~Catching Helen~

He was her first love.
She was the girl he gives his first kiss.
He comes from a well-off family.
She comes from a poor family.
They celebrate their same birthday date together and even was born in the same hospital.
They know each other like forever.
He is the person she must take great care physically and emotionally.
Because she was paid to do that by his family.
Since she was his baby sitter! 

[Helen]
How many times must I let myself been hurt over and over again? How many times I must tell myself he was never meant to be for me? I thought by putting a great distance between us, I can regain my self-confidence and like my own self again. In this new place, when I barely reaching my goal he comes and disrupts my life again. 

I have enough of this. I may be putting my distance but I also have my own source. Since you are here. It's a high time for me to plan my escape again.


---------------------------------CAUTION!!--------------------

WARNING!
I will only start writing this one after I can catch the breath of my chaotic life. Which I don't know when but I will work hard in straightening my life. In the meantime, I will plot this story to make it more enjoyable.

WARNING! 
BEWARE OF A VERY SLOW UPDATES (Once I start it)^^III

Because my writing priority is Miss Nuggets and Lemonade and Blood Minus.

Nama ku adalah Pallad, aku terlahir dengan nama Helen aku lah yang menemani Chaidir dahulu semasa kanak-kanak hingga remaja, Chaidir adalah sahabat ku, aku yang menemani nya bermain, aku yang menemani nya berbicara, hingga kini aku adalah sisi lain nya yang berbeda.

Later that day, he met with college friend, Enrique, who happens to be a lawyer. Enrique sits across from him and said, "You sure you wanted to do this?" "Positive." He sighs. "Okay." Joe didn't think Enrique would accept his offer. Joe blinks for a few times. "Enrique, you're such a good man." "Ha?" "I mean in a good way." Enrique sighs and said, "Joe, I might be a half ass but as a friend, I'm willing to help you."

Joe grins, "We're friends?" Enrique feels disgust whenever Joe grins. Enrique stands up and said, "I'm out." Joe stops him. "Okay, Okay. I won't ever do it again." "This matter we'll talk about it. I'm a busy." "Ahh..in bed with her?" Enrique glares at him. "What?" Joe was so innocent that he didn't know why Enrique was glaring at him. Enrique sighs as he's given up. 
...
Several days later, Helen found out the woman Joe was interested in was no other than her former secretary, Dani. Helen was furious once Jordy told her what had happened to her. "That filthy snake two-faced!" 

"Ma'am." "Ah." Helen returns to her old self. "How is Dani? Is she alright?" "She's temporary in a coma at the moment." "Ah. Poor child." Helen looks at Jordy. "I want to see her. May I?" "Ma'am. Just give me an order instead of asking." "Jordy...you're such a good man."

"Thanks for the compliment." Jordy takes Helen to see Dani. Helen was heartbroken when she sees Dani. "Oh. Dani." 

In the other hand, Amy was talking to Joe. Joe was explaining how he feels weird when it comes to Dani. Any bit her lower lip. Joe notices something strange about Amy. "Amy?" 

Amy takes a deep breath and look at him in the eye. A few minutes later, he sees his grandmother with Dani.

(Earlier)
"Amy?" 

That car accident that you were in...someone was also at the scene, he was badly injured. There were no chance of him surviving. He heard that you need a heart so he's willing to be your heart donor." Joe never heard of this story. 

"Who's my donor?" "Your heart, feelings, actions, makes you feel weird because his love for Dani." How was shocked. "My donor is Dani's boyfriend..." Amy gives a weak smile. "...And your friend..." Joe was confused. Any points at his heart. "It belongs to Leo." 

(Present) 
Joe couldn't believe it. (Who would've thought that you're my heart donor, Leo. Just...what are you trying to tell me? Protecting your girl? Messing up my emotions? Just what do you want from me?)

Joe walks into the room. "Gram. What are you doing here?" "Can't you see? I'm visiting." "You know her?" Helen looks at Dani. "She's the most sweetest person I ever seen. She always hold her head up high, no matter what she's dealing with."

Joe just stands there, listening to her story. Joe then speaks up, "You knew, didn't you?" He looks at her. She smiles. "Leo came to me, bragging how wonderful Dani is. He even showed me a picture of her. I was stunned by her beauty. Leo talks to me and wants an advice of proposing to her. Sadly, he didn't get the chance to propose to her." 

She looks at Joe. "Hunny. Leo gives you his heart because he wants you to experience what is like to be loved. To love someone so dearly. You and Dani lost someone special who means a lot. Leo gives you two another chance by loving one another. You don't need to act like Leo. Act like Joe Chen. Be yourself when it comes Dani. The reason why your heart is beating isn't because of Leo. It's because of his feelings which tells you that she is someone who is very dear to him. It's your feelings that makes your feel something is missing in your heart. And that's her. Your soulmate which Leo has given it to you." 

She walk towards him and touch his face. "Joe, you really loved her ever since. That's your true feelings about her. That is why you end your engagement with that woman in order to be with Dani, isnt?" Joe looks at Dani who was still in her slumber. "...what if she stays like this?" "Oh Joe. Have some hope. She will wake up. Right now, it isn't the time. Once it's time, she will wake up. You'll see." 

Joe hugs Helen. "Gram. I love you." Helen smiles and hug him back as she rubs his back. "Joe, don't give up. Where's your fighting spirit?"

Dani Kazuma was once a member of the Su Family but she changed her last name into her mother's. She avoids her father and her new family members. 

Her mother has fallen ill, Dani decides to work at the bar as a part-timer and goes by the name of Danika. Dani is just a plain office worker. 

One night, she got called for a VIP, little did she not know that that VIP is no other than her boss, CEO Joe Chen. She never met him before and thought he's just a regular. Next day, she found out that Joe is her boss. 

Will she stop seeing him as Danika or did he already know her secret?

