"Very unpleasant welcome!" grumbled Rain. "It looks the same!" said Jace. "What?" Rain is very frustrated. "These lockers! Everything is the same. The shape and order of their numbers are nothing special. Are you sure you're here?" Rain released a breath she didn't realize she had been holding in for a long time. "Good!" she said. Rain reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a key from it. "Do you have a key?" Jace couldn't believe it. Standing in one of the lockers, she noticed a scratch on the door. The last time she was there was about five years ago. Rain still remembers that her father left something in the locker before they left for the city to start a new life. "These scratches look like long, continuous claw marks being scratched deeply into the wood. Are you sure this is the cupboard?" "I don't remember. It was five years ago. And when you pointed at the giant gourd, I suddenly remembered this locker." Rain put in the key without thinking, and the locker door op

Another black-winged creature swooped down on Jace out of nowhere. This creature looks like a woman's figure, black hair is tied to the top of her head, and her biceps are lined with rugged iron. "What kind of monsters are these?" Jace thought. Erica and Randall stepped in front of Jace to protect him. However, the creature's target was not the prince. The beast came to capture the dark forces of the prince's guard. "That black-winged creature came to hunt down my troops?" Jace cursed. With one broad movement, the black creature released something like a shimmering web in the air and wrapped Randall and Erica together. The monster knocked Randall and Erica to the ground due to the weight of the metal net. "Silver net?" mumbled Jace. The winged creature dragged Randall and Erica, trapped in the net, along the ground. The monster seemed to be taking steps to lift them into the sky. Jace didn't hesitate. There is a time to act quietly, and there is a time to go on the offensive.

Adaline returned to the living room with a tray of tea and cookies that had just been removed from the oven. The tea and cookies were even still steaming warm. But, as soon as she passed the curtain of shells, the tray of tea and cookies fell to the floor. Adaline, who originally had a smiling face, suddenly pursed her lips tightly. She got furious. The living room of the house is empty. Jace and Rain had left without saying a word. "You won't be able to get away with it!" Adaline growled furiously. Suddenly, black runes were all over her skin, turning her body into a terrifying monster. Rain and Jace had already made their way back to town. They went to the address where Mr Orwell's apartment was located. They were standing in front of a small brown row house. Mr Orwell's apartment was near the other row houses lining St. Marie Ann. A sharp breeze blew against their faces and shook the sign on the post box near the steps. Jace read the print aloud, "The Orwells' Home." Jace

When Rain turned to Ben and tried to clarify whether the figure she met in the forest was Ben or was it just Rain's dream and imagination? However, at that moment, someone rattled the latch on the gate until it made a loud sound. Ben immediately went to the second-floor window directly opposite the gate. Ben could see who was making a fuss ahead through the window. "Guys!" Ben ran back to where Rain and Jace were. "Someone's coming." Rain and Jace were shocked. "Is that my dad?" Ben glanced out the window and looked at the fence someone was trying to open. He shook his head. "Not Mr. Orwell. However, there was a woman and two men there. Rain, do you know them? Or do they live on the ground floor?" "Woman and man?" The curious Jace finally ran across the room and peeked through the window. Jace hissed. "Those two men are warlocks!" "Warlocks? What do you mean?" Ben was confused. "Is that a cool term for someone?" No one answered Ben's curiosity. "Why would a warlock come to my

The three were in the carriage heading to the Darkwood Kingdom via Westlake Station. Jace looked still angry at Rain. He sat away from the girl. "Thanks for bringing me along," said Ben. "I thought you would choose to go with him and ignore me." "Don't get excited just yet, Ben. I don't fully trust you, either. Sorry. I brought you along because I wanted to prove Jace's words wrong." Ben looks both disappointed and grateful. "At least you still have a little bit of faith in me. I'm so scared now. Where have you been all this time? What kind of work are you doing? Eventually, I'll find out." Rain looked around the train that was taking them to Westlake Station. There were no passengers in the carriage other than the three of them. Rain glanced at the window. Outside it began to be shrouded in thick fog. Even though no other passengers were in the carriage, they were riding in. Rain was sure that the dark forces were around. Only they didn't show up because of Benjamin's presence.