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Stranded Stranger Chapter Twenty-four: Alice Wonders
Outside the adventurer's guild, Ash was sitting on the stairs. His palms on his face and his elbows on his knees, as if he were bored watching the people go back and forth until they slowly disappeared. It was already evening, and he was still waiting for his sister to come back before dinner.Ash couldn't convince himself that his sister, the old man, and Shawn would be alright. Even though he wanted to follow them, Leo and Emma wouldn't let him, saying that he might encounter dangerous monsters along the way."Just what do they think of me?" Ash shouted as he suddenly stood up, making the people look at him with surprised, confused, and worried faces.Ash didn't want to cause trouble, so he sat down again, wondering why these people always treated him like a kid, even though he was already of age and strong enough to take quests and fight those monsters. He didn't even have the chance to show the results of his training.Emma was having a conversation with the guild boss when she he
Stranded Stranger Chapter Twenty-five: Magic Stones
Inside the dungeon, Shawn, Ava, and the old man were planning how to defeat their enemies. It seemed like the heat of their arguments had begun to fade, and they realized that they should prioritize their survival instead of their personal beliefs."Where did you leave my brother, master?" Ava asked, showing a worried face as she thought about her brother. "He might have caused trouble again."Ava couldn't really focus on what was in front of her if she wasn't sure that her brother was doing fine. No matter where she was or what she was doing, she always put her brother first, to the point that other people thought of her as a single mom."I left him at the adventurer's guild. Don't worry, Ava, I asked Leo and Emma to take care of your brother while we're gone," the old man replied. "We should focus on how to defeat all the enemies in this dungeon if we still want to see him again.""Alright then!" Shawn interrupted. "Tell us about our next enemies. We may be able to use the informati
Stranded Stranger Chapter Twenty-six: Demon Lord
"Good grief, you're both here. I thought you were taken by the demon lord already," Shawn said in relief, seeing Ava and the old man safe and sound."Are you done with them already?" Ava asked. She couldn't believe that Shawn defeated those demons so fast, and he didn't even get a scratch, but instead a smile on his face that sent her goosebumps.Shawn nodded in reply, then he wondered why they stopped in front of a huge steel door. They looked exhausted, or more likely to be hesitating to enter it. He didn't know what was inside, but it seemed like something strong was living there."How could you eliminate those demons so fast?" the old man asked. "There's not even a single sweat on your face. Did you really fight them?""Yeah, of course," Shawn replied. "I couldn't use my communication skills with those demons because they were controlled by dark magic. I also couldn't use exorcism skills, so I decided to burn them.""You burned them? Do you mean you can use fire magic?" Ava asked
Stranded Stranger Chapter Twenty-seven: Boris
The demon lord was lying on the ground when he slowly transformed himself into a dragon. The beast inside him was awakened by the blood that was oozing from his chest. His skin turned red; he grew tough wings on his back and a long tail full of thorns.His handsome face had gone thicker and darker, and his short blonde hair was nowhere to be found. He slowly rose up from the dead, ready to swallow everyone who'd blocked his way.In this world, demons were the toughest and creepiest creatures feared by everyone. Even death couldn't take them easily. As what happened to the demon lord, even if he was pierced by a holy sword, he still had the capability to transform into a dragon.Shawn thought that it was the end of their battle, but in truth, it was just the beginning. The demonic dragon has come back, as he was about to spread fear and terror once again. "I returned as I promised." The demonic dragon laughed jarringly as it flew outside the dungeon without giving them a glance. He se
Stranded Stranger Chapter Twenty-eight: Shawn Pendragon
Everyone became busy doing their own thing, preparing for what could happen, while Shawn was still inside the adventurers' guild. There was a profound silence prevailing inside the room, except for the ticking of the wall clock. Sitting on the counter, Shawn knew that staying calm in emergency situations was the first thing to do because panic wouldn't allow him to think of a better solution to the problem. Shawn only had half an hour to plan how to defeat the demon lord, and his time was decreasing with every second and every breath he took. He could hear the heavy footsteps of a huge chaos taking its path towards them. "Brother, aren't you going outside?" Ash asked, glimpsing through the door from outside. He noticed that Shawn seemed to be planning something, so he walked towards him. "They are waiting for you." "I guess I really have to fight that dragon by myself." Shawn stood up immediately. He was about to go out when he remembered something was lost. "My sword, where is it?
