As the man thought that those were already all of them, another troop blocked their way. That way was supposed to be heading towards their complete escape.      Glimmering arrows were aimed at them, as sharp as the eyes of those who wielded it. He could only aim back his sword at the enemies—it doesn't matter if he appeared like a fool to them. A fool for still standing his ground while there was no chance for him to protect themselves anymore. One against them.      As he heard the bows stretched wider, he suddenly thought of how much he feared death and how much of a big coward he was. But now, all of those had changed. And he's too stupid to only realize it today.      He's ready to die right now. At least he would die bravely, which was quite an opposite from what he was before.      He broke into a cold swe

     'Master...don't do this to yourself! What are we going to do without you?'      'No, Ferlah. I need to. Everyone wants my power. Greed had taken the world. And soon, greed will end everything. If this falls into the wrong hands, there will be no tomorrow for the innocent ones. I had preserved this as what the ancient book said. But turns out that I had to give it up.' Her master wiped her tears. 'You are the best of my students. I am entrusting you the world from now on.'           'But Master Lyrah! I'm not! Everyone knows that! And besides, no one believed that ancient book except us! Maybe every word written on it was a lie!' Ferlah reckoned. She was crying hard for she can't bear that the person who took her in will soon disappear in this world. 'But even if I am, I'm not ready for it!'      Everyone knew ho

        The night crawled faster than Prince Zaeius thought. Insects of the night started singing melodies outside the house. The cold night breeze seeped through his room's wooden wall.        And here he is now, lying on his bed, drained and exhausted. His eyes were closed but his mind won't let him sleep. He couldn't believe everything.       Everything that Keir had told him.        He took a quick sigh trying to exhale out the raging mixed emotions since Keir told him everything. He got all the answers. Yet now, he's stuck on how to deal with those. Especially that he's mind had split into two. Half of it believed. Half of it refused to do so. But only he believed because of the believable ones.         There's so much thoughts that keep on running inside his head. Most of it were Keir's words.

       Prince Zaeius woke up as the way too cold morning breeze filtered inside his nostrils. It pierces the skin on his face like a splash of icy water that he couldn't even feel the tip of his nose.      It wasn't the one he used to wake up with yesterday. And then, a sudden flash of realization displayed inside his head. He remembered lying himself in a pile of thick dried grass as he his strength gave up from too much exhaustion.      This was the time when he forced his eyelids to separate from each other, giving him a hazy vision at first that if he didn't scratch it with the back of his hand, he won't be able to see clearly.      But the same scene greeted his drowsy eyes, though the differences could be pointed out easily. A wooden ceiling but a lot more older than the other one he saw yesterday. The cobwebs were even more thicker looking like curt

      Those who were in the front line stormed to attack first. But the giant serpent just ignored their blows even if they had given it all of their strength. Its sharp eyes were eyeing the vulnerable king. Instead, it only made the monster furious for blocking its way to the prey.       With one mighty swing on its head, bodies flew at a great distance in the air, landing themselves brutally on the pillars and walls, bones torn into pieces with their pale skin and mouth sprayed with hot crimson liquid. Even the stone seats were pulverized into tiny bricks.      "Its here for the king! Quick! Get his majesty out of here!" Doctor Bai ordered the court maidens along with the four soldiers and two most skilled elders to escort the king through the exit door.        Once the monster heard this, it slithered swiftly towards the king who was now escorted to escape. In a snap, the precious t