CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINECain saw that the old lady was gradually becoming very apprehensive, and he looked for a means to get her to calm down. He forced a smile on his face, but that still wasn’t enough to get her to calm down.“Where is Noah? What happened to him?”“I need you to calm down, Miss Thompson. Noah is safe, he is probably out there someone on one of his jobs.”“I don’t believe that! Noah would never go anywhere without telling me!” The old lady stood up from her seat at once and struggled to walk toward Cain who hurriedly grabbed her when he noticed that she was about to stagger.“What happened to Noah? Tell me! He said he was going to a party with you last night!” She looked into Cain’s eyes, making him look away at once, cringed by a little guilt.“Please, have a seat, Miss Thompson. I promise to tell you everything that happened.” Cain gently led the old lady back to her seat. He removed the wool, the scissors, and the knitting needle from the chair befo

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND ONECain left the Castle as soon as he was well-rested. He headed to the Tavern, hoping that Mr. Gary was back from his travel while he sauntered into the building, ignoring the eyes that stared at him with keen attention.“That’s him! That’s the one I told you about! Strange isn’t he? He walks silently, yet his strength is as noisy as the turbulence of the sea.” One of the old men who recognized Cain whispered to his friend who was not present at the tavern the previous night. Some of the other men in the tavern who recognized him cringed with a little tension, flashes of the memories from the previous night couldn’t leave their minds.They had always been afraid of the assailants who tried to take advantage of the fact that Mr. Gary was not around, and the fact that Cain single-handedly beat them to a pulp made them very wary of him. Some of them adjusted themselves quickly, hoping not to offend him for any reason. Even the stares from his orbs were enough to sen

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND THREEThe three of them looked ahead, attempting to see what was ahead of them, but there was nothing, not even a shadow.“Whatever that was, it doesn’t sound friendly all all.” Mr. Gary said with a shaky voice, struggling to get a grip on himself just like Maya who hurried to stand behind Cain.“Stay close, guys. Whatever that was, it senses us as threats, and I am sure it’s going to come out from wherever it is.” Cain said calmly, looking ahead while the others stood behind him.The growl came back again, accompanied by louder echoes that reverberated from several corners of the dungeon. They could hear the sound of chains rattling from some of the dungeons, but that was the least of their troubles.As soon as the echoes from the growl went silent, the sound of heavy tromping on the hard floor followed suit, causing more tension in the bodies while they kept their shaky eyes staring in its direction.Taking in a deep breath, Cain exhaled some of the tension insid

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND FIVEAs the griffins approached, soaring toward them while they screeched with reverberating echoes, Cain was caught up between facing the one by the right, or the one by the left.To ensure the safety of the dwarves who were the main targets of the creatures, he pushed them aside and grabbed one of the griffins.While the other was still far away, attempting to soar at Kiro, Cain hurled the first at it, and they crashed midair.They both fell, making painful screeches that made them cover their ears.“Let’s go!” Cain gestured to everyone, and they made their way out of the castle before the creatures could struggle to get up from the floor.“Return the castle to the sea!” Cain instructed the druid, and he quickly gestured with both hands.Before the griffins could soar out of the castle, it had already been engulfed by the water, and Mr. Gary fell to the ground and sighed heavily.“That was very close.” He remained on the ground for a while, and then the dwarves j

CHAPTER HUNDRED AND SEVENThe teenage boy who had come to deliver the bad news had to take a seat next to him while he struggled to get a grip on himself. “I am coming with you, Maya,” Cain said, and he led her to his car.He drove as fast as he could while Maya was still unable to deal with her restlessness. From afar, she could see that the five children were standing outside the house with tears gathered in their eyes.“Dave! Audrey! Billy! Are you guys okay?” Maya ran to them, and they embraced her tightly.“They want to destroy our home, Maya!” Amy cried, and Maya consoled her at once.While Cain walked slowly to Maya and the kids, he had his eyes on the bulldozers that were set to demolish the old mansion.The two drivers inside the bulldozers were just waiting for further instructions from their supervisor so that they could crush the building into pieces.“You must help us, Cain. I beg you…” Maya said, and then she sniffled to control the tears that almost dropped.Cain saw