There’s no time…With a speed I couldn’t control, I felt like I was flying towards Xeno, both my feet barely touching the ground. The adrenaline in my veins called my mana to bring out the purple lightning, which appeared in just seconds with sparkling lights at first, then the current swirled around my arms, releasing them in a surge of incredible capacity, hoping it’s enough to bring down the demon appearing behind Xeno.I heard the yelp of the werewolves as I passed through them, my speed was enough to get behind the beast as it formed into a demon, taller and more massive than the three trolls they first encountered. This one is dangerous. I could feel the pure evil reeking from its existence.“AHHH!!!”I cried in rage as I slammed both my hands down on the demon’s lower nape, sending the lightning through-out its whole body, making it scream in agony. The lightning on my hand made a dazzling light, blinding my eyes as I sc

I run straight to the garden, escaping the suffocating place of crowded strangers inside the mansion. I sit behind the tall arborvitae trees, obscuring me from the eyes of anyone lingering around the mansion. With haste, I took off the corset with fast fingers and filled my lungs with fresh cold air as soon as I got rid of it. I don’t want to leave Phillius in the middle of that exuberant and glamorous event but I can’t be with him when my mind is filled with Xeno’s thoughts. I don’t want to be that cruel to Phillius and I hate myself for it.Finally released from the agony of being tortured by the blasted thing I feel like slowly killing me, I leave the corset on the grass where I removed it and think of strolling inside the garden. The wind is chilly against my skin and I need the fresh air to calm my nerves. I still can’t take Xeno’s face out of my mind when I saw him inside the ballroom, hiding in the shadows. Why is he glaring at me l

It feels like the first time I got into Phillius' car, the day he had found me in the middle of the forest…I sit beside him on the passenger’s side, my knees on my chest as I curl myself into a ball while looking at the busy streets from the window, wondering what kind of jobs these people have. Do they hunt for their food? This place is too wide but I haven’t seen any vacant or farmlands around it. It’s a mystery to me how these people acquire food on their table.Embracing myself more tightly gives me a feeling of sort of relief, glad that Phillius led me out of that embarrassing situation with Xeno. I never thought riding on this thing and looking at the beautiful structures of this place would take a bit of my stress away for a moment.“I’m so sorry for what Xeno had done to you, Sapphire. How is your wrist?”Remembering it, I checked on my wrist and saw that the bruises are already gone. I think my mana had healed the inj

“I told you, you don’t have to go with me.”I can’t let you drive on your own, Miss. You’re not familiar yet with the controls and if anything bad happens to you, I have no idea what Master Phillius would do to me.” As much as I want to glance back at Frix and look at his ridiculous worried face while he’s talking, my eyes couldn’t look away at the forest where I came from. It’s like something is pulling me to come and enter it… take a stroll under the tall woods.The morning sky is blue and clear and you could hear the birds merrily chirping around the area. The wind is cool against my skin so I embraced myself as I walked slowly, slipping down a shallow slope down on the edge of the forest.“Miss, where are you going?!”I heard Frix’s panicking voice as he made his attempt to run after me but I eyed him and gestured to him not to come. “NO, Frix, go back. You don’t have to accompany me here. I will be alright!”

Xeno’s fever came back again, his skin is getting cold and I’m scared that at any moment, he’ll get a seizure from the poison. I took my jacket and wrapped it around his body. I knew it wasn’t enough so I lay next to him, embracing him with my arms around him. It’s embarrassing but I have no choice. He needs warmth while my hands are on his chest, using my remaining mana to stop the poison from spreading more in his body.  He’s already shivering, moaning. I am already in panic and almost lost in mana. There is no living thing inside this cave that I could absorb for life energy. It’s hopeless… but I cannot let him die here… “Xeno… please don’t die on me…” I sobbed at him, wiping the