She looked at the young girl from behind the tree, her dress picking up the mud as it grazed over the forest ground. Penny didn't know what Helen was doing here with these people and she saw the girl give her a mocking smile as if to tell how stupid she was. 
Did breaking one bottle on her head, had loosened the screws in her head? Her brows furrowed then at the thought of what the other black witch they had come across earlier had told when Sister Jera had asked if she knew another white witch. 
Apart from Penelope and Jera, the rest of the white witches who had come from the church had been killed with their heads torn apart. She had told them that there was one other white witch who she wasn't able to point out. She finally understood how the woman knew about her presence in Valeria and with the Artemis. It was Helen who had told her. 
"Are you surprised, Penelope?" asked Helen, and Penny wondered if she was supposed to shake her head right now. 
"Just a little disappointed," Penny replied back to see the girl laugh it off as if she were enjoying catching Penny off guard. 
Helen pulled out the knife and ran it at the back of her hand, "You shouldn't be this surprised. I thought you had sure caught up to me."
Penny looked at the girl who was shedding her nature in front of her now which she had failed to see before during her time in Valeria. They had met more than once and not once had she come off to be someone who was involved in the massacre. 
"I was sure that you would die in the house but I didn't expect you to survive. The only person I wanted to survive was Damien and was hoping Mr. and Mrs. Artemis would finish you people off so that I could have the man all for myself but who knew you would be there. And who knew you were a white witch all along. Here, I thought you were a fucking human but then I am like-" the girl made a face as if she were in shock before her expression turned back to normal. 
"Still fixated on another woman's man I see," Penny commented hitting a nerve that had Helen give her a glare, "Don't feel bad but...you are the definition of shamelessness."
Another black witcher who was standing on the right chuckled. Penny remembered the man who had questioned yesterday if she was the one who had broken the bottle on his head. Helen turned her head, raising her hand to whisper something in the air and the witcher's lips suddenly started to seal in a way as if the mouth was non-existent on his face. 
Penny gulped softly not knowing what exactly Helen was. If she were a black witch or a white witch but that wasn't too difficult. All Penny had to do was remember her reading the book of spells that consisted of the white, black, and forbidden magic in it. 
She was a white witch. The spell she just made of the mouth sealing, it was forbidden magic that she was tapping into. 
"Keep your mouth closed else I will not uplift the curse," Helen told the black witch. 
"How did you turn to a witch? I thought you were a human," Penny stated to have the woman turn to look back at Penelope.
Helen gave out a sarcastic smile, "I was always a witch. It is just that no one ever noticed it."
"But your parents are humans," Penny had met her parents after she had broken the bottle on her head. Her parents had made an uproar which was later calmed down by the Lord of Valeria. Though Penny had been taken to another room, before leaving the hallways, she had seen Helen's mother who was an elderly woman. 
"Oh, that," Helene played with the knife in her hands, "They aren't my real parents. You see I was an orphan who was adopted by the Artemis. Do you think the Artemis was doing social service?"
"Never thought they did," Penny whispered under her breath as little things started to make sense. The white witch couple who were now dead, they didn't give away the children just to sacrifice them to the witches, but they also brought in witches to give away to human families, that way it was easier to blend in without making things too obvious to the society. 
"I just happened to be one of the fortunate witches who didn't get burned down by the vampires, humans or the council that you so follow," Helen said and then made a face as if she were thinking about something, "You know, I was only being a mere spectator who was collecting information and I wouldn't have got in here if it weren't for you."
Penny nodded her head, "You are really pitiful. The man rejects you, yet you follow him like a little bitch of a black witch. I think it would be fit to tell that you came here for me and Damien?"
Helen wasn't liking the way the girl kept prompting on how she was here after being rejected, 
"For your kind information, Damien showed me enough interest when you weren't in the picture. It's not like he will ever suspect that I ever did anything once you are in the picture, I will be the poor girl who saw people die and was left alone in the mass of death. Isn't that a good story?"
"I might not know some things and frankly I don't care what comes from that mouth of yours because those are delusional words which your consciousness already knows is delusional just like yourself to think that the man will love you for such a sad story," Penny pulled out the gun similar to the way Helen had pulled out her knife, "Have you ever met the real Damien Quinn?" she questioned Helen.
This had the younger witch laughing with her head thrown back in mirth as if Penny had just cracked a joke which she couldn't stop. 
"Do you hear what you are saying? I know Damien for a longer duration of time, isn't that obvious that I know how he thinks, speaks, or does?" Helen raised her thin eyebrows and it was now that Penny noticed how extremely thin the other girl's eyebrows were. 


WARNING: This book contains mature R-18 content. *Slow burn book. No major misunderstandings or rape.*
[Year 1778]

"Who touched you?" he asked, his eyes brooding down at her and when she didn't answer, his voice thundered in the room, "WHO?"

The butler who stood near the wall spoke shakily, "Sir, it was Mr. Reverale," Damien's face turned sour, his jaw ticking in anger he turned his face to the side where the butler stood behind.

"Bring the man here."

"N-now?" stuttered the butler. It was the time of night.

Damien who hadn't broken his eye contact with the girl in front of him, pushed his hand against the wall which now rested beside his beautiful girl's head. Turning his body, he first looked at his butler who had his head bowed. With great courage, the butler came to meet his Master's eyes, "Do you have any other better time? Or should it be after I wring your neck?" Damien asked calmly tilting his head. Not a second later, the butler ran out of the room to return back with Mr. Reverale after twenty minutes.

"Damien, are we having a late tea party?" Mr. Reverale came to greet but the master of the house had other plans. Spotting the knife that was stuck to the apple on the table, he reached for it to pull it out.

Just as Mr. Reverale went to exchange a handshake with him, Damien took hold of his hand to place it on the table. In one swift movement as if he were chopping onions, he chopped the four fingers of the man off his hand making him yelp and cry in pain.

"No one touches what is mine. I am sure this will remind you the next time you even think about touching her," sighed Damien as if he were tired of telling people to keep their dirty hands off his belongings.

Meet Damien Quinn, a pureblooded vampire who is a complete narcissist, brash with his words and stingy even though he is rich who haggled when he bought a slave from the black market.

On the other hand, meet Penelope who believes she is a 'guest' for a few days at the Quinn as she is intent on escaping from the odd vampire who needs therapy.

"I really can't wait for that thing Ashley and Scarlet invited us to after dinner." Daisy smiled as we made our way to the main hall for dinner.

"You did quite well today Emilia!!!" Helen smiled.

"Yeah...." I sighed taking a seat.

"So what's a movie again?..." Jay asked.

"Hmmmm to put it in your terms..... it's like an illusion and a theater production slammed together." I smiled.

"Hmm that does sound intriguing..." Grace replied with a smile.

"Did you guys read the news?.... apparently the negotiations are going well and we should anticipate Eastern kingdom reinforcements within weeks." 

"That's great!! That would save al lot of innocent people." I replied.

"To be honest we don't know what King Edward offered to them in return." Helen replied.

"Yeah I guess we'll hear about the condition of the alliance in the upcoming months." Jay replied.

"Is there any news on the Elven Cities?.." Helen asked.

"No sadly.... it only focuses on news in and around Arcaida." Jay answered.

"Hmmm... Mind if we borrow your scrying orb Emilia?..." Helen asked politely.

"Ohhh sure!!" I said pulling it out my pocket rolling it to her, totally forgot I had some sort of spying orb.

"Woah Woah Woah..." Jay instantly commented, "you don't just treat a rare magical item like its some sort of ball." He commented on the way I casually rolled the Orb across the table.

