Damascus was a top Eldramorian knight. He was known for his great combat skills and very strong swordsmanship, even at a very young age. He had led a lot of wars and won all of them. He was a superb war general with all the necessary skills. And he was once compared to the seven noble knights of the kingdom.He was also known for his brute strength and strong weapon magic, and people, especially women, loved him so much. He was celebrated, but not until Jake came into their world.Jake was welcomed by a family of ordinary mages, and right away, they discovered that Jake posed great potential. He was able to read magical books easily and perform even complicated spells in a short period of time. And the moment he entered the magic academy, he quickly learned a lot of strong magic spells. And he was compared to Damascus.The news about Jake reached Damascus, and he didn’t like the idea of being compared to an ordinary mage. So, he headed to the academy, and in the middle of the class, h
“This kind of pain makes you scream?"Jake asked while holding Damascus’ right middle finger. “You’re one of the best knights of Eldramoria, so why scream like a little girl?"Damascus, panting, glared at Jake with furious eyes. But the golden Python binding magic was getting tighter every time he tried to break free. He was not good with other spells such as elemental magic and dispel magic, so he couldn’t cast anything to help himself.Jake shook Damascus’ right middle finger. “Now, tell me. What’s your real reason for betraying me? Was it because of Thalara? What?”But Damascus just snickered while looking at him. “You’re really pathetic, Jake. I can’t believe you’re stronger than me. Why do you keep on asking the reasons for my betrayal? Does that stomp on your ego?”“No. So, I can decide whether I am going to kill you or not.”“You can read minds; why don’t you just read mine?"Damascus replied with a grin.“Because I want to hear it from your mouth. I want to hear the words that w
"Jake..." Damascus called while panting. His mouth was full of blood, and it started to overflow to the ground.“You thought I couldn’t take your life?"Jake asked before walking around and standing in front of the huge man. “Look at you; you look like you're dead now.”Damascus looked at his chest, and his eyes widened when he didn’t see the hole that was there just a while ago. Traces of blood disappeared, but his armor wasn’t really there.He gasped as he looked around his body.“Have you heard of the Eldramorian illusionist?"Jake asked.Damascus looked at him, and despite not having any damage, he could not bring himself up. It was like his knees were stuck or something.“Yeah. He was a very popular mage in Eldramoria, but a very mysterious one. Nobody knew his name or how he died,” Damascus replied. Then he locked his eyes on Jake. “Don’t tell me."“Yeah. That’s what I used just now,” Jake said while looking down at his former friend. “And that’s the same magic I used on you when w
Right after Jake was released from the police station, Julia Montero was found in the restroom of the said place. She said that she was having an episode of dysmenorrhea and almost passed out because of the pain and the stress she was facing right now.She then accepted interviews from the reporters, and that day she had a press conference in the building of his late husband. She pointed out the police’s job and how they started to investigate her as a suspect in his husband’s murder. She got the sympathy of the people, and gossip about Jake’s connection with the police and the government made noise online and on the mainstream news. People on social media sites posted hate comments and encouraged others to boycott Drummond Pharmaceutical Products. Also, it opened up issues about magic users again. Thalara, also known as Julia by the people, told everyone in an interview that magic users should be locked up and that the government should not allow them to freely roam around the city
It was already late in the afternoon when Jake and Caroline went back to their mansion. And during that time, Sebastian successfully posted the information on the flash drive from Mikhael. It contained videos of Julia Montero during her trip, call logs, voice recordings, and information telling everyone that her papers were all fake. That immediately had an impact on what she said to the media. The posts about her circulated fast, and the police started questioning her. However, she continued to deny the allegations. “She was really good at acting,” Jake commented, right after he turned off the television in his room. “She could also control people’s minds with her charm. I just hope that Captain Cruz's mind isn’t that weak.”“Can a normal person fight her mind-controlling magic?” Caroline asked. She just finished a glass of red wine. “No. But she can’t do that with a large number of people,” he replied. “And with the strong evidence spread like that, it will be hard for her to den
Jake could not stop thinking about what he learned about his mother last night. He was amazed by how powerful his mother was, but that also put worries in his mind. Especially that the Aetherlock confirmed what he had in mind—that he could also be evil anytime. It was early in the morning, and the sun had not gone up when he teleported to his office. He looked outside, and he saw protesters who were still there despite the chilling weather. He started checking his email, and it was full of messages from the board of directors, worried about what was going to happen to the company. They were already angry and asked Jake to meet them tonight before they made their own decisions.Those emails made Jake sighed as he slumped himself in his chair. Then he took his phone and checked the messages there, and what he saw there made him exhale more deeply. He received several messages from Archris, telling him that the Vipers and the Wolves were now having a hard time going out to the public,
“Didn’t you know that you won’t be able to use the power of this ring if you’re not chosen to?"Jake asked while looking straight at Thalara. “I know, but once the current owner of it dies, it has no choice but to look for another user,” the woman replied. “But how can you be so sure that the ring will let you have its powers?"“I am not sure. But at least I could try. And even without the power of Aetherlock, I’ll be able to finish my plan. Because at this moment, Tharanos is about to be unsealed.”Jake frowned as he leaned closer to the apparition. “What did you just say?”Thalara smirked before she glided away from Jake. “Tharanos is coming, Jake. And it doesn’t matter now if they have discovered that I was the one behind that old Montero’s murder. Once they arrest me, the doom of this world will begin.”The woman’s apparition started to gradually disappear. Jake cast a spell to stop her from leaving, but nothing worked. “You need a massive amount of magic energy to unseal that m
The people were shocked when they received the order from the mayor that they had to evacuate. Many speculations were brought up on social media sites, and because of that, what was happening there immediately reached the mainstream media. However, the military force that the mayor had authorized prohibited the media from taking videos. They confiscated the cameras and even destroyed some of those who didn’t want to follow. The 10-kilometer radius was too long, and it would reach the neighboring cities. But the mayor didn’t ask Jake anymore; he called the other mayors and told them the situation. It reached the defense minister, and they immediately helped in evacuating the people. Jake just finished changing his clothes from his formal attire to jeans and a black hoodie. He was still in his office, looking at the situation in the city. He could see the movements of the people and the police, and he was just waiting for Archris’ call. Also, he was trying to track the magic energy