Chapter 135

The next day came too quickly for Storm. The morning sun shone through his open curtains. His head pounded as he tried to sit up. He sat on his bed for a few minutes taking deep breaths before getting up and moving around the room. He moved towards his mirror and stared at himself. He looked haggard, the past week had taken a toll on him. His beards had started growing again, his eyes had dark circles around them.

He couldn't go out looking like this, his friends would get worried and they would ask questions. He wasn't ready for any conversation and just wanted to go about his day without worrying about the orb and the Magebreaker. He walked slowly to the bathroom, preparing to meet his friends. Inside the bathroom, Storm thought about everything that happened the night before. How would he go through the day if his mind kept going back to that?

Storm dressed and stared at his mirror again, practicing his fake smiles. He took a deep breath again, glancing at the mirror one last tim