"Ohhh... sorry!" I appologised.

"Ohhh Jay..... it's alright magically enchanted items are more durable then normal stuff." Helen argued.

"But still!!! magical items and artifacts need to handled with care." He insisted.

"Yeah I'm sorry Jay, by the way have any of you heard from Morgana?.." I asked curiously.

"Let's use the orb." Helen insisted holding it in her hands and focusing on it. "Hmmm looks like shes talking to Ashley about something..... I can't hear what they are talking about though..... " Helen answered after a few moments  of concentrating.

"Hmmm I wonder what they could possibly talking about." I wondered as Helen return to us.

"Do you think she found news about something thats going on in the school?...." Grace asked.

"Maybe shes looking for something.... Ashley does have a lot of stuff in his lab." Daisy suggested.

"Yeah.... maybe we can ask Ashley when we see him after dinner." I suggested.

We quickly finished up eating making sure we wasn't too late meeting up with Ashley and Scarlet and began making our way to their room. 

"Come in!" Scarlet voice yelled out to us as the familiar smell of popcorn and hot dogs filled me nose.

"Ohhh what's this smell?" Daisy asked entering after me.

"Ohhhh hey everyone! come in come in!!! take a seat!!" Ashley greeted us as all entered the dimly lit room.

We all walked in in taking a seat on the sofas with bowls of popcorn and cans of soft drinks on the table. "Ohhh that's all this stuff." Helen glanced at the table filled with all sort sof things she didn't recognize.

"That is popcorns... we have..... sweet, salty, butter and salted caramel." Scarlet pointed out to every taking a seat. "We also have fizzy flavored drinks." She said handing out some to everyone.

"Scarlet ask if anyone wants Hot dog or Nachos!" Ashley shouted from the kitchen.

"Ohhhh I'll take Nachos... with cheese if possible." I asked Scarlet politely.

"Hmmm Skip on the hotdogs just make a bunch of Nachos." Scarlet ordered Ashley.

"Sure no problems." Ashley answered and withing minutes came out with two large trays filled with Nachos drizzled in sweet luscious melted cheese. 

"I love nacho!" I smiled in glee instantly digging in. 

"Ohh my this is truly amazing." Grace smiled also digging in.

"So what's this movie?... thing.." Jay asked Scarlet.

"Ohhh let's get the movie starts!!" Scarlet smiled, "Any recommendation?.." She asked looking at me.

"Do you happen to have my favourite movie?..." I asked with a smile.

"The one Paul dislikes?..." Scarlet chuckled.

"Yeah..." I Laughed.

"Sure let's do it!!! don't tell Paul... but I'm also a fan!" She smiled at me.

Ashley pulled out a suit case from under the sofas and opened it up pulling out what seemed to be a projector positioning it towards what I now notice is a plane large wall. With a few taps of his arm the room darkened and the projector switched on as the very nostalgic theme tune rang out, making me feel more comfortable as if I've mad another friend group one that I can trust on. In the back of my mind there was a niggling thought, how everyone back at home was doing now that I'm not there... can that weird clone Paul made of me really trick everyone into thinking that's the real me?...

"Woah!!!! everything looks so real!!!" Jay instantly commented.

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"Wow that family the child was with was extremely horrible... why would the Headmaster leave him with such a horrible family..." Helen commented after the movie.

"It's surprisingly interesting seeing how life is different in other planes." Jay smiled 

"It's not a real plane." I replied to Jay.

"What?.... where you come you don't enter into a magical school by the age of 12?.." He asked shocked.

"Nope... this was all fantasy... we don't have or use magic." I reminded him, "This is just like a theater production." I added.

"Yeah but according to the story you wouldn't know if it is real or not." Jay commented.

"Okay..... that is true but this is just a story of fiction... so we assume it was all fictional." I answered

"Hmmmmmmm...." Jay pondered, "Well if we ever get to visit your plane maybe we would check for certain there's no magic." Jay smiled.

"I wonder if Atlantis has secrets like in the movie." Daisy wondered.

"Atlantis is a very old fortress with unknown origins... we still have departments focused on unlocking and finding more hidden rooms and safeguarding the students." Ashley smiled.

"Really?..." Daisy asked with a giant smile.

"Yup we only uncovered most the surface rooms.... and this fortress being so big there's bound to be something under the surface levels." Ashley answered.

"There are some out of bound areas though... extremely unstable and dangerous so heed any warnings you might see." Scarlet warned us.

"The movie was quite fun!" Grace smiled, "aside from the missing... hunters and ranger?!" She asked.

"And the druids!!!" Helen agreed.

"Don't forget me!" Daisy added.

"Sorry guys but it's meant to be an epic tale of wizards only." I tried explaining to them.

"Their forms of instant travel is so amazing... I wouldn't mind learning a spell to instant travel...." Jay sighed.

"Or the pets!!! I would love an owl!!!" Daisy smiled.

"Helen is really good with animals being a druid" Grace replied gleefully.

"Yup I can talk to animals and plants." Helen nodded.

"What about the flying booms?..... do you get them here?.." I asked extremely hopeful.

"Hmmm generally... Flying brooms are  only associated with Hags..... so generally no.... and even flying on one would instantly spark a hostile response..... not to mention spooking the whole town." Ashley answered.

"Owww man that really sucks..." I replied.

"It's not too hard to fly to be honest there are spells that allow you to fly for some time." Scarlet smiled.

"Really?" I asked sounding hopeful.

"The whole reason the floating cities and air ships floats is because of Runes and Artifacts that maintain the fly spell permanently." Scarlet answered.

"I must say the long thing that carried the students to the school... was impressive." Ashley added, "Would make travel between cities so much faster and more accessible for the general public." Ashley smiled.

"Ahh you mean a train?..... Yeah they are very useful to travel large distances very quickly." I smiled.

Emilia Patel an aspiring young adult with a heart of gold and a fiery temper always dreamt of having magical adventures like the ones she reads in Fantasy novels. 

One day, she awoke up tied up in a chair by an unknown invisible force and a robbed red haired figure informing her she is to be conscripted to Atlantis one of the four famous schools of Sorcery.

Could this really be a dream come true?

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Or just a message me to tell you you're enjoying the novel =)

Chapter Two
THE LAST FILM PROJECT

[WIN]

TODAY IS Thursday. Napapadalas na ang pagsama ko sa squad nila Archi at Helen. Tanging si Archi at Akashi lang ang nakakausap ko habang nilalayuan ko naman si Helen. Her request is been two days already but I really felt like she was backstabbing her friend. Tama naman ang pakay nya but pwede namang imbis na magsumbong sya eh pangaralan nya na lang ang mga friends nya.

