When Cory saw Anna, his mood lightened. At last, there was someone who really cared about him. He knew that he should worry about talking to Sheiley about walking to the stage together. That was what the organizer of the event had told them in the first place. But he brushed that thought of for now. He believed that Sheiley would know to do the right thing. When the call to walk to the stage is made, the both of them would figure a way out. In fact, it would be an easy task. Cory was knocked out of the wandering thoughts when he saw a figure walking towards him. It was none other than Anna. He had been carried away so much that he didn't know when she shut the door of the car, let alone walk towards him. To the extent that she was only three steps away from him. "Anna. What are you doing here?" He hit the nail on its head. Truth be told, he wasn't really sure if that was the right question to ask her. But there was a need to start a conversation first, then perhaps work a way ar
Stupefied, Cory turned to see who the hell that was. Who the hell it was that stepped in his way in such a way. Even if he wouldn't be able to show his supernatural powers here, at least he would leave a mark on whoever the fuck it was. When he looked, he saw a smiling face staring him dead in the eye. It was none other than this worst nightmare, Harry. Harry stood tall, his cologne quite strong and noisy. He had gone to change his own dress, too. It would seem as though there was a dress competition between him and Sheiley. "What do you think you are doing?" Harry snapped at Cory in a low tone, as if he was trying to keep the ears of the crowd away from it. But that was quite unusual. That was not the kind of person he was. Harry was the type to stand on top of a mountain crying for attention. Seeing him talking in a low voice got Cory a little intrigued, which made the latter forget about what he had sworn to do to the person who had interrupted the moment. "Shouldn't I be as
Cory felt glued to the spot as he stared at the lady who was walking towards him. His eyes wouldn't play tricks on him. It was a broad day light, and all moving images were at the peak of brightness under the rage of the brilliant chandeliers. So, there was no way he was mistaking Anna for someone else. "Unbelievable!" Someone exclaimed. "Is she even real? Is this possible?" Another person added. "Medusa really has a rival." Someone said. There were chatters flying around as both male and female were swooned by how beautiful and breathtaking Anna looked. They couldn't find the appropriate words to express their admiration. Although Cory was still lost in thoughts and frenzy of the realistion that had just dawned on him, he wasn't totally out of his mind. Anna had snubbed him outside the hall. Cory had already faced a reasonable amount of disgrace here already. He wouldn't want himself to be a face of mockery. He really wouldn't be able to forgive himself or forgive her if she r
Sheiley was conflicted as she walked to the box. There was a particular thought that kept bouncing off and on her mind. What kind of staff would be in such a medium-sized square box?When she got to the box, she reached her hand out first before leaning forward to check the content. She brought out an object. At first, the object looked like something that was rolled over each other. "Push the button in the side." Anna called at Sheiley. Sheiley did as told almost immediately. There was no point pretending to know what it was. She needed guidance after all. As soon as she pushed the button, the object popped out of the dormant state and then turned into a long fancy staff. The people were quite intrigued to see this happen. Some of them wondered about how far technology had come. Then, the murmurs started to die out. This was the crucial time. It was the time for Sheiley to choose Mr Campus. It was quite an obvious fact at this moment. Even a blind person would tell who Sheiley
The whole place went into turmoil following what Anna had just done. This was unbelievable! No one could find the perfect reaction to express the shock and awe they were going through at that moment. It felt like magic. It felt like a sort of mythical orchestration. Cory was lost, too. He couldn't even catch his breath, let alone choose the appropriate action to reply to what had just happened. Anna was still kissing him, and she wasn't acting like she was going to be done anytime soon. It didn't seem like a mistake. It seemed like something she had been planning for quite a while now. It was beyond marvel. He could hear the people gasping and saying all sorts of things. He didn't really care about what the people were talking about. He was only trying to get a grip of himself. Harry's eyes had turned pale at the sight of this. It would seem as though the land had opened beneath him, and he wanted to disappear into it. His legs were shaking, and the staff had dropped from his ha
"I think I'm going crazy today.""This cannot be happening.""I'm developing severe headaches right now.""My head would explode from all of this.""I think I need to visit a psychologist."More and more confusion followed every scene that unfolded on the stage. Whenever people think things can not get any crazier, it just takes another turn of ridiculousness. The majority of the students could not take this any longer. They just couldn't come to terms with what the hell was happening. "She didn't only ask him to be Miss Emerald City. She also wants him to be her boyfriend?""In few words, are you saying that Cory the loser would be the boyfriend of Miss Emerald City?"The more the students dug into the words, the crazier it made them. This was nothing close to any frame of sanity. Harry was walking towards the both of them. He had had enough of this. This can not be happening. "I think there must be a sort of mistake here." Harry announced as he got to them. All attention shifte
