CHAPTER FORTY-TWO  Lucian attempted to activate any of his aura, but he felt helpless, and it was still as though his body was light and didn’t belong to him.“What’s going on? Why is this happening?” He said with a shaky whisper while he was forced to stop, looking at the shadow as soon as it stopped with its arks widely spread.“Enough of the futile attempts to get away from me!” The Entity lifted his right hand, and Lucian was lifted from the floor at once before he was forcefully dragged to it while he was still hanging in the air.His legs dangled as though they were separated from his body, and he struggled to get down, fighting against the enormous powers of the shadow who had captured him in his Dark world.“Stop fighting it, Ian! Give me what I want and I shall let you go! The powers of the Phoenix are draining you of your mana core. You will be dead in a short while if you do n

CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR Lucian continued staring at Dylan, waiting for him to continue, but he was silently trying to regain his lost breath while he held onto his sword with a tight grip.“Yes? What about the portal? Why happened to it? You said that some Raiders were guarding it.”“They are dead, Ian! All of them! Some other monsters crawled out from the portal last night and killed them! It was a massacre, Ian! A bloodbath!” Dylan was shaky at that moment while he continued with his struggle against his loss of breath.Lucian had never seen him that scared, and the way his hands were shaking was enough evidence to show that whatever his eyes had seen was horrible.“You should get your weapon at once, Ian! The city is in chaos, and we need you now more than ever! Hurry!”Reacting to the urgency of the situation without giving it a second thought, Lucian dashed back into the house and grabbed his sword before he turned to look at his sister who was standing in front of him with so many

CHAPTER FORTY-SIX A relative peace surged into the minds of Lucian and his companions, and they seemed to be so much relieved that the monster had been vanquished by the sword of Lucian which he gripped tightly, not ready to let go for any reason.“That looked too easy,” Lucian said with a whisper while he thought about the fact that in comparison to the other monsters he had killed in the past, that one seemed very easy even though it was bigger and faster than all of them.To affirm his thought, a sudden movement was heard as soon as Lucian took his eyes briefly from the monster, and he returned his gaze to it at once, ready to engage.Slowly, the monster pushed itself back up, and everyone except Jack gasped in shock, looking at the monster as it got up slowly and roared. Some of the slimy substances that were inside its mouth dropped to the ground and it looked at Lucian with bloodshot eyes.“I knew it! I knew that you were not dead!” Lucian grunted while he kept his eyes on the

CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT Lucian stood his ground at once, and with his sword tightly gripped in his right hand, he grabbed it with his left hand as well and let out a heavy sigh while he waited for the creature to get very close to him.“Here we go.” He said with a whisper, and as soon as the creature was at a very close range, he ran toward it, lifted his sword, and plunged it effortlessly into its chest, causing it to land on the floor.“How do I activate the Phoenix aura, Forger? I need it, now!” Lucian said anxiously, knowing that the monster was going to get up very soon, while he stood in front of it, ready to attack again if it rose before he could do anything to stop it.“I believe that you know what to do, Lucian. But mind you, without the elixir, your body is very weak, and doing this could end your life.” Forger warned, but it didn’t seem like Lucian was going to listen to what she was saying.“I think I perfectly understand what you mean, Forger. Thank you, and I hope this s

CHAPTER FIFTYThe middle-aged man had long hair, and apart from the fact that he was well-built, he looked very rich; the golden and diamond rings on his fingers were enough evidence.Millie became very nervous the moment Leo took his seat among the other men, and worst still, he pointed to her.“You! Come!” He commanded, and she dared not waste his time.As she staggered toward him, Millie turned to look at Elias, who still had his eyes on the man he had been looking for.The rest of the men seated at the table seemed to be very nervous at the presence of Leo.Three of them were way older than him, but that didn’t matter to them at that moment.All that mattered was what they had come to do, and if they were going to be leaving that room alive.The latter depended on Leo’s mood, hence their silence, and the intention to speak only when they are asked to.Leo spanked Millie so hard on her backside, but she dared not react.She forced a smile, shaking while he pulled her closer, lettin