"There was a man earlier who talked to my sister, Uwyn. You'll get to know her later. The man was strange. And he seemed to be investigating this area. I want you to capture him for me, Fade." Maru said his wishes towards the attractive woman who asserted to be his slave.This was the only thing he could think of that could help him get rid of the woman and at the same time satisfy his curiosity on the identity of that unusual man. He was throwing one stone to hit two targets. Maru smiled because he was pleased with his brilliant idea. He congratulated himself to no end."As you wish, Sire!" Fade responded immediately and then faded out of view."Fade?" Maru took one peek behind him and released the

"That's how it all turned out to be, mom." were the final words of Maru after he told his mother everything about the things that had happened earlier that day. He told her to save the fate of those two assassins and his new friend, Fade. Those were something he could never tell to his family. Maru would take his sins to the grave. It was better this way, he convinced himself."You should be careful next time, Maru. Don't abuse these gifts that you were given." Olivia reminded her son about the things that should not be forgotten. She couldn't help but worry about the reason for the attack. Why those noble heroes would suddenly kill the people in Scavenger's Haven. Did they offend a powerful cultivator? She thought in the end."I will, mom." Maru assured his mother. The g

"But you are special, my dear disciple. As I'd told you before, you were meant for something more. This man you think you love right now would be a pathetic worm compared to the one who will come in time. I loved you like my own and so I allowed for this to happen. In order for you to experience what love feels and how it could change everything for a woman. But you have taken the last straw of my indulgence." the lady declared and looked at Jomal with an amused smile masking her face."BOOM!" the ground cracked when an object fell to its hard landings."NOOOO!" the woman exclaimed in grief. Tears mapped her face when she witnessed the fate of Jomal. The bones were torn into a disfigured clutter. And his agony was only beginning when the fragmented osseous matter was forc

Fade wanted to cry but forced the tears back. If this was her end, she would not want to let her enemy see her break down in defeat."Kill you? Why would I do that? You are my dearest disciple, Fade. You will not die until I tell you to. And if you plan on taking your own life, know that not only this little man belongs to me now. Or don't you remember that you still have a family of your own?" The Blind Goddess reminded Fade."How can you be this cruel?" a pain filled voice answered back. The tears that Fade tried to hold were suddenly released for the world to see. Regrets came together with her guilt. What seemed like a gift from heaven at the start was in fact a venomous snake wrapped in a package made of gold. What Fade thought gave her freedom has instead sealed her

"Master Zeke!" Lukas roared after he couldn't discover the aura of his master. Something didn't feel right and his heart thumped faster with the bad intuition he got when he arrived. The formation that defended that city had already lowered and began their hiatus together with the disappearance of the strange etchings around each strategic point that activated the spell. Nobody answered his call. Even the residents of the city weren't brave enough to face the man who was obviously a close friend of the one who recently passed away. It did not take that long for him to find the body of Master Zeke.There was a clear indication of the spot that he didn't even require the use of his spiritual sense to do so. A crowd was gathered around the range of a corpse. No one got close to the death scene and everyone only looked at the remains with fear and