Am I bad? It sounds like na parang pinapanigan ko pa ang mga gawain ng friends nya 'di ba? Feeling ko kasi ay ang panget na makitang sinasaksak nya patalikod ang mga kaibigan nya.

About Rina and Paulo, sila ang dahilan ng malagiang kong pagsama sa squad ni Archi. 'di ko mapigilan 'di tumulong kela Rina at Paulo. Kahapon natapunan ni Rina ang makeup kit ni Venice kaya tinapunan ng spaghetti ni Venice si Rina.

I was angry yesterday though mas pinili kong tulungan na lang si Rina kesa tumayo at magalit. I gave Rina ny spare uniform while the others are calming Venice.

Paulo, on the other day, was punched in his face dahil sa pagtitig nito kay Anica. Sino pa ba ang sasapak sa kanya? The boyfriend, Luis. Si Rudolf naman, na akala kong aawat, ay nakisapak din kaya napilitan kami ni Archi at Akashi na awatin sila.

Nagsumbong ako? Yes, I did what Helen requested pero hindi gano'n kalala ang sumbong ko. I just said that it was misunderstanding and those four got detentioned for almost two hours at sinisisi nila si Archi kaya naguilty din ako.

"Hey Sandoval! Alam mo na ba kung sino yung nagsumbong?"napataas ang tingin ko nang tanungin ako ni Grace. Tsk. They didn't know that the person they asked was the one who told the Dean about the chaos.

Napaikot ang mata ko. Nasasanay na silang tawagin ako sa apelyido ko kahit na may matino akong pangalan. If they called me by my name then I would be happy but they not so I end up sighing and rolling eyes for the nth time. 

"Nope and I won't know. Ako nga ang nagsumbong kaya maniwala na lang kayo,"I heard them uttered 'tss'. Yes, 'di sila naniniwalang ako ang nagsumbong dahil sabi 'nila' it is either the four; Archi, Helen, Rina or Paulo.

"Nonsense Sandoval. Alam naming 'di mo gagawin 'yun dahil galit-galit kayo ng Mom mo,"napataas ang kilay ko sa sinabi ni Sarah. How come she knew that me and my Mom had a small war?

Naramdaman nya ang pagtitig ko sa kanya kaya mabilis syang napatawa at nagkibitbalikat.

"What? I had ears everywhere Sandoval. You got my interest kaya I also had been watching you,"Sarah said in the middle of her laughs. Geez! Stalker! Tumayo ako at padabog na ihinampas ang plato sa mesa dahilan para makuha ang atensyon nila.

"I'm full. Rina, Paulo, sumunod kayo sa akin pagkatapos nyo,"I said. Lately, naging trio na kami nila Rina at Paulo though Paulo was distant sometimes. Lagi syang may kausap sa phone.

The two of them nod and eating their foods fast. Umalis na ako at inubos ang juice ko at niyupi ito. While I was making my way out, narinig ko ang malakas nilang pagtawa.

"Pikon HAHAHAHA."

"You really stalked her? Unbelievable! HAHAHAHAHAHA."

"Her face was funny! Really funny!"

"Tigilan nyo nga si Win!"

"Stop pestering her!"

So Helen and Archi defended me huh? Tsk. Pagkaalis ko ay dumaretso na ako sa tambayan namin nila Rina at Paulo.

Time passed at si Rina lang ang nagpakita. Sinabi nyang may emergency si Paulo kaya umalis sya.

Nakaupo kami habang inuubos ang oras ng lunchbreak. Rina was smarter than me kaya madali lang sa kanya ang hindi na magreview habang ako ay naghihingalo lagi ang grades.

"Know what, pansin kong may kakaiba kay Paulo?"she started making my gaze diverted to her. Napakunot ang noo ko. Kakaiba? Higit sa lagi syang may kausap sa phone?

"How come? I don't find anything about him weird,"saad ko at napahinto sya sa pagbabasa ng kanyang libro. Tumingin sya sa aking mata. She is indeed a nerd. May makapal na kilay, may makapal na salamin, magulo ang buhok, at balot na balot ng damit.

"Look at his body. Ang ganda-ganda tapos ang laki-laki ng mga muscles nya tapos tatanga-tanga sya? That's weird! Look at his actions, sa laki ng katawan nya hirap syang magbuhat ng mga plastic bags?"napaisip tuloy ako sa sinabi. What she said was I think somehow true.

Totoong malaki at halatang maganda ang hubog ng katawan ni Paulo. Nakakapagtaka nga dahil magkalayo ang cute na muka ni Paulo sa maskulado nyang katawan. Napaisip ako sa sinabi ni Rina pero mabilis na umiling.

"Never judge a book by its cover,"makahulugang saad ko. Napakurap ang mata ni Rina at bahagyang tumango.

"Ah sorry, medyo judgmental ako eh,"at napatawa sya. Ibinalik ko na ang tingin sa nirereview ko.

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Friday ngayon at hinihintay ko na lang na matapos ang klase. Mamaya na namin malalaman ang ginawang istorya nila Rina at Paulo. Sila kasi ang naassign na gumawa ng storya at script at 'di ko na inabalang alamin ang ginawa nila dahil gusto kong masurprise kahit papaano.

About sa genre ng story, thankful ako na hindi ito romance dahil naiirita na ako sa puro romance na palabas. Bitter na kung bitter. Ayon kay Miss Coleen, ang presidente ng club, Mystery/Thriller or Horror ang genre ng story 

Naglalakad ako papunta sa clubroom. Same hallway, same black door. Matapos ang tatlong katok ay bumukas ang pinto at sinalubong ako ni Tristan, the drama club's vice president.

Binuksan nya ang pinto ay pinapasok ako. Nasalubong ko din si Amelia na isang photographer na kumukuha lagi ng litrato for documentaries.

Nandoon na ang squad habang sila Rina at Paulo naman ay nasa harapan at lima silang nando'n kasama ang drama club's president.

Umupo ako sa tabi ni Archi at sinimulan ng magsalita ni Miss Coleen, ang nagbigay ng proyekto tungkol sa paggawa ng pelikula.

She cleared her throat before spilling what she had. Umayos ako ng upo habang ang lahat ay nakatingin sa harap at tahimik.

"Nabasa ko na ang isinulat na scripts at plot nila Rina at Paulo. And I accepted their work dahil maganda ang pagkakagawa. It is both Mystery/Thriller and Horror story and it is temporarily titled as 'The Murder Entries'. Mind telling what the story about?"pagkatapos magsalita ni Miss Coleen ay ipinakwento nya kay Rina at Paulo ang tungkol sa kanilang kwento.