Stranded Stranger Chapter Twenty-nine: New Life
Ava woke up in a new room. The bed where she was lying was canopied with colorful, flowery sheets. The morning dewdrops outside were visible from the window of her bedroom.Ava wondered if it rained yesterday, although she had no idea where she was or what happened. All she could remember was herself carrying a drunk man back to their house when something like a portal suddenly appeared, and a very strong force sucked them in, causing her to lose consciousness.When she woke up, Ava wasn't automatically aware that she was in someone else's room. She only realized that something was wrong when she left her bed, walked towards the door, and saw her own feet. She was shocked to see that the colors of her toenails had changed, and they became purple though she haven't applied any cosmetics on her nails before."Wait, what? Am I dreaming?" Ava couldn't believe what she was seeing: her hands, her clothes, and her body weren't like this before. She was even more surprised when she saw her ow
Stranded Stranger Chapter Thirty: Otherworldly Monsters
After class, Ava went back home with a smile on her face. She could feel the butterflies fluttering in her stomach as she thought about Shawn, who invited her to hang out after school.During their break, Ava had fun talking with Shawn about different things; he told her about his favorite song, food, color, TV show, etc. However, Ava didn't tell him anything about her; she was being cautious, for he might know her true identity.After looking for the most attractive places in their city over the internet, they eventually decided to visit the newest amusement park to take a glimpse and experience the thrill of riding a ferris wheel and rollercoaster.Ava also thought that it would be the best opportunity to learn new things about this world since there were so many things she couldn't understand. She felt like she was born once again in a new world where she had to study everything.Ava opened the gate to their house and continued inside. It seemed like Charlotte wasn't there; perhaps
Stranded Stranger Chapter Thirty-one: Another Girl
The next day, Shawn woke up early in the morning, excited to go to school to see his crush, who turned out to be Ava. His memories in another world were flashing back in his mind like a sequence of faded photographs, from the moment they met to the moment they parted in different ways.Shawn didn't expect that their story wouldn't end that way when he came back to this world. He really thought he was sent alone. He still remembered how they fought those dragons together and got wounded, as well as Ava's reaction every time she got annoyed.In his gray pajamas and black t-shirt with the face of an adorable kitten wearing a red headband on it, Shawn left his bed with a smile on his face and continued to the dining room. He heard his parents having a conversation about contemporary issues while having coffee.Lyon would usually check the headlines of the newest newspaper, and that would turn out to be their topic every morning. Shawn didn't really care about it, but he was thankful to ha
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Chapter Sixty-nine: Saviors Squad
Ash stopped three meters away from Demi, who also gave the dark gem to him. Meanwhile, Alice, Leo, Shawn, and the old man couldn't see what was going on. But it seemed like Ash had successfully taken it as he turned around and came back. However, before Ash could come back, the king of dragons suddenly rolled, leaving them all in a dangerous position, ready to fall. The dark gem flew back to Demi's hand as she leaped, and Lucio saved her. Ash realized that the dark gem Demi gave him was just a replica and wasn't real. He immediately harnessed the wind to save himself; he could stand straight even mid-air and used his telescope to find Demi, but she quickly disappeared. Meanwhile, Cyrene was in a dilemma when she thought about whom she should help first, her husband, who was falling to the ground, or Shawn and her friends. Her body immediately followed her husband, who had already transformed into his human form, and she caught him. While falling down, Shawn remembered the blac
Chapter Sixty-eight: Dragonoids
Cyrene was freed from the control of the dark gem. She tried to convince her friends to follow her, but they didn't listen and instead beat her up until she fell to the ground black and blue. The other dragons were still under the dominion of the dark gem, and she couldn't do anything even if she was their queen. "Cyrene!" Shawn rushed towards the green dragon and asked in a worried tone, "Are you alright?" "The dark gem," Cyrene said in a weak voice. "The demon queen uses it to control us. Fortunately, my mind was strong enough to resist the manipulation. I should do something to stop her and free my friends." "Don't worry, I'm here to help you with that." Shawn used the power of the magical ring to heal Cyrene's wounds. "You were black and blue. Can you still fly?" "Thanks for healing my wounds, Shawn. You are a very compassionate human," Cyrene said. "Don't underestimate the strength of the queen of dragons. No matter how badly beaten I am, no matter how many wounds I've go
Chapter Sixty-seven: The Challenge
Shawn noticed that Alice was approaching him, but he just ignored her, although his intuition was telling him to move. He was confused about what she was doing. Before he realized it, Alice had already taken the ring from him as she used her assassination skills to move swiftly and snatch the ring from his fingers like a professional thief. "What's going on with Alice?" Shawn asked, confused. Then, he was surprised when he found out that the ring on his finger was missing. "Did she take it?" "Shawn!" Ava exclaimed as she slashed the monsters that were about to attack her boyfriend. "What were you thinking? Are you planning to get yourself killed?" "Alice," Shawn said. "Yes, what about her?" Ava asked, feeling jealous as she thought about how mean Shawn was to her when she was the one who saved him, but he was thinking about Alice. "She snatched my ring!" Shawn replied, looking at Alice as she ran away. "Where is she taking it?" "What?" Ava screamed. She looked at Alice, wh
