Chapter 1: Stoneheart University SHE IS there again. Darkness is everywhere. Even a glimpse of light was hard to find. The familiar coldness of the place that always ran into her deepest veins as if a growing vine that makes her feel so gloomy and frightened to the bones was the solid proof—she is there. Since she was young, she always goes there unconsciously whenever darkness creeps in at night and she would fall asleep. She also didn’t know how and why but it is always just there, as if a monster lurking in the dark and waiting for the perfect moment to get her. The silence is deafening and only the loud beats of her heart are the sound she coul

Chapter 3: The Man at the Rooftop HER CLASSES ended like the usual—boring. She never had a chance to have a friend since everyone thought so low of her for always being at the bottom. They are also scared of being targeted by the higher-ranking bullies that is why no one ever approached her.  Well, the only good thing that happened even when they were already back is, she encountered no one after her first meeting with the troublesome twins and her crush. Wherever they are, they just bring so much hardships and troubles that she sometimes wished they could just disappear forever. Right now, she is on her way to her usual spot inside the school that

Chapter 5: A Sorry Won’t Heal the Scars   AU ELITES, a group that consists of the ten richest and most powerful families in the whole Stoneheart Kingdom.     The ten families are the ones sponsoring scholarships to everyone who wanted to study, especially magic, but couldn’t enroll in any school because of financial problems. That is also the reason why never in her life she thought of fighting back or revenging even after everything that the bullies, especially the student council members, did to her. Although she is not capable, at least she never thought of harming them because of her gratefulness. Thinking that way makes her feel like an ingrate.   However, this scene is quite unexpected. Why is the school's third prince extending his hand and offering it as if he is ready to support her to stand? What the heck is happening?   Crostelia was dumbfounded and stared at the hand that was re

  Chapter 7: Finders Keepers   DAYS passed by quickly after the library incident that Crostelia encountered. Up until now she still has no idea about what happened to her nor about the book that the librarian told her to keep. She didn’t want to but she still kept in the end although she was hesitating as the librarian wouldn’t let her to put it back on the bookshelf anymore where it only got covered with dust while guilt tripping her that once she put it back, the book will end up being unnoticed while gathering more dust. Because of being too kind, she brought it back home with her and put it in a cabinet inside her room.   During those remaining days, she used her time diligently in studying some magic spells that she could use one day. In those times too, she knew she was being followed by the twins and Liev.    They were strong, yes. But the way they tried to tail her was just so poor that wherever

Chapter 9: It’s a Date "CROS, let's go to the cafeteria. I'm hungry!" Ciar said to the maiden shortly after their morning classes ended. And she, who felt like a doll again, has obeyed the words of the man without even being aware of it again as if she was his puppet. She only noticed it when they were already walking in one direction. "Why are you so silent to me? Is that how you’re going to behave later the rooftop?" the man muttered like a snobby kid while his lips were pouting. Then, he suddenly stopped walking and went in front of her as he stared at her intently. Her cheeks immediately warmed up from the awkwardness she felt but also recovered when she remembered what that mysterious guy had said about the thing on the rooftop. "Rooftop?" she cluelessly uttered. The boy smiled playfully as he said, "