CHLOE went out of the Eshmirald Tower with her academic supplies. She was greeted by the blinding light of the sun as she stepped out of the shadows. Chloe had to cover her eyes with the back of her hand.
She wondered who that man could be. He was acting mysterious when he saved her from that bully, Kirsten, and her friends but when they were gone, he was flustered.
"Chloe!" The said girl jolted from her thoughts and turned to that familiar energetic voice.
Barbie was waving her hand from the distance while dragging the dazed Jucel with her other hand. Lucian and some guys were following the two girls. She could even see Zabdiel and Jared with them.
Chloe noticed that one of them was a man with a white cloth covering his eyes. But the amazing thing was that this man was able to walk steadier without guidance.
Barbie stopped at Chloe's side and quickly draped her free arm around the younger woman's waist. Chloe was taller than Barbie which made the
AT THE CENTER of the city of Galenus, the Krystalline Palace was glinting under the sunlight, flaunting the royal symbol of the main Capital of Demetrius. The walls that surround the palace were painted with silver and it was eight feet tall. Several Defense Krysts were stationed at each entrance with few Cimēræ accompanying them.Inside the palace, a man in his 20's was sitting on the stairs of the palace, putting on his black combat boots when the queen and her personal servants descended. The queen smiled as she made her way to her son."Ciaran, it's still early in the morning. Are you going back to the city of Markus?"The man was the 2nd prince of Demetrius, Prince Ciaran, but he was the 1st heir to the throne for several reasons. He stood up, fixing his belt on his white and gold suit before he faced his mother. He smiled softly at her, his emerald green eyes seemed twinkling. Some of his auburn locks are covering his eyes."I want to check on the progress my men made in Helengre
"HAVE you identified what caused his death?" Prince Ciaran asked Tara who checked on the dead Kryst they saw at the border of the forest. Drake and Theo went to bury the dead.The three Krysts were his direct subordinates and close friends. They were with the royal siblings since their younger years. This is why Prince Ciaran was more comfortable with them than anyone else in the palace, other than his siblings.Tara shook her head. For once her sleep-deprived eyes seemed alert this time. "The mist around the memories of the Defense Kryst was thicker than usual, Your Highness. But it seemed that the soldier was on the run. We can assume that he was attacked.""But by whom?" Ciaran asked, more likely to himself rather than Tara.Drake and Theo went back to them and they all set forth towards the gate of the fortress. As Theo and Drake opened the gate, Ciaran could already sense something was wrong. There was a faint smell of rotten things, and the fort seemed deserted.Ciaran unsheathed
CHLOE let out a loud gasp and closed her eyes tightly; a sharp scream escaped her throat.She waited for her body to smash against the rocky ground when a pair of strong arms caught her from mid-air. She instinctively clutched her savior's shirt. They landed with a soft thud. "Are you okay?" a concerned voice asked. She blinked her eyes open and looked up before her jaw dropped. He was looking at her with his thick eyebrows scrunched in obvious worry. He has that strong perfect jaws, and the perfect curved eyes... and those thin pinkish lips... "J-Jared..." she stuttered. She realized that she was still in Jared's arms. She scrambled off him and steadied her balance. "Y-Yeah... Thanks for helping me." His lips curled in a lopsided smile. For once, Chloe was mesmerized. His face lightened up when he smiles... even a little. His eyes gazed upon the branch then back at her. "What are you doing up the tree?" he asked. He still had that emotionless tone of voice that she knew would erup
SHE'S absolutely not going inside without Lucian. That was Chloe's decision. She knew that Lucian's room will be in the Opall tower so she tried to find him.With more than fifty rooms in the Opall tower, Chloe knew she will not be able to find him before the said interrogation ended. Nobody knows what will happen if she's late.Goodness! Where, in the name of Demetrius, are you, Lulu-chi? she nearly screamed in her mind.Chloe started to wring her fingers together at her back as she stood at the stairs inside the tower. If Lucian was indeed inside, he must know that she didn't arrive yet. He will come to find her."Hey," a smooth, manly voice called out from the entrance of the tower.Chloe turned to him, recognizing her brother's voice immediately. She instantly saw him because of his blonde hair, blue eyes, and the white cloth that was covering his ears."Lulu-chi! Where have you been?" she exclaimed.Lucian jerked his thumb at his back. "We had some errands. Barbie and the others w
CHLOE was terrified. Lucian was calm. And the Teachers were all harder to read.When Master Levi lost his temper, Chloe thought they were dead. It turned out that it was just his nature. Because after Lucian said that he already knew that their parents were suspected, he sat down and relaxed. Chloe didn't know what to do or say at all."W-what.." Chloe felt a stone on her throat and she was having hard time to gulp it. "What do you mean?""It's true that our parents are members of the Knights of Shaula. We were not lucky to enter this academy. We're privileged." Lucian looked at her with his blue eyes glinting. It held many secrets, enough to deem it as betrayal on her part. How much does she not know? "Our powers are not just any other Kryst. Combined by two Knights, we're above them.""Miss Chloe Liu," Master Hunn called to her softly. She turned to the old man. "We would like to talk to Lucian alone. You can leave now."The said girl hesitated. She slowly looked at Lucian. "Brother?
LUCIAN landed on the ground, butt first. "Aw.." He groaned as he rubbed his painful rear.Jucel landed more smoothly, doing a full turn before landing on her feet. "S-Sorry for that," she said as she helped him up. Lucian stood before he quickly scanned the field around them. They were in an open field, anyone could see them if they were just going to walk across the road."Where are we?" Lucian asked. His blue eyes were alert and narrowed, ready for any danger that might come to him."We're i-in a secluded field of Graire Province," she answered. He turned to her questioningly, and she pushed the rim of her thick eyeglasses up her nose. "You.. y-you were ready to kill me. I needed to bring you s-somewhere you can't use your p-power. You can't invade my mind, ei-either."Lucian inhaled sharply and tilted his head. His eyebrows are scrunched while his hands on his hips. "You seemed to know my powers more than I do." Why would I invade your mind when I can't even look through it the mome
THE night was high. The moon shone upon the river that ran from the Diana Province to Galenus City. There are few residents going back and forth but most of the stores in the market were already closed.Along the banks of the river in the city, two figures were walking. One of the figures bent down and traced the hand on the ground. The other stopped to watch the actions of its companion."Do you see the blue light?" a drawling accent came from the bending figure. Jucel Greyn looked around once more before she stood.Lucian Liu furrowed his eyebrows, his handsome face scrunched in concentration. "All I see is the ground with stones around."Jucel laughed a little bit, covering her lips with the back of her hand. "I forgot that you need to see beyond what's seen.""Beyond what's seen?"The silver-haired woman nodded then she pointed at the ground before them. "You saw the floor of this place as normal, nothing happened to it, right?"Lucian nodded quickly. He stepped back in alert when
IT HAD been five days since the group stayed at the new house in Graire Province.Chloe quickly felt comfortable living with Lucian's friends. Barbie was like a nagging mother of the group, keeping all of them moving. Jucel seemed to adjust pretty well, too. Although there were times that she would just stay in one place and read books rather than goofing with them.The house had two floors with a small balcony. A pavilion was located in the front yard with a small set of outdoor coffee tables and chairs.The area was wide, fenced with bricks and stones. The backyard was enough to set up a training ground... which they did. Lucian had put an archery range. They also made posts that will serve as their dummies when they practice close combat.The province in Graire was surrounded by fields and trees. The back of their new house has a forest that led to an open field.Their house was a little far from Krystalline Academy, but it just motivated Chloe to jog from the house to the school. L