It was already late when Jake got home. He was holding his lower back when he entered the main door of the house and he proceeded to the kitchen to look for food. But there wasn’t anything in the fridge that he liked. So, he just went up to his room and changed into more comfortable clothes.And while removing his shirt, he noticed something on his stomach. It was a long horizontal scar just below his navel on the right side. He touched and examined it in the mirror. It was the spot where he was stabbed with a broadsword in Eldramoria. It wasn't there when he awoke from his coma, so he wasn't sure as to why it had suddenly appeared.Then he suddenly remembered the pain of being stabbed there. “What is happening?” he asked himself while still feeling the scar. There were a lot of questions running that he couldn’t find the answers to. He put on his shirt and sat on the edge of his bed, then dialed Mabelle's number. He could only think of her in relation to the video sent to the cops
Jake began his day early the next day. His father was nowhere to be found, so he was in charge of everything. From approving new marketing proposals to interviewing potential employees and investors for their company. But, while he worked on those, he directed his bodyguards to continue looking for Mabelle, whom he had been unable to reach until now. And he asked Sebastian to go to their secret laboratory and assist in the creation of the drug he proposed to the board of directors. Also, on that day, the news about the Smithsons’ Pharmaceutical Company boomed in the news and all social media platforms. Statements of Andrew and Ken were televised and broadcasted on radio stations, however their identities were hidden by the police. And reporters stormed Drummond’s head office. “Ah!” Sebastian grunted when he entered Jake’s office. “Reporters are still downstairs. They are like zombies that multiply every second!”“I told the guards to do something with that,” Jake replied. “Didn’t t
Jake got the address from Anthony and he immediately called Sebastian. He asked him to inform the police that they had contact with Anthony and that a journalist was kidnapped. However, he strictly reminded him that he shouldn’t tell the address unless he was told to do so. That is to avoid the police from storming the place and give him more problems.“Are you serious? You’re going there alone?” Sebastian shouted over the phone. “And who is this journalist for you to go there and save her?”“I am not going there to save her,” he replied. “I have to get some information about the Magic Society that Andrew and Ken mentioned. This might give us more information about them.”He heard Sebastian grunted.“Okay. I’ll do what you told me. I just want you to know that I already talked to someone from the bureau. And they said they will give you all the necessary permits to release the product to the public once it’s done,” Sebastian said.“Well, that’s good news,” he gleefully answered. “Grea
Jake frowned and took a step back from the monster in front of him. It was majestic, but the dread it instilled in the place was difficult to describe. Jake had faced a guardian monster before, but the overwhelming power of this high tier creature still tingled his spine. “Look at your face!” Eleazer said while sneering and walking towards him. “It seems that you saw a ghost!”He didn’t reply. He stepped back again as he sensed greater danger. He wanted to know the opponent’s next move first before he made his own move. “You know the Eldratome and you have the Aetherlock, you must know these kinds of monsters as well,” Eleazar continued. “And you know what they are capable of.”“How did you get a contract with this kind of monster? Andrew’s Atlas was understandable, but summoning an abyss guardian requires a lot of sacrifice and magic energy. This is forbidden magic!” he replied. Eleazar paused and burst out laughing. Then he formed a small purple sigil with his hand and tossed it
Jake used a strong binding spell on Eleazar and dragged him inside the building. The head of the giant snake also disappeared already. Luckily, that abandoned laboratory was somewhere a bit far from the city and no one lived nearby. Or else, Jake had to go somewhere first before he could interrogate Eleazar. “Y-you! Where did you learn your magic?” Eleazar asked. His hands were being tied by Jake with a wire found there even though he couldn’t move already. “And tell me, you’re from the Dragons, right?”Jake looked for a chair, and when found one, he dragged it in front of Eleazar and he sat there.“I am the one who'll ask the questions, okay? Now, which are you going to tell first? Hm?” Jake asked but Eleazar just glared at him. “I see, you think I am not serious, huh?”His hands were again engulfed with bright yellow light. He stood up and touched Eleazar’s left leg, and that started to turn into ash. Eleazar started to have facial tics and his eyes became watery as he stared at h
Eleazar cast a teleportation spell, and they were instantly transported to the middle of what appeared to be woods. Jake touched his right temple and he immediately heard birds chirping, and some animals crawling on the ground. “Where in the world are we?” Jake asked. Then he stepped back away from Eleazar. Though he didn’t sense any danger.“Relax. This is where our hideout is,” Eleazar replied. “Do you know the controversial amusement park where a hundred people died and was closed and abandoned two years ago? This is this place.”He looked around and even though the place was already engulfed by the darkness of the night, surrounded by small trees, and dried leaves, he was able to see some of the rides which once gave life to that place. “I know this place. This is an hour drive from our city,” he said. Then he took his phone and used an online map to check the address. They were indeed in that amusement park, but its address was different from the one he saw from the police capt
Jake sat in Eleazar's guest room, waiting for him to return. It was a fancy room with a medieval theme that reminded him of Eldramoria. It looked exactly like his room there, and happy memories of him with children and his students began to flash through his mind. “This room imitates the guests favorite room,” Christine entered the room carrying a tray that held a cup of coffee and some biscuits. “And I think you're also not from this world like our leader.” She put the tray she was carrying on a table there. Jake gave her a look before taking the cup of coffee. He examined it, and when he saw no danger in it, he took a sip of it. And the bitter sweet taste of the coffee made him smile. “You’re still cautious, Mr. Jake,” Christine commented. “I guess it just became a habit now,” he replied. “This coffee also reminds me of something again. Are these illusions really your magic power?” Christine answered with a smile and nod. He smiled back then he took another sip of coffee. “Yo
That same night, the police began searching for Anthony Smith and his accomplices. The police were able to collect information about his involvement in numerous crimes over the previous five years. This included kidnapping, smuggling, tax evasion, and the murder of some of his company's employees who had mysteriously vanished. And that was with the help of Ken and Andrew. “Did we do the right thing, Master?” Ken asked. He was sitting on the floor and his head and back were against the cold concrete wall. While Ken was lying on the floor, eyes closed. “Yes,” Ken replied. “I sensed a very strong magic power from Jake. Also, he has this strong sense of justice within him. I believe that if he gets to Anthony, the Vipers will be free.”“How can you be so sure?”“I saw his future,” Ken quickly answered. “I just developed a new magic skill, and I had a glimpse of what’s going to happen to him.”That got Andrew’s interest and he sat beside his master. “Then what did you see?”“I saw him f