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
The blue goblins, widely known as blue soldiers, were a group of ferocious goblins serving under Tharanos. They were not tall; they were like more than half of a normal human, but they had big and strong calves, which helped them to move faster than anyone or anything. And they could also create this scary little child sound when they laugh. During Tharanos’ reign in Eldramoria, these blue soldiers played a big role in wreaking havoc, especially in cities and towns. And Jake used to hate them, as they always gave him headaches on the battle field. “Just go,” Eleazar said while looking at the monsters in front of them. “These were sent to slow you down. So just go and find a way to the bottom of this place.”“But these are not your ordinary goblins, Eleazar. They are more like assassins, and they don’t just kill you; they love to torture their prey until they die in their hands,” Jake replied with gritting teeth. “But we are not ordinary as well,” Eleazar replied with confidence. “W
Lyca quickly jumped into the ruined mansion, where Eleazar lost consciousness. She commanded the Vipers to remain in their positions and not let anybody escape from the underground. Then she quickly took Eleazar to where Caroline was. “You did great. You’re really cool, Eleazar,” Caroline said, then kneeled and started healing the man. Eleazar opened his eyes a little and looked at her. "Stop; you’re making me blush. I actually didn’t expect myself to use those snakes without dying. Thanks to you.”Caroline smiled back, and she continued to heal the man. “Amarha, Archana, what’s happening down there?” Lyca asked the twins, whose eyes were closed, watching what Jake and the others were doing.“They are in a very huge room. It’s dark in there, but thanks to Archris, they could search around," Amarha said. “A huge room? What exactly is in there?” Lyca asked.Archana shook her head. “I am not really sure. To be honest, we can only see them, but their surroundings are blurred. It’s lik
Karlow jumped away when he noticed the six knights were on their feet already. Their eyes were pitch black, with a red aura coming out of their bodies. He looked at them. He could sense strong magic energy from them, but there was no life force. He then realized that what Jake and Archris told him was right. The six knights grunted, and they all cast a spell at the same time. Same hand weavings and spells. Karlow was familiar with that spell, so he jumped twice away from his position and positioned the swords in front of him. “Sir Karlow." The one on the left side talked. The one with long blonde hair and light blue armor. He was the eagle knight, Falco. “It’s nice to see you again.” Then the armor became brighter, and a bright blue helmet appeared to protect his head.“But unfortunately, this is a bad reunion,” the one with brown, short, curly hair said. He had tanned skin and was wearing orange and shiny armor. He was the fox knight, Hansel. Then his fists became covered with sco
Karlow quickly dashed to Damascus and he carried him on his back. He knew that he wouldn’t be able to match that form of Valaree, and that retreating would be the best option for them to save their lives. He wanted to fight but he didn’t want to waste the second life he had now. So, he couldn’t be reckless. But he hadn’t gone far away yet, when Valaree jumped in front of him.“Don’t look at his eyes!” Damascus said faintly. Karlow quickly looked away from Valaree and he started to run to the other side. “You can try looking at his chest. Just avoid looking at his face, or else you’ll be tempted to look at those eyes.” Damascus said again.“Damn it! How can I fight like that?” Karlow exclaimed.“Just put me down,” Damascus said. “I will just slow you down. I am done for. So, just go and fight without thinking about me.”Karlow snickered. “As if a noble knight like me can do that to a comrade who saved my life.”“Ah! Damn it! Let me go!” Damascus shouted.Karlow was about to answer b
Damascus immediately ran towards Jake and hugged his friend tightly. Then he sat on the ground while catching his breath. “You could’ve killed me with that woman,” he said while looking at the ground. “You even saved me from death.”“So the healing spell that I cast down there healed you?” Jake asked. “But you were dead. You were dead even before we got there.”“That’s what I knew as well. But I guess, you have awakened something that wasn’t awakened even by the strongest mages in history. Or maybe even the Aetherlock,” Damascus replied.Jake looked at his friend. He did not say anything, but he thought about what Damascus said. He knew he didn’t have the magic to bring dead people to life. He didn’t even try using the reanimation magic even before. So, there must be a possibility that what Damascus said was true. “Anyway, we don’t have much time to think about it right now,” Damascus suddenly said while slowly standing up.Jake nodded and his brows knitted when he saw the bodies of
“Damascus?!” Thalara shouted after coughing up blood. “How come you’re still alive?! Damn you!”Damascus snickered while looking up at her. “Have you forgotten? I was once called ‘The Immortal Damascus.’ And once you have an Archmagus Maximus friend, you’re unlikely to die easily. Right, Jake?”“You son of a gun, I thought you hit the bucket already,” Jake said with a faint smile on his face. Tharala cast a spell and the sword that was pierced in her slowly moved and was pulled out. The sword fell but Damascus caught it. She then cast a healing spell but Jake dispelled it, causing her wound to bleed more.“Does it hurt?” Jake asked as he slowly floated around Thalara. “How does it feel to be stabbed in the back by someone you know?”Thalara did not respond. She just gritted her teeth while pressing the wound to at least lessen the bleeding. “You think that’s painful?” he asked again. “But that was nothing compared to the pain that you caused me.”Thalara then smiled and looked at Ja
