Jake slowly opened his eyes. He was lying on a wet floor, and he saw a pitch-black sky. He could feel his heart pounding hard, and he could hear screams of pain, agony, and help. He slowly sat up, and his heartbeat became faster and louder.He looked around, but he didn't see anything aside from the non-ending shallow water where he was. However, his shirt and trousers showed no trace of being wet. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn’t only seeing things.He groaned as he stood up. He suddenly felt sharp pain all over his body, and that made him kneel back to the ground.“What happened? What is this place?” he asked himself. “Who brought me here? Did I die already?”Then a powerful cold wind blew, knocking him to the wet ground. Then he flinched when he sensed something behind him.He jolted forward on all fours before turning his head. And what he saw there made him pause for a while.He saw a woman whose body was covered in a long gold satin dress. Her hair was waist-long red, a
“Finally! You’re awake!” Sebastian screamed with a huge smile on his face. He had just entered the office when Jake opened his eyes and sat up. Jake looked at him, and he quickly raised his left brow and removed the smile from his face. “You sounded so happy to see my wake up, Sebastian,” Jake said, smirking. Archris and Karlow then snickered as they stared at Sebastian. Sebastian entered the room and approached Jake’s bed. Then he threw two folders loaded with files onto his lap. “You have lots of pending work to do, Mr. Chairman,” he sarcastically said while looking at Jake. “The board and the major shareholders are asking about your condition, and I guess I could tell them that you got better.” Jake nodded. “And one more thing,” Sebastian said, walking towards the door. “Call Caroline. She freaked out when she learned what happened to you.” Jake turned around and scowled at Sebastian. “Why do you have to tell her?" “Because she’s asking,” Sebastian said before smirking. “And
There were ten fully geared soldiers inside the minister’s office, and they only allowed three of Jake’s bodyguards inside. So he took Sebastian, Jonas, and Gary with him.Jake found it weird, but he didn’t want to argue anymore. He thought of leaving, but he was also curious about what the defense minister would tell him.The minister took two crystal classes and a bottle of brandy from one of his cupboards. He poured brandy into the glasses and put one of them in front of Jake.But Jake just stared at it before glaring back at the man who sat just across him.“I am National Defense Minister Leonardo Zamonte,” the man introduced himself. “Actually, I talked to two of your acquaintances already.”“Acquaintances?” He tilted his head and squinted his eyes.“Their names are Archris and Lyca. I was with your city mayor when that conversation happened.”“But how did you know that they knew me?”The man took a sip of brandy and smiled. “I am not the defense minister for nothing, Mr. Drummon
Jake ordered Archris and Lyca to look for more information about the village that Damascus allegedly destroyed, where a lot of people died. He was a bit suspicious about what the defense minister told him, and he wanted to have his own investigation.He also thought that Damascus was killed in Eldramoria before being sent to his world. But the question that lies in his head is how he died and who killed him.He also told Archris, Lyca, and Karlow about what Narwak told him about the magic spell that Tharanos used before he was sealed and that they should be prepared in case the evil tyrant transmigrated to their current world.Days passed, and the city returned to its normal routine. The lockdown was finally lifted, and people had returned to their normal lives as well. They finished repairing the prisons and jails, and the underground facility the Dragons made finally became a new detention center.The mayor then acknowledged Jake’s effort in helping the people, especially with the s
Jake immediately noticed three expensive sports cars lined up in their garage. He got out of the car with a stern face, along with his bodyguards. And as he walked towards the entrance door, seven men in black suits with golden linings and guns blocked them from entering.“What’s the meaning of this?” He asked the man with mohawk blonde hair. “This is my mansion, so why are you blocking our way?!”But the man didn’t flinch. He stepped in front of Jake and stared him down.“So, you want some trouble, huh?” Jake scoffed, then looked the man in the eyes. And in just seconds, the man started to frown and groan in pain. And slowly, he kneeled on the ground. The six other men pointed their guns at him. But his bodyguards also pointed their guns back at them.“Answer me. Do you want some trouble?” Jake asked again as he pressed the blonde man to the ground.“No. Please. Let me go!"“Are you shouting at me?!” "No," the man said as softly as he could. "Please let me go.”Jake glared at the ma
The police arrested Celeste and his men. She was screaming while being dragged out of the mansion that Jake was a monster. But since the police didn’t see any damage to her and her men, they just shrugged it off and put her and her men behind bars. The next day, Jake had a meeting with his board of directors, and he was happy to know that they had started gaining profits again. Also, more countries started to order their medicine and other products. The inflation had gradually gone down as the officials who were members of the Dragons did their best to influence the prices of primary commodities, which affected the economy in a good way. However, the unemployment rate was still very high. Meanwhile, Draco told the police everything he knew about Anthony Smith, who was already on the wanted list and had a bounty on his head. The forensic department of the city had finished conducting autopsies on the bodies of the mutated supersoldiers. And as expected, they couldn’t really explain
It was midnight. The warden and some officers just finished checking each cell before going back to their posts. The warden sat on his chair and looked at the monitors in front of him, and he stared at the one that showed Draco sleeping on his bed.However, it was only an image. Draco had already manipulated it beforehand.Draco was sitting on the floor, legs crossed, and his eyes closed. He started to cast spells as he concentrated on the small amount of magic energy that Narwak left in him. However, he was having a hard time finding the man.He closed his eyes firmly, and sweat started to form on his forehead. He was already seeing different people and lights. He had been in different places, but he couldn’t find Narwak.“Come on, where are you?” he said as he searched. He even cast another spell, dream-tracking magic, but he couldn’t really find the man who once controlled him.Until he reached a dark and gloomy mountain. He couldn’t tell where it was, but he could feel Nawak’s mag
Jake was invited to a TV interview on one of the biggest networks in the country. He was there to answer questions about the wound healing ointment and the other one, which the public called the miracle pills. He was asked how he was able to formulate the drug and the ointment, and he didn’t have problems answering all their questions. He had anticipated them already and prepared answers for each and every question they would ask. Also, he was asked questions from some live audiences and online.Then he received an award and a token of appreciation for what he and his company had done in recent weeks to help his city, the country, and even the whole world. However, not everybody was pleased with what he did.“Alright! Let’s hear some questions from our live audiences!” the host cheerfully said. Then he pulled a number from a fish bowl. “68. Audience no. 68, you can now stand up and ask your question to Mr. Drummond.”A tanned-skinned woman stood up, raising the card, saying 68. Then
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