"Out story was inspired by Blood Crayons though walang larong magaganap."panimula ni Rina. Nakangiti lamang ang mga ilang officer sa gilid habang nakikinig.

"Ang twist, isang miyembro ng isang grupo ang 'di nila inaakalang mamamatay tao. May dahilan kung ba't sila pinatay at 'yun ay dahil nabully yung isang tao na 'yon nung kabataan nila at 'di nila nakilala ying taong iyon matapos ang ilang taon,"Paulo explained. Ang mga sumunod na detalye ay mabusisi namang sinaad ni Rina at isa-isa kaming napatayo pagkatapos.

Napakurap pa nga ako matapos marinig ang istorya. Biglang pumalakpak si Miss Coleen dahilan para mapapalakpak kaming lahat.

Karamihan sa amin ay 'di makapaniwala. Hearing the plot made me felt shivers down in my spine. Ngayon pa lang ay kinikilabutan na ako.

"That's a masterpiece!"rinig naming sigaw ni Tristan.

"Whoah! Never thought na makakagawa kayo ng isang obra-maestra!"Rudolf exclaimed.

Maganda yung story sa totoo lang pero ang creepy. Why? Puro patayan ang mangyayari. It was titled 'The Murder Entries' dahil isa itong compilation kung paano pinatay ang isang grupo ng magkakaibigan. 

Napaupo na kami nang paupuin kami ni Miss Coleen. She stood in front with two beautiful creature. 'di talaga maitatanggi ang ganda at gwapo ng kasama nya.

"This is Selene Astreja and James Wendlin from Theater Club. I asked for their help para turuan kayo ng maayos na pag-arte. Naniniwala naman ako sa inyo pero dahil kakaibang level na ito, kailangan na din natin ng pangmataasang aktor at aktres. Kayo na ang bahala kung isasama nyo sila sa film or not. Si Tristan and Amelia din ay sasama sa inyo para bantayan kayo so planuhin nyo na kung saan kayo magshoshoot. Okay, club dismissed."

Nagsitayuan na kami nang matapos ang meeting. Yung mga lalaki ay pinupuri sila Rina at Paulo sa sinulat nilang storya. Naexcite ang karamihan sa mga lalaki at kaming mga babae ay medyo naexcite. 'di naman kasi lahat kami ay kasali sa film kaya medyo 'di interesting.

Sinabi din ni Tristan na sya ang gagawa ng groupchat para pag-usapan kung saan ang shooting. 

'di ko na ginulo sila Rina at Paulo habang pinupuri sila dahil mas okay naman na siguro dahil para 'di na sila ibully ng squad.

Papalabas na ako ng clubroom nang may humawak sa kamay ko kaya napahinto ako at napatingin sa kung sino mang iyon at nanlaki ang mata ko. It was Helen who held my hand.

Yumuko ito at hinarap ko sya. Iniiwasan ko sya pero 'pag gan'to na kakausapin nya ako ay 'di ako iiwas. If she was asking for me to request again and use my surname then I'll be straight to the point to decline her request.

"S-sorry about sa hiniling ko sayo. Maybe 'yun ang dahilan kung ba't mo ako iniiwasan,"she said. Bigla akong sumagot dahil medyo naguilty din ako. Isa sya sa mabait sa buong squad.

"Sorry too kung bakit 'di ko magawa ang request mo. You heard it from Grace right, may gera sa pagitan ko at pamilya ko kaya sana maintindihan mo,"saad ko. Mabilis na tumaas ang ulo nya at pilit na ngumiti.

"Sorry talaga. Pero may gusto pa akong irequest. Don't worry 'di 'to about sa kanila or about sa pamilya mo,"saad nya dahilan para mapakunot ang noo ko.

"I-i want to be friends with you,"nahihiyang saad nya. 'di ko alam ay napangiti ako at hinawakan ang kamay nya at nakipagshake hands.

"Friends,"nakangiti kong saad at umalis na. Kailangan ko din kasing umuwi ng maaga kaya kailangan kong umuwi agad.

Iniwan ko syang nakatayo malapit sa pinto ng clubroom habang nakatulala. She maybe not expecting me to accept her as my friend. Mabait naman sya pero nainis lang ako sa nauna nyang hiniling.

[CHAPTER 2]

