wouldn’t stop worrying. Just when they’d thought they were done fighting, just when they were going to give Lyon a hand, the minions did not only increase in numbers but in size too.“Do you think Lyon is fine?!” Chelsey couldn’t stop herself from asking, fighting here without Lyon isn’t what she wanted.She was itching to get it over with so she could go help him but she soon realized that the more they were fighting the minions, she wouldn’t have a chance to leave.Maybe the shadow isn’t even the main enemy, maybe the shadow is just a decoy to
Lyon could feel the tingling sensation going through his body. Not only was he being fired up by the adrenaline that was coursing through him.His anger was like a raging fire as his body flared and his wounds healed despite the iron surrounding them.His heart raced and the words of the Sovereign king wouldn’t stop ringing in his head as he laughed maniacally. He felt like a monster.The Shadow was taken aback, it couldn’t believe his eyes, Lyon was emitting a totally different aura right now, an aura that made it visible that the heavens were with him.The ground shook and the birds flew as Lyon opened his burning red eyes to look at the Shadow, he could still feel the restrictions from the iron but it was different from when he had first gotten trapped.“What is going on?” The Shadow asked itself as it tried to take a step back but was unable to because of how immobile Lyon’s power had held him.“Why can’t I move?” The question was ringing as fear coursed through his body, making h
The entire meeting room was silent, they all knew about the chosen but only a few of them had gotten to actually meet him and those few are the people in the special grade.They were other people that got little access to him but not really the officers right now. A lot of them were more than excited to finally meet him.“What do you think he’s like?” One of them asked his colleague and Kelvin after seeing the curiosity in all of their eyes couldn’t believe that he was one of the few that knew Lyon.That feeling alone was enough to make him feel special as he stared right ahead, looking at Akira and listening to him give his speech.“He and one of our most respected officers will be here with another strong officer of ours and I know you’re not kids but it’s all I can do not to tell you to get your act together.”“For most of you all right here, it’s the first time you’ll be meeting him and the first time he’ll be meeting you too, I want each and every one of you to give him a good fi
“Special assignment?” Elen asked as she turned to face Akira who only nodded before walking towards his office.Elen knew not to say anything else but to follow closely behind him, it’s been a while since she had the chance to be with Kelvin and she’d desperately hoped to be with him today.Since they’ve both been busy trying to evacuate citizens and make the entire place empty in case a more powerful Shadow comes, neither of them got the choice to speak to the other.“Felix too?” She asked when they got to Akira’s office and Felix was already waiting by the door for her and Akira.“Yes, there’s nobody better suited for the job than the both of you as usual since you’re the strongest in the first division.” Akira responded.They all walked into his office as he went to take his seat, Felix and Elen couldn’t help but wonder what the special assignment could be.They’ve not gotten a signal of a new entity or not just them but the entire division would have known and that aside, Akira di
“They did a really good job evacuating the citizens,” Lyon said as soon as they got to the waiting point.Despite it being in the afternoon, everywhere was as silent as a graveyard and the only living creature that could be seen was a butterfly and even that wasn’t much.The entire place looked like it had been drained of life and even as they waited, Lyon could not only smell but he could feel the impending doom that was about to befall them.He had been feeling it since their ride here and the closer they got to the waiting point; the more intense that feeling got.The feeling got so strong that Lyon could feel his stomach tightening, he tried to shake it off but he couldn’t. He tried to chalk it up to worrying about the world but that wasn’t it.He was worried about the world, yes, but he was more worried about how disappointed he would be in himself if he was unable to protect this world he cherishes so much.The thought was enough to weaken him and Lyon knew well that he shouldn’
The ride back to the organization was more amazing for Elen, Kelvin, Chelsey and Lyon. Asher felt like he was being left aside once again.He never did get along well with any of the high ranking officers or even officers at all, he had always preferred working solo because that was always better for him.Most of the time, he had people he wanted to make friends with but he had no idea how to do that. The fact that he thought his father had abandoned him at a very young age made him feel like he wasn’t needed.He felt like he was better off being alone because despite being strong, it’s mostly like he’s holding everyone back but when he found Lyon, things were different.Lyon always treated him as though they were equal even though he was older than Lyon, he had learnt a lot from not only Lyon and Chelsey but from his father too and he couldn’t help but wonder if he was going to be able to maintain the relationship with Lyon.“Asher!” Lyon’s familiar voice jolted him out of his though
They all got inside and Akira was already there, waiting for them to come in with a smile plastered on his face.He was like a father finally getting to welcome his son back home and seeing Lyon hale and hearty warmed his soul.“Welcome back, Chosen.” He greeted with a smile and even Lyon just couldn’t believe how long it had been since he last physically saw Akira.Relief washed over him because the man looked so fragile and Lyon couldn’t help but worry even though he knew that he shouldn’t.Akira still reeked of strength for an old man and Lyon was more than happy to see that he was doing fine.“I hope your training wasn’t too—" Akira didn’t get to finish what he was saying because Lyon threw himself at the old man, eliciting a laugh out of him.“I might appear strong but don’t you forget I’m an old man and my better days are behind me already.” Akira laughed and Lyon joined in.There’s no better joy than knowing that everyone is just as fine as he’d left them. There were nights he