Cory followed Anna from behind. He didn't think twice before making the decision. He took about a few steps and then turned to look at Harry again. Harry's face had turned red. He was so lost in his head. He wasn't really sure of what to do at this moment. He was conflicted. When Cory realised that Harry was staring at him especially, he moved his other hand to the backside of Anna. He placed his arm around the waist of Anna, making sure that his arm rested on her big backside. He was sure to catch the reaction of Harry as soon as his arm rested on the backside of Anna. Harry's eyes almost popped out of his head. The rage building in the depth of his body was so evident on the surface that he almost passed out. His hands were fisted as though he would punch Cory through the air even though that was remotely possible. Cory's gaze shifted from Harry to Sheiley. Sheiley's jaws were still hanging loosely in the air. She couldn't choose the right reaction. She didn't even know how to
Harry had gotten to them, but he was yet to make a comment. He stood there watching them as they hugged. Before he could realise, Shieley had run out of the building too to meet him. She was worried that he must have run off. Sheiley ran to meet him. "Harry. What are you doing here?" She asked, her face brewing a shot of rage. Today was a big day for her. She had just been crowned as Miss Campus. Harry should be by her side. Not only as Mr Campus but also as her boyfriend. How hard could that be, right?Also, one of the many reasons she had run out was to see Cory. She couldn't believe everything that the anchor of the party had said. It was just way too good to be true. Her presence made Harry turn. Also, the words she had spoken alerted Cory and Anna. They stopped hugging. Cory was the first person to look. As soon as he saw Harry, he grunted in displeasure. "Do you ever give up?" Cory muttered, giving Harry a weary look. After everything that had happened. Anna had just anno
Anna could not understand what was happening. She had stepped to the front, away from Cory, to look closely at the man walking towards her. How could this be her father? She was about to lose her mind. At this point, she had no idea how she was still able to hold up her peace and not go nuts. This was just enough to make her question her sanity. "What's happening? How could this be ---" Anna turned to the back to ask Cory. She suddenly choked on the words. Turning around, Cory was nowhere to be found. It would seem as though he had vanished into thin air. She quickly rushed back into the hut to look for him but she couldn't find him. She ran outside again. She didn't know what to make of all these that were happening to her. She really did wish that she would have an explanation for it. "Did you see him walk out just now?" Anna asked her father, who had stopped walking right in front of the door of the hut. Lord Theo shook his head softly, taking a deep breath. The man slowly p
Anna choked so hard on her breath that she almost passed out. She had no idea what was happening or what had just happened. She couldn't wrap her head around it, let alone make a meaning of it. But it was real. She could see it right in front of her. There was someone who had just been sliced into several pieces. "Father..." She was having trouble rolling those words over. She couldn't even move closer to the corpse. The head was still hanging in the air. Thud! The head and neck dropped on the floor. She flinched, almost sprouting some unknown wings. She should move forward and touch the corpse. She should fall on the pieces of her father and weep her eyes out, but she couldn't. This was just way too much for her to process. She was trying to understand how this was possible in the whole wide world. How could it ever be possible?She could recall openly that she had left her father back at the mansion. The old man couldn't even move an inch, let alone get to her. She could see
Anna was lost in the moment and couldn't place her own emotions, not even after she had climbed into the car. It was a cab, and Cory had just hailed at the cab. What had just happened in the building was still very much fresh in her mind. There was no way she was going to throw that away or be distracted from it. She took a glance at the corner of Cory's face. Then, the glance intensified, graduating into a keen gaze. Cory, on the other hand, was staring at the front. It would seem as though she was not even there. "Are you not going to explain it to me?" She asked him eventually. Cory still would not look at her. She didn't want to act as though this meant nothing to her. She hated the fact that Cory was ignoring her. She knew that she could not force the words out of his mouth. He had to be willing, else her worries and questions would forever remain unattended to. The manner at which Cory was staring, Anna could deduce that there was something else on his mind. Although they