Chapter Sixty-six: Demon Queen
The connection between Shawn and Cyrene was suddenly interrupted as a huge, black dragon with pointed scales made its way between them. The dragons were stunned when they realized it was their king, but he was no longer in his right mind and was corrupted by demons. "Who is that?" Ash used his tiny telescope to look at the figure who was standing in the back of the black dragon. "Is that Aimee?" Alice was surprised when she heard Ash. She borrowed his little telescope to see it herself and realized the little guy wasn't joking. "What is Aimee doing here?" Alice zoomed in the telescope to see it clearly and realized her friend was holding something. It was the broken dark gem that was divided into two. "Shawn, look at this!" Alice passed him the telescope. "How did this happen?" Shawn wondered. He thought that he had already broken the dark gem, but how could that assassin still use it, and now she has also gained control of the king of dragons? Aimee let out a devilish laugh—stari
Chapter Sixty-five: Flying Monsters
Shawn put the dark gem on the stone and broke it with his golden sword. As the gem got divided into two, the memories of Florence played back in his mind—the way he smiled, laughed, and played with them; those sarcastic things he used to say; his seriousness and strong will to help others—he was such a good elf, someone they could always rely on, and now that he was gone, they knew they wouldn't be able to find someone like him again. "Are you okay?" Ava asked, standing behind Shawn. "Although Florence is an elf, death is something we can't predict, and every one of us is going to die too." Shawn faced Ava and forced himself to smile, though tears were already forming within his eyes. He knew she was right; sometimes they get emotional if they only think about their friends deaths, forgetting that they, too, were going to die someday and perhaps they'd meet each other again. They had to be mentally and emotionally ready for the death of their loved ones. Aimee, on the other hand
Chapter Sixty-four: Resurrection
Florence woke up on his wooden bed upholstered with white bedsheets inside his room that was built inside a huge tree in the world of elves. He slowly stood up as he remembered what happened. He was so incapable of protecting the most valuable elven treasure, and he knew that his father would be mad at him. "Why did you allow that gem to be taken away? Don't you know that our lives depend on it?" Eldric asked, holding his wooden cane firmly, trying to hold himself back as he might accidentally strike his nephew for his mistakes. "I'm really sorry, uncle," Florence apologized, bowing his head more than forty-five degrees, showing how much regret he had for being so gullible and letting the demon lord take the gem of life when his father had already warned him not to let anyone touch it or tell anyone about it because it could attract power-thirsty people. "Your sorry can do nothing." Eldric sighed. "You have to go back to the world of humans and take it back. Our family has trusted
Chapter Sixty-three: Wiped Out
No matter how many times he had transformed into his hero mode, Shawn still found it exciting every time it happened because he knew something interesting was going to happen, and he felt like he was the main character of the story. His green t-shirt turned into silver armor, and he was now holding his golden sword. He hadn't had a satisfying fight recently, and his battle-maniac personality had been waiting for this opportunity. "I'm leaving the rest to you guys!" Shawn exclaimed before charging towards the demon lord. He swung his sword, ready to slash the demon lord with all his might, thinking that he would take the enemy down in one blow, but a strong force coming from the dark barrier when he landed a hit sent him flying back mid-air. "Shawn!" Ava exclaimed in a worried tone of voice. She was about to come and help him, but the bloodthirsty queen of bats blocked her way. "Where are you going? Your enemy is me!" Morgra asserted, licking her cheeks with her long black tongue,
Chapter Sixty-two: Life & Death
Everyone was stunned when the old man suddenly transformed into a feared demon—the ruler of all demons, the demon lord who could command every demon and monster. He had deliberately lured our heroes to his domain, where his most advanced monsters had gathered. "Who's that weirdo?" Ava asked, trying to lighten the tense atmosphere. "Do you know him, Shawn?" "It's the demon lord—the one we hunted in the past," Shawn replied. "Do you remember?" "The demon lord?" Ava repeated, confused. "But I thought he was already dead. You killed him, right?" "I did," Shawn said, frowning. "But... I don't know. Maybe he got reincarnated. After all, everyone else is here too, so that's not impossible." "He seems powerful enough to threaten us," Leo said, his body radiating a fiery, passionate aura. "I’ll never forgive anyone who mocks my friend's identity." Shawn frowned in confusion. If the demon lord had been pretending to be the old man all along, he should have already killed them. Why w
Chapter Sixty-one: The Revelation
Planinkins, also known as Aethermites, are thumb-sized creatures, but their size doesn't account for their massive cosmic powers. They have purplish skin and deep, one eye that resembled miniature galaxies. They were often misidentified as little cyclops. Each Planinkin has semi-transparent wings that allow them to fly in space. They were so powerful and could change their appearance anytime they wanted. However, they weren't allowed to enter any planets, as it was against their rules. They could only watch humans and monsters from a distance, wondering what it felt like to live inside an orb, especially in the planet called Earth where intelligent creatures reside. "Oh no! This couldn't be happening!" Nayari, one of the Planinkins, screamed when she saw two planets moving in the same axis and they were about to collide. The other Planinkins flew towards her to see what happened. Their eyes turned wide after seeing the two planets moving in the same axis against each other. They ha
