Cynthia wanted to scream, cry and thrash in place. Yes, she could hear their conversation, but she was too preoccupied to join in. Working on Zach's brain didn't only mean that she had to control the frantic nerves yearning for an end. It meant browsing through his memories as well. She felt like she was intruding in something incredibly private, but she could not endure. Zach's life is a living nightmare.            She watched his earliest memories that she doubts even he, himself, still remembers. His mom treated her like trash and had refused to nurse him. She watched his parents fight in his memories when he was nothing but a babe. When he was two, his father killed his mom by drowning her in the tub.            When he was three, his father watched him try to walk and eat by himself. H

Dylan knelt down on the sand as he watched the girls do something he had never seen them do before. A fat-boned kid explained what had happened. They aimed to change Zach's whole anatomy just so he could live, and Selena was heading the operation.           Selena's lips are chapped and pale. Her eyes are almost lifeless. Her skin had started to shrivel. And her Radiance is waning.            Dylan knew that Selena was risking too much for comfort. Obviously, she's sacrificing her life just so she can save him. He knew that Selena was the type that seldom cared. But her loyalty is perfect. A feat like this, she can wholeheartedly do only to people important to her. Selena can do it

"I have found my mate."           The whole Batangas Coliseum was then flooded by a booming cheer. He summoned every Darken creature in the Philippines. It has always been a cause for a huge celebration every time a leader declares like this. Producing powerful offspring is Darken's number one priority. There's no bigger honor than being a parent to a future leader, even if it meant that you have to die first to ensure their leadership someday. Karmic killed his father and mother so he could assume his reign. Before they died, his father beamed at him with a smile so proud the jury was in tears.           A bit twisted, but it is Darken Law. Law is the law.        &nbs

Selena stood in the middle of a vast field with Julia, Zach, and Titan. The breeze may be relaxing, but the sun was scorching hot. She can see the humidity of the weather by merely looking at her company's faces. Unlike them, she' doesn't feel the heat. They'll need the heat to strengthen their concentration.           "Gloom is controlled anger," said Selena. The three of them waited for further explanation, but a whole fat minute passed by, and she spoke no more. That was it. When the realization hit them, they exhibited different reactions.            Julia suddenly whined and thrashed in disbelief.           Titan's jaw dropped in disappointment.  &n

Gustavan opened his eyes and found himself chained on his bed. He tugged at it forcefully and winced in pain. The pain meant he's not dreaming, so this isn't the work of the well-regarded Queen of Dreams, Ruler of Dimensia, Queen Wisteria. He looked around and knew well that this wasn't the work of the Darken Great Leader Carmichael, who is also known as the King of all Beasts and Monsters. Nor is it the scheming of the virtuous Clans of the Association of Faith Healers and Witches.           The only creatures capable of catching him so quickly are those who can travel through space, the Fae. They regard themselves as magical Porters and Gatekeepers. Now, why they would do this, Gustavan wondered.           The first reason would be as a hostage against the human race. Among all the faction