Author’s NOTE: Hello readers! No this is not a repeat chapter, I made an error in the chapter title name. This chapter is in fact violence, while the previous is Heresy and has been edited to the proper title. However until the review to allow the change goes through it will continue to show as Violence. Sorry for the mix up and I hope you enjoy the chapter. :)[Ivan’s POV]"Is that how you solve everything?"Flinching, I looked up into the face of the fiery skeleton. Right before my eyes, it began to shift and shrink until standing in front of me was no longer a horrible monster, but a woman with long white hair and an ethereal beauty that was not meant to exist in the real world."Is violence truly the only solution?" The woman continued, frowning.Unable to speak, I simply stared, trying to make sense of exactly what was happening. Why did the fiery creature that the celestial being was so afraid of suddenly turn into such a beautiful and calm woman?"Well?" She continued to push.

[Arissa’s POV]My eyes continued to linger on Hans until a loud shriek ripped through the air, reminding me of the reason this happened in the first place. I snapped my gaze away from my injured comrade and watched as the ugly water horse surged towards me and Igor."Igor," I murmured, keeping my attention fixed on the beast. "I need you to get Hans back up on the deck and staunch his blood the best you can.""What are you planning?" Igor asked."Don’t question your luna!" I hissed, feeling an odd energy burst out of me.Beside me, Igor let out a gasp of shock before his body began to head back to the ship, where I could hear the sounds of the others taking in what happened."HELP HANS!" I yelled, "IF HE DIES, I’LL KILL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!"Letting a snarl escape me, I began to move, surging towards the creature. My anger was the only thing spurring me forward, and when I was close enough to the bastard sea creature, I dove under, gaining as much momentum as I could. Once I was

[Ivan’s POV]"Now," the being announced. "Are you ready for your next trial?""So soon?"I just finished fighting a pretty strong opponent and would be lying if I said that I wasn’t feeling it. Though I managed to tap into a new source of power, I didn’t know how to control it yet and therefore was wiped out."Is that a no?""No."Standing up, I did my best to push away the exhaustion that I was feeling. If I let myself stop now, all the struggle prior to this would be worthless."What is it?"I watched as the being began to use its hands to make circular motions in the air. Where its fingers passed created tiny glowing orbs. Frowning, I tried to determine exactly what was going on here, but came up short."What are you doing?""Creating two paths." The being explained."Paths?"Furrowing my brows, I continued to watch as the glowing spheres that were being created started to grow bigger and bigger until they were the perfect size for someone to pass through."What?" I hissed when wha

[Ivan’s POV]I bit back the laugh that wanted to escape as Arissa’s cheeks turned a bright shade of red. Goddess, she was beautiful, and when she flushed it made her so damn sexy, as it reminded me of when we were alone and..."You have quite the smooth tongue." She murmured, trying to regain her composure. "How do you stay so serious when spouting such bullshit?""Bullshit?" I repeated."That’s right."If she wanted to claim what I said was bullshit, I would show her true bullshit. However, as I prepared to speak, I felt a slight tap on my consciousness. Frowning, I allowed whoever it was to enter and immediately regretted it.‘Sorry to disturb.’ The being chuckled, even though it was clear that it wasn’t sorry. ‘But I have to remind you that there is still one more trial.’Right… If I wanted to stay here with Arissa, I needed to complete the final trial, but what the hell was it?"What’s wrong?"Letting out a long breath, I fixed my gaze on Arissa’s and gave an apologetic smile. It

[Arissa’s POV]"What’s your plan?" I asked, trying to hide the shock that was racing through me.I don’t know exactly what I expected when Ivan pinpointed the traitor, but I still couldn’t quite believe that it was the silent giant Catori. "He needs to be locked up for now." Ivan responded slowly.Nodding, I looked towards where Stefan stood, dumbfounded. At least everyone here was reflecting the same emotions I felt."Take him to join Giselle and Theodore." I continued, "After that, we need someone to take care of the bodies in the engine room.""That’s my luna," Ivan beamed, causing my cheeks to flush. "Taking control just like the leader you are.""Now isn’t the time." I warned, trying to keep my embarrassment over being praised under control. "We should be arriving at our destination soon and need to handle matters here."Chuckling, Ivan simply nodded while giving me an approving smile. Shit, the man was dangerous, especially when he flashed those pearly whites."Here, he’s all y