Se connecterThe hospital room was drowned in grief, anger, and guilt. Whatever warmth their reunion had carried was gone now, smashed apart by one horrible revelation after another. All that was left was a rage for everyone they'd lost and the raw, aching horror of what Thayne had been through. His voice came out rough and low, but every single word hit hard. "Sylas lost his humanity a long time ago, and there's no forgiving what he's done. I don't care what it costs. We'll get Mr. Granger back and make that bastard pay in blood!" "I owe Mr. Granger everything, so I'm definitely getting him out and settling this score. If we're not strong enough right now, then we train until we are. We'll track down Percy, Jeffrey, and Leon to pull together every bit of power we've got. We'll make Sylas pay even if it takes everything we have!" "Yeah! We'll save Mr. Granger, kill Sylas, and make him pay for what they did to our sect! We couldn't hold it together last time around, but in this life, I'd do wh
The warmth in Elijah's eyes was gone. All that was left was focus and alertness for whatever Aria was about to tell them. He knew better than anyone that the catastrophe that had wiped out Hollowlight Sect had to have something darker behind it. On the bed, Rafael had finally started to settle down. His eyes were still red around the edges, and there were tears that he hadn't wiped away. He could still feel the warmth of his brothers' hands from when they'd recognized each other. He'd been leaning back against the head of the bed. After hearing what Aria said, his body slowly straightened up. One of his hands fisted into the blanket hard enough that his knuckles went pale. There was still some fatigue of just having woken up on his face, but his eyes had gone sharp in an instant. His proud and fierce self from his past life had risen back up as he stared at Aria. His head was full of questions about what had happened to the sect and about who had really been behind the catastro
Off to the side, Landon let his jaw slowly relax as he watched the whole thing. There was nothing but care and relief in his eyes. He stepped forward without saying a word and slipped an arm around Aria's shoulders to give her something to lean on. He was offering his own silent blessing to Aria and Rafael after everything they'd been through across both their lives. On the bed, Rafael gripped Aria's hand back hard. His body was still weak, but there was nothing weak about the look in his eyes. He looked at Aria and made himself a quiet promise. In this life, he would be both her older brother and her fellow apprentice from Hollowlight Sect. It didn't matter whether it was the life before or the one they were living now, and it didn't matter what hell they had to walk through. He would keep her safe and stay with her through all of it. Together, they would set right every regret and hold on to everyone who mattered, and nothing would ever pull them apart again. Out in the hal
Rafael had never met any of these people or been part of any of these events. The warmth of those days and the brutal endings that came after were not his to live through. And yet all of it sat inside him as if it had been there since the day he was born. Every scene, every look on his fellow apprentices' faces, and the words they had shared all came back to him with painful clarity. He finally understood that this wasn't someone else's story. It was his own past life. They were memories sealed in the deepest part of his soul, the kind that no number of lifetimes would ever be enough to erase. The warmth had been the happiness he once held, and the pain had been a regret he could never make right. As for the young woman he had shielded behind his back, she was the fellow apprentice he had given his life to protect in that past life and ultimately failed to save. She had come back to him in this life as Aria, the sister he doted on with everything he had. So the stories in those
Landon held Aria's hand tightly, applying gentle pressure with his fingertips to reassure her silently. He spoke softly. "The hospital has been updating us on his condition the entire time. The ambulance just arrived, and they're running tests now. If we head over now, the timing will be perfect."Landon had already arranged everything in advance. The moment he learned that Rafael had fallen unconscious, he contacted the hospital's best doctors and personally oversaw every step of the examination process. He didn't want Aria worrying more than necessary.When Aria heard that, her concern for Rafael deepened; her brows furrowed slightly, and anxiety flickered in her eyes. She still remembered what Fergus and Elijah had gone through when their memories awakened. It had not been an easy process. She feared Rafael might suffer even more. She tightened her grip on Landon's hand, her voice soft but filled with concern. "I just hope Rafael is only feeling unwell. If he's going through w
All the racers stood with their heads lowered in shame and embarrassment. Their earlier arrogance was completely gone, leaving behind only the humiliation of defeat. The racers wished they could disappear beneath the crowd's mocking, contemptuous stares. Not a single one of them spoke. They quietly tended to their race cars, not even daring to look up and meet Aria's eyes. They had gone to great lengths and used every underhanded tactic they could think of to bring Aria down. In the end, it all ended in crushing defeat. They not only lost the race but also their dignity as competitors. They had become the laughingstock of the entire event.On the podium, Aria stood at the very top, holding the heavy championship trophy in her hands. A gold medal hung around her neck. All eyes were fixed on her, and the cheers never stopped. She looked out over the crowd below. Her expression was calm, yet she carried a commanding presence. The defeated racers beneath the podium never once lifted
Nyx and the twins shared a look. All of them were thinking of the same thing. "Mr. Noir is going to meet his end."The most powerful man in the Netherrealm stood among them, so they had no cause to worry. However, this wasn't the case for some of the other spirits, who came back and asked, "Officials
The train marshal didn't believe her. "You'd better tell the truth. Serenity Hospital is very reputable.""I'm telling the truth," Marna insisted, her voice shaky as she stared at Bart. She feared the ghost child might also start perching on her shoulder. The train marshal looked at Aria. "But Sereni
There were a couple of babies inside!Nyx and the twins felt their powers wane upon entering, not due to the many statues of God they feared but because of the overwhelming presence of a powerful evil energy. This forced them to remain in human form, as revealing their true selves would be too danger
"In that dream, Leon was killed in an accident," Aria whispered, "He stopped breathing even before the ambulance arrived at the hospital."She didn't sound like she was joking. Both Fergus and Warren's pupils dilated in shock. They could never dismiss what Aria had just described as just scenes from