The Vipers and the Wolves started to attack. They used all the magic powers they had to suppress the evil gods and Tharanos. Archris quickly ran towards Jake and he pulled him away from the chaos. “Bring him inside Caroline’s barrier,” Lyca said. “We’ll fight with our comrades here. We have to be in the front line. You know our mages wouldn’t last long and that there will be bloodbath in just a matter of minutes. So, move fast. Okay?”Archris nodded his head. Then without a word, he teleported together with Jake near the evacuation area. Caroline then touched the barrier and let them in. “Oh, no,” Caroline exclaimed. Alica beside her was crying and the people started to crowd around them trying to see what happened to Jake.“Come on, Caroline. Don’t cry,” Jake said. He was trying to hide the pain, but his face couldn’t. Then his body started trembling. “Caroline, we don’t have much time,” Archris said. “Heal Professor as fast as you can. We have to go back to the battlefield.”“B-
Thalara’s intelligence was hard to match. She was the queen, the leader of the forest priestesses, and once, hailed the greatest forest priestess ever lived. She had led the elite faction, and protected them from extinction even before Jake arrived in Eldramoria. She had won many battles already, and was a feared tactician during the war of Eldramora against Tharanos.And Jake just forgot that. And that mistake put him in a terrible situation.He was still dizzy from the punch he took from Tharanos. He could feel his body, but couldn’t move. He wanted to crawl away, as he knew what was coming next. And heard an unsheathing sword. And he yelped when he felt something was stabbed in his back. It was so painful but he couldn’t even scream. “Jake!” “Aetherlock… I am sorry…”“No! You aren’t dying yet!”The ring on his finger illuminated a bright light, causing blindness to those around him. It was so bright that even the people in the evacuation area had to cover their eyes.Jake felt a
Jake looked at the five evil gods behind Tharanos. He remembered all of them, and the struggles he had against them flashed in his memories. He might have defeated Voragor and Dudgara, but he knew that fighting the remaining five together, and Tharanos would be a suicide. From the left of Tharanos, he saw the evil god of Pride. A woman in a red leather suit that was not zipped properly on the chest part because of the chest's massive size. Her name was Samarah. Next is the evil god of envy, a man in deep blue armor. He had blue eyes and long hair. He was called Ingo. Beside him is a man without a shirt, the evil god of lust. He was just wearing pants and leather boots. And his physic was so nice like he was a perfectly carved sculpture. He also had a blindfold. He was known as ValareeThen almost beside Tharanos, is a bald man with a red beard. He was wearing armor made of gold and a cape laced with shining gemstones. He is the evil god of greed, Mammonar. And the last one, was a sma
Tharanos put for marks around the evacuation area. Then he cast a spell. A black translucent barrier appeared and covered the evacuation area. The normal people didn’t see it, but Caroline did. And she suddenly felt fear when she saw it covered the place.She looked at her brother. Jake was still on the ground bound by binding magic. She tried to call him, but his eyes were closed and not responding.The evacuation center went into panic when they saw what happened. They still couldn’t fully understand what was happening, but they knew that they were in grave danger. They started shouting at the police and military, asking for assurance that they would be safe. Others were asking when the rescue would be coming, and some were forcing themselves out of the place.It was chaos, and the officers and authorities were having a hard time controlling the crowd. And in the middle of that, some fights broke out. A woman and a middle-aged man then approached Caroline. The woman pushed her fro
Tharanos slowly descended from above, his eyes locked at Jake and Thalara followed him with a proud face. The tyrant god-like creature that once terrorized Eldramoria softly landed on the ground, and even the people inside the barrier felt the strong and dreadful presence from that man and they started squirm and ran behind the officers and Caroline. But Jake did not waver. He just stood in the spot where he appeared while looking at the man who was just casually walking towards him. The dark aura emanating out of Tharanos did not affect him.He then looked around and he could not help but sigh when he saw the city was lit by the fire created by the evil gods walking towards where they were. The buildings and houses were destroyed. The whole city was already in ruins. “You look worried,” Tharanos said. His steps were accompanied by black lightning and smoke. “Are you worried about the city?”Tharanos raised his hands and the buildings behind him all fell down. Jake looked at the dir
Jake sat beside Damascus’ not moving body. His head and shoulders were down, and he kept on sighing. There were no tears coming out, but the fury in his heart kept on growing. And it was greater than the sadness that he was feeling at the moment. He touched Damascus’ shoulder, hoping that he would still feel a bit of life from his former friend. But there was nothing. The body in front of him was lifeless. He stood up and without saying anything or looking at Lyca, he headed to the stairs leading down. His face was dark, and his eyes were glaring. There was also small lighting surrounding his body and fists. And the most notable of all was that the Aetherlock was shining brightly.Lyca and the two knights could feel Jake’s fury, and that stopped them from saying anything. They just followed the Archmage until they reached the final floor of that dungeon. It was a long pathway and on the sides were also cages filled with ominous creatures in Eldramoria. However, the floor contained