Anna was lost in the moment. She was just wailing over her own troubles and worries when a sudden voice had come out of nowhere. The back figure of the person walking away from her looked rather too familiar for her to ignore. In fact, she didn't have the luxury of ignoring anything at this point. How could she? Her door had been locked perfectly, and there were even men standing watch outside of the door. She didn't even hear the door open, let alone feel a presence until the words hit her. The recurring facts that ran all over the incident made her push her body up in the bed, as now she was kneeling in bed. "Cory?" She was skeptical as she called his name. She wanted to be sure that she was able to place her confusion and get squared up with the main matter;The real situation was the fact that someone familiar was in the room with her and had asked her to leave with him. Cory hesitated at the door and then turned to look at her again. When their gazes met, he saw a whole la
Standing in front of the heap of dead warlords, Cory shut his eyes and took in all the air of victory around him. He had to be sincere with himself. There might still be a lot of spiritual figures out there in the open waiting to cause another havoc or rain another wave of terror. He had never had any reason to be scared of them. Although one of the reasons why he had come to the island was just to be wary of them. Right now, after killing all these warlords, he couldn't help but come to a conclusion that even if he was running from trouble, trouble would still find him. Henceforth, the determination to carry on with this new level of task overwhelmed him. He had unintentionally unlocked another realm and phase of challenges that he could never let anyone else figure out except himself. All his life, he had learned how to keep such big secrets. How could he be referred to as the Immortal Dao if he didn't know how to be exclusive with some of the things that have been haunting him
Lord Theo, who was already exhausted from the errands and worries affiliated with the plot they were carrying out, raised his head slowly to look at his daughter, who was fired up by what she was saying. "What are you talking about, Anna? Please go back to bed. You need it." The man dismissed causally as though he had expected her to be up by now. At this point, Anna really didn't know what to feel. She wished that she would be able to choose her feelings, but she couldn't. There was a great measure of disappointment in what she was feeling at that moment. And there was something else, too. Something which she couldn't really reach. She wanted to sigh, but because she was huffing and puffing, she was even having a hard time catching her breath. "Answer my question, father." Her voice became even louder this time. She was trying to make it obvious to him that she wasn't here to joke around. She was here to talk about and review what was bothering her the most. It would be a great
Anna's eyes slowly opened. When her eyes opened, she felt fatigue, a pool of fatigue washing all over her body. She shut her eyes again to be certain what the problem could be. She slowly opened her eyes again, confiding in the act of precision and timing. Yet the feeling lingered. The fatigued remained. If there was anything, it even became heavier. She tried to roll in bed to the other side, but she felt extremely weak. She had no idea what was happening to her. Rolling on her stomach, she tried to heave her body to a comfortable position, but nothing seemed to work for her. She fell back on her face in bed and started to grunt. "What the hell is happening to me?" She muttered, seeking to understand what the problem might be. The moment when she rolled from one end of the bed to the other, things were beginning to ease gradually. The fatigue and weariness were beginning to wear off. This time, her mind was clearing out gradually. There was a room in her mind to house as many w
"We must go right away." One of the senators stood up and was headed towards the door. "I'm sorry we can't." The doctor suddenly stepped into the way of the senator. The senator looked so offended and pissed out of his mind. He was staring at the doctor as though the doctor was a piece of garbage who ought not to stand in his presence, let alone lift his gaze to look at him. He scoffed and turned to look at the rest of the senators behind him. "What the hell is wrong with these minions? Is it really our fault that we have indulged them and made them feel so comfortable in our midst?" The senator sounded very judgemental as he rolled those words out. He really didn't care that the doctor could hear him. The senators didn't care about anything at all. They don't care about other people other than themselves. As long as things are going their way, they wouldn't care less to do whatever they thought to be okay. "Now, move out of my way before I rip you into shreds!" The senator thre
Linda and her father were as still as a hill. They couldn't even make a sound. They couldn't see each other. Talking about seeing, Linda's eyes were drooping over her breasts at this point. It seemed as though the poison continued to lower the thread of the eyes down and down until perhaps it would get to the soles of her legs. This really didn't matter to her yet because the room was too dark for either of them to see each other. Before they were looked inside this room by the two hefty henchmen, they had seen clearly that it was super bright outside. It was noon. How come when they were locked in here, it was extremely dark? They had not been taken to an underground location. In fact, the underground location they had just come from was well lit and brighter than this. Although she couldn't use her eyes well, Linda could still tell this much that this was a very dark room. "Why is it so dark in here?" She asked her father, looking in the only direction she could afford. Down.