Chapter 74~~ Win, Win ~~Prime City, Dhemistaria…Boom! Boom! Boom!Ulak stood aloof in the sky, raining down blasts upon blasts of volatility at the city below. Several explosions erupted from each blast, sending different sizes of debris flying here and there.The panic houses that housed hundreds of Dhemistarians, shook violently but still managed to stay in one piece. The Imperial guards within, had their hands raised aloft to maintain structural stability.An Imperial guard, standing several meters away from Ulak, folded his hands tight to fists. His muscles began to bourgeon. He grew so taut, his uniform was at the brink of tear. He grew wider and taller till he was towering over three story buildings. His uniform didn’t rip even with his gigantic figure, since they were specially sewn for him.With heavy steps, he marched towards Ulak in the sky.The dark Emperor could no doubt see the enormous figure coming at him. He raised his hand at him and sent forth a concussive blast o
Chapter 75~~ Farewell ~~5!4!3!2!……1!They were all reluctant to call the last number. They all felt like they were in a trance or a dream. What they were experiencing was deemed impossible and somewhat frightening.The countdown should have begun over two minutes ago, but the Commentator stalled by commenting on how long the fight had been and how surprised he was with the turn of events. Not that he didn’t want to be just and end the match there, but the piercings glares from the Walker family in the audience made him reconsider. The Elite Curse users could do something terrible to his family and they wouldn’t be judged for it. That was why he inconspicuously stalled for time, in hopes that Derek would rise to his feet. But no, the demon wolf was as dormant as a lifeless person.However, he felt bad for Ian, who stared at him with a perplexed look. And the authorities could also suspect that something cunny was going on. That was when he decided to begin the countd
Chapter 76 ~~ Long Gone ~~Huntsville, Earth.Crunch!Few brownish crumbs scattered over the dining table as little Avery took a bite from her toasted slice of bread. She chewed for a few seconds and swallowed it.She was kneeling on the dining chair as she ate casually.Peter was seated opposite her with a loose red tie and white collar. His shirt was also white so he ate slowly and with great care.He and his daughter kept sharing glances as they ate their breakfast in silence. Peter would sometime make funny faces and noises and Avery would chuckle to mock her dad.After a few minutes, Jocelyn walked out of the kitchen with an hair net covering her deep black hair. Her hands were clenched to the edges of a wooden tray with heaps of hot pancakes sitting on it.Avery spotted her mum walking out of the kitchen and her face brightened, “Finally!”She dropped the toasted slice of bread and jumped down, skipping towards her mum. She reached Jocelyn and threw her hands up towards the woo
Chapter 77~~ The Chase ~~Huessen, Dhemistaria…It was two quarter past seven in the evening, the two suns formed semicircles behind the horizon with a continuous spew of their warm orange glow, filling the town with serenity and warmth.Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!A pair of footprints were left imprinted on the sandy ground as a figure dashed across the just-ploughed farm field. The farm was only a square of thirty by thirty meters, and by the speed at which the figure moved, it was only a short matter of seconds for them to scale through.Their long black leather coat fluttered noisily and relentlessly behind them as they ran across the interlocked street, towards an alley. A large hood was draped over the figure’s head, obscuring one from seeing their face to make out their gender. But aside the normal shadow casted over their face from the hood, their face was so dark, it was as though they had no head at all.In a swift crisscross of legs, the figure tilted to the right, but
Chapter 78~~ Interrogation ~~Imperial post 3074, Huessen, Dhemistaria…Elizabeth Thorne exhaled for the umpteenth time. Her emerald irises looked pale betwixt her half closed eyelids.She was in a room with walls made of white spotless tiles. The marble floor was smooth and refracted the white light beaming from the few dangling bulbs above. She was seated on a metal chair, in front of a short rectangular table. Her hands were placed on the table and were bind in a somewhat orange pulsing translucent cuffs.The last thing she could remember was the crystal blue eyed man extending his right hand towards her before everything went black and silent. She then opened her eyes to find herself here, seated and in handcuffs. It had been roughly over fifteen minutes since she sprang to consciousness and was seated there alone. It was getting boring and tiring for her.‘Kill me if you want to kill me. Stop making my last breathing minutes so bleak…’ she grumbled in her thoughts with an exaspe
Chapter 79~~ What a night ~~Knoxville, Dhemistaria…Ian ran his fingers back across his silver-white hair with a sigh. He was walking down the street when he passed by a local shop at his right arm side. The shop was constructed with long sticks and tarps; it was like a makeshift tent. And since the front side wasn’t covered, Ian could clearly see what the vendor was selling. Mirrors of different sizes were arranged in rows and columns, reflecting the twilight hue of the clear moonlit sky.What caught Ian's attention was the odd fact that he could see his reflection clearly on all the mirrors as though it was daytime. Fancied, he stopped his stroll and turned to look at the mirrors with squinted eyes. He felt it to be such a weird but yet amusing phenomenon.He noticed his new faux hawk hairstyle with side undercuts and he smiled. It took him back to a year ago when he applied for the position of a librarian after graduation. He had to cut his hair so as to look neat before the gru
Chapter 80~~ Whitegrail ~~Ring!!The bells on the analogue alarm clock, rang loudly with a shrill sound.The disturbing ring stung her ears and her head throbbed heavily. Throwing her right arm to the side, she melted the alarm clock with a stream of flames from her palm and the ringing seized.Serenity descended, but only for a short while as she could no longer dive into sleep. She was so sore and languid that she didn’t want to get up. Roughly wrapped in her white duvet with her chest on the bed, she waited for minutes to return to sleep, but it ended in futility.“Ugh…!”With exasperated grunts, she turned over and unfurled the duvet from her body. She sat up but quickly clamped her hands below her forehead. It felt so heavy, it was as though it’d fall off if she didn’t hold it in place. It took a couple of seconds for her forehead to feel a little lighter, then she shifted to the edge of the bed and stood up.A shrill influx of vertigo struck her and she almost collapsed to t
Chapter 81~~ Souls and Spirits ~~“What else would it be?” Ian scoffed as he dusted some stone crumbs off his white shirt.“She tricked us?!” Karen placed a hand on her temple.Ian tilted his head to look at her by his left and shook his head, “More like IT tricked us. That wasn’t Beth, it was the Phantom all along.”He returned his gaze to look at the dark being hovering above the decimated pub. He scoffed, “Tch. Who would have thought anything from Purgatory could be so calm and thoughtful?”From his perspective, he estimated the Phantom to be at least seven feet tall. It had no peculiar characteristics; just a body made of shimmering darkness and bloodshot eyes. It was just there, standing aloft with its arms wide open.Karen sighed depressingly, “She tricked us and I fell for it without hesitation.”Ian had rolled his sleeves up at this point. He lifted his hand and placed it on her shoulder, “You can’t blame yourself. Her words… Or rather, its words were intoxicating. Even I cou