Things were extraordinarily chaotic in the center of Ayria city. Jo didn’t know how to calm the rebels anymore, because they were so panicked to see the Draconians. He could only protect the humans who were nearby, as well as finish the Draconians.
The Archturian troops from Meubena have been sent to Ayria to help with this riot. They can repel the Draconians, even though the ugly creatures keep coming, but the Archturians are slowly getting the situation under control.
The police and the rebels were herded behind the cover of the Archturian barricades, escaping the dead hands of the Draconians, and the whirring of bullets that shot from Alfhild, or from Einar’s jabs.
The plan was to gather all the humans out here and put them in one of the nearby buildings.
Archturian soldiers desperately fought their mortal enemy. Many soldiers lost their lives tonight. Even though they had worn special uniforms, the Draconians could still find an opening to
At first Jo is unsuspecting when an Archturian soldier leads him through the back of the building they are sheltering in. He told Jo to get into one of the patrol cars that were waiting there.“Are there riots elsewhere?” Jo asked the patrol car driver. An Archturian of the rank of Bile. No answer. That Bile continued to drive down the streets of Ayria, avoiding the chaotic city center.Jo, who was sitting in the passenger seat at the back, patted the Bile’s shoulder. “Hey, I’m asking you.”“Girga Lyon’s orders,” He answered simply. Then no more conversation.The patrol vehicle sped out of Ayria, and for a moment Jo thought he was going to be led to Archturian headquarters. But no, they just passed Meubena outer ring and continued on to the winding road that led to the mountain.Instead of being on the battlefield, they stayed away from it. As the car went uphill, Jo could see explosions and fir
Cold.It felt like a lump of ice had been stuck to one side of Gemma’s body when she opened her eyes.Gemma’s head throbbed excruciatingly painfully, causing Gemma to close her eyes again for a moment.Where is she?Gemma wanted to get up, but she couldn’t move. To be precise, Gemma’s consciousness hadn’t fully returned, so she couldn’t feel her legs and arms.Gemma opened her eyes again, and she studied where she was now. She lay on the damp stone floor, the uneven surface jabbing and hurting her body every time she moved.This room looks like a prison. The iron bars on the side farthest from Gemma lay confirming that. Nothing helped her vision apart from the light shining from above, perhaps the moonlight streaming through the crack in the wall. Gemma squirmed, and it was only then that she realized her hands were handcuffed.“Ugh!” The sound of coughing coming from above Gemma’s
“Relax. He’s not dead yet.” Girga Lyon put the weapon back in its holster, and he said, “But soon you must kill him. Or he will kill you.”“Fuck!!” Gemma screamed. She didn’t understand what the evil Girga’s words meant, and she didn’t care.Girga Lyon smirked, then chuckled. Gemma stood up and attacked him wildly, but what she did was only hurt herself. Gemma fell easily, like a stone thrown and unable to resist gravity.“FUCK YOU!!”“SHUT UP!!”Girga Lyon kicked Gemma’s stomach, causing her body to bend until she coughed.“Let’s go,” said Girga Lyon. Purity took the time to look at Gemma once more, before turning to follow Girga Lyon out of the place.“I WILL GET OUT OF HERE AND YOU WILL ALL DIE!!” Gemma screamed, kicking the iron bars in her fury. But no matter how hard Gemma screamed, it didn’t stop Purity
It was almost impossible not to kill the Draconian that Nero was now facing. But Servant said that the monster he was fighting right now was Jo.“I know each one of your energies. I can’t be wrong. He was Jo. He’s infected.”It’s hard to fight Jo in Draconian form, although it looks like Nero will also be overwhelmed if he fights Jo in human form. Jo’s abilities are not much different from his, because they were trained by the same person.Nero’s attacks can be parried well. Instead, Nero had to be careful not to get Jo’s hand stuck in his body.Nero had never been taught to simply immobilize a Draconian, so he didn’t know if this Jo could be knocked out. Nero is only asked to buy some time until the Servant breaks the seal that locks Lanaya’s soul.Nero sees an opening as Jo attacks blindly. He took the opportunity to kick Jo with all his might until Jo’s body hit and knocked down t
Jonah was very surprised when he saw Michael, who was waiting for him in the Archturian headquarters’ lobby. Jonah was so shocked it made him speechless. Just as he had just come out of an emergency meeting with the higher-ups of Archturian, his men came with a message he couldn’t believe. He said someone named Michael wanted to see him, and now that person was waiting for him in the lobby.Jonah ruled out the possibility that Michael was that Michael, but as far as Jonah remembered, he didn’t know anyone named Michael other than Michael, the annoying neighbor.“You—” Jonah looked Michael up and down. All black clothes, shoulder-length messy hair, thin sideburns on the chin. Michael’s appearance was not much different from when he was at home. “At least you can suit up.”Michael simply returned those words with an expressionless look. “There’s no time for that,” he said.“This i
“Where are we going?” Purity asked Hazkiel after they sat in the carriage. Hazkiel did not answer the question right away. He waited until the train made its way through the cold late afternoon in Ayria. He took off his hat and placed it on his lap.“To the town next door. There are another report.”“About the same case?”Hazkiel nodded, and Purity knew she was not allowed to ask more questions.Hazkiel glanced at his sister, and his memories flashed back. Purity, the only sister and the closest person in Hazkiel’s life, is so determined to keep her dream of becoming a scientist like Hazkiel, instead of accepting the marriage arranged by their parents.Now it’s proven that Purity can be as great a scientist as Hazkiel is. She can even be a reliable assistant for Hazkiel. Hazkiel himself cooperates with the police to investigate strange cases that are sometimes beyond human understanding.Hazkie
“So you’re saying that the creature earlier was an infected human?”Hazkiel still didn’t believe in all the explanations Servant made, so he went back to confirming the facts that Servant just explained.Servant said that the two of them came from a faraway place, which even ships couldn’t reach. That this woman named Lanaya is a princess whose job is to protect the human habitation from the threat of foreign nations.And that right now, there are foreign nations who come to this country and spread disease.A faraway place that anything couldn’t reach was unreasonable. Hazkiel, with his solid logic, couldn’t just accept Servant’s story that sounded like a fairy tale.“I know this is hard for you to believe it,” Lanaya said, as if she could read Hazkiel’s mind. “And I don’t want to try too hard to convince you. I’m just going to say this; if you want to help me, then
When Hazkiel opened his eyes, he was already in his room.Hazkiel looked around in confusion. What happened? How did he get here? Is he dead?“Servant said Lanaya has given you The Endowment, so you can be safe.” Purity’s voice made Hazkiel turn around. He found his sister sitting in a chair beside the bed.“Endowment?” Hazkiel blinked. He needed time to remember and digest what had happened to him.“Yes. Servant said a Draconian bite would infect you, but since you’re still alive, the infection would only make your body rot and die. So Lanaya did something to heal you.”Silence for a moment. Hazkiel knew Purity had more to say to him, so he waited.“But what Lanaya does has its risks,” Purity muttered. Hazkiel couldn’t read her expression, but she said it like a bad thing.“What’s that?” asked Hazkiel, because Purity didn’t speak.Purity