Mr. Fang looked baffled. "Assassin's Creed...?"
It frustrated him that he had to have assassin players in the shop in order to complete this task.
Are you kidding me? Which self-respecting and busy assassin will come to the shop and play games?
Mr. Fang wondered, Are there such lazy assassins who can live long enough to come to play in my shop?
…
Meanwhile, a woman walked toward the intersection outside the shop.
She wore black leather armor, and the hem of her coat swayed in the wind, revealing her long and slender legs and long black boots. 
It seemed like no one noticed this figure on the busy street. But at a closer look, one would see that everyone seemed to unconsciously stay a few meters away from her.
She reached up one hand to block the wind which blew at her flame-like long hair, revealing five white and tender fingers. Her exquisite face reminded others of the impeccable features of elves, and the silver earrings made her look vivacious.
If not for the chilly light hidden in the depths of her eyes, many people would have thought that she was a female knight with a noble background.
Subconsciously, she glanced at the weird name of the shop and thought, "Well. Can this small shop really attract any customers?"
…
As an elite of the Golden Griffin Knight Legion, Helen was surprised.
She had seen some special occasions when fighters dodged level 2 combat techniques with side-steps, but it shouldn't happen with teenagers who hadn't even mastered a single combat technique.
"What's up?!" She immediately pulled the three young people into the nearby small forest.
"Where did you learn these combat techniques?!" From Helen's perspective, she felt like there was no way that these combat techniques weren't inherited from their families.
"We…" The young people's faces turned red while they looked at each other.
This was their biggest secret!
Should they tell her their secret?
If they did, others would also learn these powerful skills. What could they do then?
"Don't worry," The instructor said, "Ms. Helen will not force you to tell your secret. But if you want to join the Golden Griffin Knight Legion, you will have to tell the secret at that time."
"We…"
"We…" They hesitated and paused each time they began talking.
Just as the instructor and Helen became frustrated with impatience, the young people said as one, "We opened the genetic lock!"
"Puchi-!" The Golden Griffin Knight Helen and the male instructor were astounded. "What did you open!!??"
What is a genetic lock?!
"I think we must have opened the genetic lock!"
When Fang Qi told Su Tianji the story, he didn't keep it a secret, so he didn't hide his chat history.
The young people had been watching his screen with curiosity and thus saw the story.
Remembering his previous fear and the eventual victory, the young man named Ron got excited and said with conviction, "It's said that people can open their genetic lock under great pressure. We must have opened our genetic locks, which is why we defeated Tolf and his companions!"
Hearing his words, Helen and the male instructor felt like their brains had blanked out. After exchanging a look, they asked, "What's a genetic lock? Explain it slowly…"
"For example, an old lady can lift a car with one hand to pull her grandson from beneath the car wheels from an accident. It shows the great potential one can tap into when being placed in an extremely dangerous situation…" the young people said with great conviction and logic.
They explained that everyone had a unique strong suit which was the trigger to open the genetic lock.
They gave some other examples…
Hearing their theory, Helen and the male instructor exchanged another look. "So deep and mysterious…"
"So…" Helen asked immediately, "Do you mean that you opened level 1 genetic lock under the tremendous pressure just now?"
Her face twitched as she thought, Are you serious?! I face the Legion Commander, my boss, every day, and the pressure is insane. Yet, I didn't open any so-called genetic lock! And you kids opened it in one brawl?
She stared at them with intense eyes. "Then… who told you about this genetic lock?"
"Mr. Fang!" The girl named Cia raised her hand and answered.
At this moment, Mr. Fang sneezed in the shop for some reason.
"Mr. Fang…?" Helen exchanged a look with the male instructor, and they got more baffled. "Who's Mr. Fang?"
"The owner of the Origins Internet Club in the city center!" Joseph said immediately.
"He can fly while standing on a sword! Also, he can turn his shop into an ethereal realm with spiritual spells!"
"Right! Right! Right! Mr. Fang is super powerful!" The kids chattered.
"Mr. Fang must be a master who has opened his level 3 genetic lock!"
"No. He probably has reached the legendary level 4!"
…
It was late, and there were few people in the shop. Fatigued with the gameplay, Mr. Fang dozed off at the counter, dreaming that the shop had activated the teleportation array, and he lured Xiaoyue over to play in the new shop.
Then, he seemed to dream that he had opened level 4 genetic lock and mastered a new skill: Instant Synchronization.
With this skill, he could get into Complete Synchronization for a second when attacking or defending, thus greatly reducing the consumption of synchronization time.
Bang! A hand slammed on the counter, making the stone top shake a little.
It instantly woke up Mr. Fang.
"Who is it…" Mr. Fang looked up and saw a gorgeous girl who was wearing silver armor. She had taken off her helmet, revealing her golden hair that was coiled up in a bun behind her head.
She demanded aggressively, "Open my genetic lock!"
"Open your genetic lock…" Rubbing his eyes groggily, Mr. Fang was still savoring his dream and getting a feeling for instant synchronization. "Two magic crystals per hour, and ten magic crystals for activation."
"…" Helen's face twitched.
So expensive?!
He even tried to trick kids with such exorbitant prices. I'll give this unconscientious shop owner a good lesson!
"Achoo!" Rows of data flashed in Mr. Fang's groggily eyes.
The synchronization time got consumed at great speed.
"F*ck?!" Realizing that he hadn't mastered the so-called instant synchronization, Mr. Fang woke up completely while he turned off Complete Synchronization.
He looked at the empty counter and scratched his head. I seemed to have seen a customer…
Then, he saw a figure clinging to the door. While waving the crystals in her hand, she said unclearly, "Wu… Open my genetic lock…"
While taking the money from her hand, Mr. Fang pulled her off the door and asked, "Why did you glue yourself onto the door? Go and get online."
Damn it! You just wait and see!


We’ve had systems that help the MCs make pills, steal skills from legendary masters, and even be forced to show off to earn points, but what about a system that allows one to run a virtual reality internet cafe, featuring all the classic games?

Our MC awakens in a new world (Truck-kun strikes again) and finds himself with a mysterious system that allows him to run a fully self-sufficient virtual reality internet cafe! What? Opening an internet cafe in a cultivator world? You can now surf the internet, watch dramas, and play video games?!

One Emperor Warrior cried after visiting MC’s shop, “Damn, Blizzard completes my life!”
Another Yuan River Realm cultivator gasped after drinking Sprite, “What is this sorcery?” 

What else did the MC bring to the cultivator world? Come join us on this adventure as Fang Qi faces off against cultivation sects and major forces with his collection of modern treasures.

