“Why were you there? How did you know that there will be an encounter in that place?” Jake questioned Mabelle as he stirred his coffee.
“I have my assets. They tell me where there is a scoop, and by chance, that time, it was about the operation of the gang that you encountered. And I saw everything that happened,” the woman replied.
Jake exhaled and stretched his neck from left to right. Then he sighed loudly. “Alright. I don't have any choice but to believe that, do I? Now, what about your brother?”
The woman looked down at her hands, which were on her lap. Her eyes began to well up with tears.
“My younger brother used to work for the Smithsons Pharmaceutical Company. He was an all around employee working for the CEO. But then, he discovered a secret deal concerning an illegal enhancement drug. And he was hunted because of that,” Mabelle narrated. “They thought he would expose that to the public.”
“Then what does that have to do with magic?”
Mabelle looked him in the eyes. "I saw it. I witnessed his death. The man who murdered him opened a dark portal, and a huge black wolf with two heads emerged and gnawed at my brother's body until nothing was left." Then tears started to fall from her eyes.
Jake’s face stiffened. He couldn’t believe there was someone in that world that could use that high level magic.
“Did you see the face of that man? Or perhaps you have a picture of him?” Jake asked while keenly looking at the woman. “I need to see his face.”Mabelled paused for a while and looked at him. “Why did you suddenly become so interested?”
Jake gazed at the woman and tilted his head, then took a sip from his cup. “You want me to help you catch your brother’s murderer, of course I would like to see his face.”
“But you can just easily decline, and black mail me to stop,” Mabelle replied. “And it seems that you’re more interested to know that man who murdered, than to help me.”
Jake took another sip of coffee then he started to laugh without a sound. “Have you talked to the police about this?”
“Yes. But they just laughed at me. Telling me that I am insane.”
“Of course!” Jake commented while laughing. “Alright, let’s say you’re telling me the truth here, if so, then this place would be in serious danger.”
“What do you mean?”
“I can’t tell you now,” Jake answered. “I want to know first if you’re telling the truth. Bring me to that man. And I will help you afterwards.”
Mabelled smiled. Her eyes were still teary. “No. You work on my terms. Tell me everything you know, or I’ll expose your photos to the public. Oh! I even have a video! People will learn about you and I’ll do my best with my ability to ruin your name and this company.”
Jake burst out laughing while holding his stomach. He stood up and went behind Mabelle. “I think you don’t understand something here,” he said, then he brought his mouth near the woman’s right ear. “I bet you can’t move now.”
Mabelle started to cry. “What did you do? Why can’t I move my body?!”
“Relax. I am just showing you a bit of what I can do,” Jake replied with a smile then he put his hand on the woman’s right shoulder. “Actually, I could put you to sleep, and I was about to. Until you told me about the one who killed your brother. Now, you work on my terms, or say goodbye to your memories?”
“No. Please!” Mabelle pleaded. “Okay. I’ll work on your terms!”
“Good!” Jake then released the spell and Mabelle was able to move again. “This is actually a win-win deal for you. You’ll get revenge on your brother’s killer, and you can save the world. Now Ms. Journalist, tell me all the information you have about that man.”
Mabelle rummaged inside her bag and took a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her cheeks. Her hands were still shaky as she continued to look for something inside her bag.
“Don’t be scared. I don’t kill people,” Jake said trying to calm her down. “You saw me fight, did you see me kill someone?”
Mabelle shook her head, then pulled out two photos from her bag and put it on the table. Jake moved to her side and took a look at the pictures. There, a tall , bald, tanned-skinned man in black hoodie was seen eating in a cafe.
“He is Andrew Edison,” Mabelle started. “He is the one who killed my brother. I have followed him since that day, and I saw this.” She pointed at the other picture and there Jake saw Andrew talking with Anthony Smith.”
But that wasn't the only thing that piqued his interest. In the photo, Anthony was carrying an old book that he was quite familiar with. He examined the image more closely, which verified his suspicions. It was the book where he learned about the Aetherlock. The mystical book of knowledge passed down to heroes and kings of Eldramoria— the Eldratome.
“Why is that book here? What in the world is going on?” he mumbled to himself then he glanced at the Aetherlock. “Why does Anthony work with wizards? And why is there a mage here?”
“I-I’m sorry? Were you saying something?” Mabelle asked while looking at him.
But he didn’t answer. He just smiled and sat beside the journalist. “Where can I find that man?” he asked.
“He is moving around,” Mabelle answered right away. “But he always hangs out in a bar in the outskirts of the city. He goes there every Monday and Fridays, and on Sundays, he sometimes meet a person from the Smithsons.”Jake nodded while looking at the table. “Okay. I’ll help you out. Just give me all the information you have. And no telling about this to the public and don’t ask too much. Is that clear?”
“Alright.”
Jake requested for a business card, which Mabelle quickly provided. After saying his goodbyes, he left the woman and went in search of his father, who, according to the maid, was in his office on the 2nd floor.
He went there and knocked on the door.
“Who’s there?” his father asked from inside the room.
“It’s me Jake.”
“Come in,” he father responded.
He walked inside the room. His father was seated in front of a work table full of documents and other items, working on a laptop. He stood in front of it.
“Did you miss your room?” the old man asked. Then he stopped typing to face Jake.
“I am not here for that,” he quickly responded. “Listen. Please allow me to talk to Anthony Smith.”
His father paused for a while. “If this is about what happened to Caroline, you’d rather stop. We don’t have evidence. And the man who knew everything suddenly died in front of us. He even gave us a hard time disposing his body.”
Jake put his hands on the table and brought his face near his father’s. “I don’t care,” he said while staring at his old man’s eyes. “Announce me as the CEO as soon as possible and let me handle this problem with the Smithsons.”
“Okay. But you have to remember that I still don’t trust you,” the old man said before standing up to get some whiskey. “I don’t know what happened to you, but I’ll give you a chance. Blow this away and you’re done. I hate cleaning other people’s mess.”
“I am not here to gain your trust. I am here to get what I am supposed to have and to do what I supposed to do,” Jake replied.
“Then do it. Prove to me that you should have my wealth, power, and influence.”
Jake nodded and exited the office. He had a lot on his mind and was having trouble keeping his calm. He just wanted to have a nice life now that he was back in his own world, a life that was different from the miserable one he lived before. But that wasn't his only concern now; he was curious as to how and why strong mages had suddenly appeared in his own world.

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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
Chapter 150
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
Chapter 149
“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
Chapter 148
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-
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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
Chapter 146
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
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