I wake up upon hearing someone calling my name and some knockings on the door. I immediately straighten up just to sigh in disappointment. I thought that I will wake up to see that I am in the ground surrounded with grasses just like what I usually wake up to at Evetora, that ME returning home is just a dream. BUT, I wake up to see my room in our apartment. I’m so worried now about Vlash. What have happened to him right when I disappeared? He is alone in that place and he is badly injured all because of me. If I hadn’t been captured, if I am stronger enough to help him and if- if he didn’t use himself as my cushion when we fall, he wouldn’t be so gravely injured. How can I get back? I have to get back as soon as possible. I need to see if he is fine and so is the others.“Riri, are you awake?” I heard someone says as I look towards the door of my room.I sigh before I slide down the bed and walk towards the door then open it revealing one of my brothers. I smile seeing my brother Aaron

I feel as tired as I walk beside Vlash silently. I can still feel how he keeps on glancing at me. We stop for some time to rest and eat then we just silently continue walking. The silence is killing me but I don’t know how to create a conversation with Vlash. I don’t know how he will react if I did.“You are oddly silent. What is on your mind Riri?” I am surprise when Vlash suddenly speaks making me stop and look at him.“I- I don’t know what to say. I thought you are not interested to talk.” I said with burning face as I continue walking beside him.I stop and look at him when I suddenly hear him laugh. For the first time he laughs, I feel like all my doubts, weariness and embarrassment are washed away as I listen to his soothing laughter that resounded to this silent, scary and slightly dark place. “Let down your guard Riri. It is just the two of us. We know each other really well now… since both had a peek into one another’s past. There is no reason we should feel indifferent to ea

Vlash look at me just to face the monster again. He immediately takes off his robe and handed it to me. I take it and wrap it around my body as Vlash run towards the approaching monster to face it.“Gosh! Can we have a day without facing enemies or danger? I feel so tired.” I utter in frustration as I hold Vlash’s robe and stand on the side as I watch how Vlash fight that monster.I gasp seeing another lion-like monster with the color of black, red eyes and sharp teeth on the other direction coming towards me. I immediately run towards my sword that I set aside on the tree where I hang my clothes after I cleaned it.“I just clean this. Let’s get this over with.” I said with a sigh.I wait for the monster to come towards me. The monster roars making me able to see its white sharp fangs. The monster jump towards me as I swing my sword making the monster drop to my side as I run far away from it. The monster follows after me grabbing the robe I am wearing with its mouth. “Riri, are you o

“So your dear mother NEVER told you about me? How she made me into like THIS.” Demonica said as we hear that certain anger and pain from her words.“I am not related to any dark person. Do not dare you use my mother’s face to confuse us.” Leo utters as he holds his sword tightly as we look at Demonica who just laugh upon hearing that. I look at Lana then to Vlash who is now standing beside me looking so alerted.“Be careful, her power is stronger. I can feel the black goddess inside her. It must be true that they have merged.” Lana said making me look at her.“Really, YOUR MOTHER made me this way.... a dark person as what you said. Shall I tell you what happened to us? So you can get to know the mother you think to be so kind, loving, gentle and helpful really well. How she drives her own sister away from the kingdom and takes the throne as hers.” Demonica said as everything around us starts to darken and spin making me feel so disoriented. I look around seeing that our surroundings

“Let them go!” screams Leo and together with Vlash they are about to attack Demonica just to be blocked by Demonica’s followers.“Ahhha, which among these two ladies the one you value the most, my dearest Leo?” Demonica said in satisfaction as she looks at both Lana and Flora who are struggling from Demonica’s hand that is covered with black light.“No! Let them go!” I scream as I run closer to them.Demonica look at me with intensifying scary gaze. Demonica suddenly smiles really scary as she looks at me. “Tell me, if you have to choose among the two will survive.... which one?” Demonica said before she looks at Flora then to Lana.“I will choice them both.... unhand them.” Leo said as he struggles to get near.“Lana! Flora!” I call out seeing how they are losing breath as Demonica squeezes their necks.Leo who now get the chance to push that soldier blocking him runs towards Demonica with sword ready to stab Demonica but Demonica just look at Leo then I see how her eyes change from