Angela could almost choke on her tongue.  Did he just confess to her he did not love Erin?
	"And the baby?"
	"I don't know what happened to the baby.  I think you should ask Edward.  I haven't seen Erin gave birth to a baby.  And I haven't heard Edward talked about it either."
	"Why?"
	"Only the two of them knows the truth."  Helen took Angela's hand to hers and stared at her earnestly.  "When I heard him told me he was getting married with you, I know he had moved on with Erin.  And I hope you won't take it against him."
	"Thank you for telling me all these."  Angela felt guilty for not telling Helen the whole truth.  But she had been through a lot and she couldn't bring herself to tell her about her and Edward.
	"This baby will change Edward for sure.  Take good care of it for me.  I might not be here when you give birth but I do hope I can still hold this baby in my arms."
	Guilt stricken, Angela shed tears.  She had no idea how to tell Helen about her dilemma but her words had changed her view about the baby. 
	"Please promise me you will take good care of this baby."  Helen pleaded earnestly.
	Unable to contend the sudden burst of emotion, Angela stood to embrace the old woman.  She nodded between sobs and silently vowed to keep the baby no matter what comes her way.
	"Well I guess we need to get inside now.  They must be waiting for us."  Helen urged Angela to the house.
	She pushed Helen's chair and headed back to the house.  Helen was bubbling about her flowers telling her every story to every flower they passed by.  Angela could only smile or laugh to her story hiding the turmoil inside her.
	Once inside, Manny immediately assumed the task of pushing the wheelchair towards the dining room.  Everyone had been in their place.  Angela took her place in the table and joined the group noticing Edward's chair to be empty.
	"Is Edward around?"  She asked unable to contain her curiosity.
	"Yes he is and he said he needed to finish his video conferencing.  He will be here shortly once he finished."  Manny replied politely.
	"Oh okay."
	Helen said the grace for the meal then they started eating.  Angela took some loaves of bread and put eggs and cheese.  She poured herself a cup of coffee.
	"You shouldn't have poured yourself a coffee.  It's not good for the baby."  Helen admonished her kindly.  "Manny take that coffee away from her."
	Before Manny could stand to do what Helen ordered him, Edward appeared in the table and took the coffee himself.  He poured another cup of hot milk and gave it to her.  She accepted the beverage from him murmuring her word of thanks.  Edward only had a quick breakfast then went with his work once again.  Angela felt bereft without him and she wondered.
	"Missing him already?"  Helen taunted her.
	Angela only smiled and get on with her breakfast.  After her hearty breakfast, she went to her room to freshen up.  She found her clothes on top of the bed, clean and pressed.  She went to the bathroom and freshen up with a long clean bath.
	Refreshed and dressed, she went to seek Edward.  She knew he made the library his temporary office since yesterday so she went straight inside.  The library was massive.  Compared to the room where she stayed, the library could swallow up all the spaces in her room.  The walls were lined with gigantic shelves for humongous volumes of books.  
	On the left side of the wall, stood huge shelves encasing a massive painting which dominated the whole wall.  The right wall was occupied with smaller shelves for smaller books and volumes.  The front wall was made of huge windows allowing more natural light into the room.  A sliding stair was attached on the shelves allowing easy access.  
	A huge table with a table lamp stood at the center of the library.  Edward was sitting on a swivel chair at the table in front of his laptop.  A couch stood next to the table facing on a smaller table at its center where magazines, newspapers and catalogues of the latest fashion were stacked methodically.  Angela settled on the couch.  She picked an old magazine to read flipping through the pages.
	"We will discuss that matter the moment I get back."  Edward replied to David's query.
	"Sir I have a matter to discuss with Miss Lee."  David said on the video.  Immediately Angela looked up and she met Edward's eyes.
	"What about it?"
	"Well, I tried to contact her but she wasn't answering."
	Angela took her phone and checked.  There were several calls of unknown number.  
	"Speak.  What is it that you want to talk to her about?"
	"It's about the resort.  We had already pulled out all the broken pipes and replaced it with new ones.  The engineer found another problem with the pool."
	"What is it that he found?"
	"The filter sir is no longer working. It seemed like we needed to change the whole mechanism and it means additional cost of the project.  We also found some infestations at the buildings."
	"What kind of infestation?"
	"The rooms were infested with bedbugs.  There were so many bedbugs in every room that we found.  At the basement, we opened the entire wall and noticed the rotting portion of the foundation.  There were termites in most of the foundation post sir."
	"If we redo all the foundations and post columns, how much will be added to the cost?"
	"It's huge sir.  We have to redo the entire building because we need to tear down their colony.  We also need exterminators to exterminate the bedbugs and the termites.  I would say an additional of four per cent of the total cost."
	"Do it."
	"Sir? I beg your pardon sir, but Miss Lee might not agree to it." David protested.
	"Do you think Miss Lee would agree to building apartments on rotting foundations?"
	"No sir."
	"Very well, then do as I say.  What about the timeline?"
	"Our timeline will be moved.  Exterminators needed one week to fully exterminate the termites and bedbugs."
	"Why that long?"
	"They will not only kills termites and exterminate their colonies. They also needed to treat the soil.  Then there is the matter of additional week since we are not renovating the main building but doing it all over again."
	"Give me a timeline."  Edward was stern.
	"A month."
	Angela cringed at the idea of an additional one month to their timeline.  Already she was so excited for their soft opening in two weeks and yet they will be extending for a month!
	She was about to protest but Edward held his hand.
	"Do it.  Make sure we will pass all the standards in building construction."
	"How would Miss Lee react to this sir, would she disagree to our decision?"  David was sounding worried.
	"Believe me she won't."
	"What made you so sure about that sir?"
	"Because she is sitting right in front of me."  Then he turned the laptop that it faced her.  
	Angela had no choice but to smile and wave to David.  "It's okay David, I understand."
	"Oh hi Miss Lee, I did not expect you to be there." 
	Edward turned the laptop back to him before she could assure him that it was okay. Edward ended the call and closed his laptop.
	"DO you have anything for me?"  He asked between furrowed forehead.
	"I'm leaving.  I asked Dom to come and pick me up this afternoon.  I will go and talk to Helen."  She stood after saying what she came to say.
	"You are not leaving until we have straightened out things between us."
	"There is no US Edward.  It's just me and me."
	"What about the baby?  I will give him my name, I promised you that."
	Angela turned to face him.  "Like you promised to Erin with your baby?"

Angela Lee was so deep in debt and was looking for a way out. Her cousin Dominic Lee helped her by introducing her to his boss who was looking for a fake wife.

Angela wished he was ugly and old. But she was not prepared to meet a dashingly handsome bachelor who had trouble choosing between being a gentleman or being a villain. And she was not ready to surrender her heart to a man who only want her as a contract.

Caught between her heart's betrayal and her head, Angela must find a way to make most out of her sticky situation. She preferred to love him despite the pain and closed her heart for any hope of love.

But before she married The Boss, she met Erin, a young woman with sophisticated beauty and the beauty of a woman who knew her worth. She is The Boss ex-girlfriend who warmed his bed even after the break-up. She refused to let go of the Boss and vowed to fight for a position in his life just to become his legal wife.

Now, Angela had to decide whether she wanted to become a fake wife or the legal wife.

Angor already wished to check the figurehead statue on The Limpet. Today, he decided to look up close.
Compared to the "praying lady" on The Redbud, the figurehead of The Limpet looked a bit garish. Evil, even.
"An alluring siren with snake hair… sounds like something preferred by pirates."
While he looked, Helen was still talking about Nausica with a yearning look. "Is Lord Asbel currently at the Fey Continent, sir?"
"Maybe and maybe not. She said she had something to deal with. I won't be surprised if she already went to a random place to hide," Angor replied without looking away from the statue.
"Are you interested in Medusa, sir?"
"Medusa?"
"That's the name of the sea monster you're looking at. People say that she lives at Devil's Water and feeds on humans' brains. Those who look at her eyes will be turned to stone. Many ships place Medusa's statue on their prow to scare off other monsters. Personally, I don't think this helps. The monsters will come nevertheless. No one can prove the existence of Medusa. Not even wizards from the association."
"If that story earlier is true, then of course no one can live to tell the tale, should they see Medusa for real. And you're wrong, I'm not interested in the statue."
Helen kept looking and noticed that Angor was gazing at the statue's hand, where a sea whelk with a purple gem was held.
As soon as Angor came to the ship, he recognized weak nightmare energy signatures from the whelk, which suggested a nightmare stone. Later, Roman also told him so.
However, something told him that the energy was further decreasing. When standing near the statue, he could barely feel it anymore.
Either someone knew how to hide the energy from detection, which was unlikely on this ship, or the nightmare stone was depleted.
Angor slowly closed his eyes and prepared a cantrip.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw digits and symbols around the statue that were normally invisible to others. Gradually, all the data entered the "server" in his mindspace.
"Are you looking at the nightmare stone, sir?" Helen asked when she saw Angor frowning.
"You know what this is?"
"Yes. They told us to activate this stone if any unconquerable monster shows up. But that doesn't happen often on the sea. As far as I know, the nightmare stone on The Limpet was only used once around ten years ago, when people saw a giant squid monster coming."
"So the stone has been left untouched ever since?"
"Should be."
Angor snickered. "I'm afraid it'll never work again anyway."
Helen tilted her head in confusion.
"Untouched, not quite. There must be someone who tampered with it recently."
"But… I never saw someone doing such a thing."
"Tell me, apart from me and Roman, are there any other supernatural people who came to The Limpet this month?"
"No, I don't think so." Helen shook her head.
"I see." Angor glanced at the nightmare stone again as well as the faint energy ripples that are almost extinguished by the wind. "Get back to your room. We don't want our chief officer to catch a cold."
Then he left the prow of the ship first.
Helen decided not to ask what those words meant since she wasn't supposed to, and so, she returned to her cabin as well.
As Angor arrived at his room, he heard noises outside his window, which sounded like someone's clothes flapping in the wind.
He walked to the balcony and saw a man standing at where he and Helen were several minutes ago—Roman.
Roman looked at Angor with a grim expression, while Angor, using the image of a typical middle-aged traveler, waved a hand to say "what's up".
Roman used his spirit to confirm that the nightmare stone was unharmed and showed a relieved look.
They spent several more seconds exchanging stares before Roman said something using his lips and returned to his room on the top floor.
Angor tried recreating Roman's "lip language". 
"Mind your own business? Ha."
It seemed Roman was both suspicious and overcautious. Or in this case, he was being too mistrustful due to his own guilt.
Just now, Angor's Narda's Vision cantrip told him that the gem on the statue was not a nightmare stone, but a "deception stone", a non-tiered material capable of holding basic illusions.
It was valueless compared to nightmare stones.
According to Helen's story, the nightmare stone was still fine ten years ago, while the lingering nightmare energy around the deception stone suggested that the real nightmare stone was removed within a month.
Even though Helen said that there was only Roman who boarded the ship as a supernatural in this month, Angor couldn't be sure that it was Roman who stole the nightmare stone. It was still likely that someone they didn't know about sneaked onto the ship one night.
But after seeing Roman's reaction just now…
Angor was almost sure that Roman took the nightmare stone as the guard of the vessel.
As a passenger, Angor didn't wish to reveal Roman's trick because it probably wouldn't help with anything in the middle of nowhere.
But he wondered what Roman's purpose was. Or how this man was going to explain to his association once the matter was found out.
A nightmare stone was valuable enough to attract attention from the Floating Mech City. What would happen if the city sent someone to go after the lost item?
The future of The Limpet didn't seem so well.
…
In the next few days, The Limpet came across some minor problems on the sea, but it was never in real danger thanks to Helen and Erwin.
In fact, Angor was a little confused when he realized that the ship was free of monster attacks for so many days.
While the weather seemed as violent as it should be, all the sea monsters usually lurking around Devil's Water were gone.
"Monster incoming!!!" a sailor suddenly called loudly and interrupted his thoughts.
Angor was communicating with Nano, who was making clothes again inside the space bracelet. Nano might be pretty terrible when it came to styling, but he was still a skilled weaver.
Upon hearing the warning, Angor quickly "disconnected" his spirit feelers and looked outside.
On the horizon, a giant, serpent-like beast was rising and sinking repeatedly on the sea surface while approaching The Limpet quickly.
He couldn't recognize the monster. But the energy signatures told him that the giant snake was another level-3 apprentice-like presence. A very powerful one.
He simply waited on the balcony since Roman was looking for monster parts so eagerly.
However, Roman never moved when the monster was only several hundred kilometers away.
The mortal workers on the deck were getting more and more panicked.
Officer Helen was also on the ship's deck, ordering her men to evacuate. From her position, she could see both Angor and Roman.
She was mostly looking at Roman since she knew this man usually acted first when fending off monsters. But her heart sank when Roman only gave her an indifferent grin.
She had no choice but to pray that Angor could do something.
Angor was fully aware of the situation. But he would like to stay put before ascertaining Roman's attitude. 
Don't tell me he's still hating me for attacking the fish monster without getting his consent?
The sailors on the deck were already screaming as they watched the serpent opening its fanged maw just a short distance away.
"What's your plan this time, Mister Roman?" Angor decided to ask.
Roman spoke in a loud voice, which was heard by everyone, "The last monster left several nasty wounds on me. I'm afraid I'm not in the condition to fight this one. Captain, please change course and avoid the monster."
As expected… Angor grimaced.
Roman might fool mortals with that lie, but in Angor's view, Roman was in top condition.
There was not a chance for the ship to escape from the serpent monster by changing directions. Did Roman decide to completely abandon the ship? Just because he got his hands on the nightmare stone?
"Alas, it is a little too late to evade now. But rest assured! I'm not the only wizard on the ship, remember?"
Roman gave Angor a side-glance and displayed a cunning smile.


A young traveler who receives enlightenment from another civilization is on a mission to save his beloved mentor. In his journey to seek the ultimate truth, he travels extensively and along the way, he experiences some unpredictable encounters. Will he be able to save his mentor or will his path be derailed?

Jade took a deep breath. She remembered the way she had betrayed her most valuable friend at a time when she was blinded and unable to think straight, and how, despite the amount of regret she felt afterwards, she was too afraid of the response she would be faced with if she even dared to try apologizing. Her stupidity and fear had caused her to separate with Helen on an awkward note.
Although neither side harbored negative feelings for one another anymore, there was a barrier built in between them as a result of the lack of communication, causing them to distance themselves from one another. Even so, neither Helen nor Jade had been able to bring themselves to delete the other from their contacts, holding on to the tiny strand of hope that their friendship might someday be repaired.
"I don't know how you could ever forgive me for what I did back then, but I've never valued a friendship as much as I valued what I had with you. I'm so sorry, Helen. I don't know why it took me so long just to apologize to you but I'm sorry." Jade ranted emotionally, finally letting out everything she had been holding back for the past three years.
Helen, on the other hand, had a small smile of relief making its way on her face. She had never been holding what had happened in high school against Jade, but was waiting for her friend's apology all along, knowing that, with Jade's personality and her habit of guilt tripping herself, their relationship would never go back to normal unless Jade took the initiative to repair the damage from her own mistake first.
"I'm just glad you finally overcame your fear of rejection, dummy," Helen laughed lightly, "now that we've finally gotten that out of the way, can you tell me the other reason you called me? I don't think you were wailing like a crybaby for so long on the phone just because you missed hearing my voice."
With Helen's joking tone loosening the tension that had been building up within her all day, Jade told her everything. From the incident 3 months ago, to her mom and boyfriend's reactions, and the fact that she now had no one to go to for support. She ended off her story with a desperate question for her friend that was shaking in fury the whole time at the unjustness of the whole situation.
"Helen, what am I supposed to do now?"

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