บท 240: Chapter 231: Trick or trick?
Levi Ainge blinked his eyes furiously. He held his head with his one hand and another hand supporting his body as he gingerly sat up. He felt a bit lightheaded, trying to get his equilibrium back.
He felt and heard someone talking beside him but he could not catch what they were saying. He still felt a bit shaky as he tried to get up. Before he could fully stand up, someone grabbed him by the arm. At first, he was about to flung the hand away until he realized that the other person was trying to help him get up.
After he had got up, his arm around the shoulder of the other person in support, his eyesight finally was able to focus. He looked over and found out that it was Oz who had been trying to help him up.
It was then he finally remembered what had happened!
He pushed Oz away from him and rushed towards Jose, who was talking to Bastian.
Jose had just turned his head when suddenly a fist came towards him, sending him once again flying across and out of the room. As if it wasn't enough to dampen his anger, Levi followed him out.
Jose recovered quickly from the punch as he managed to avoid Levi's rain of punches. The two continued to exchange punches and kicks.
Oz, who was pushed away from Levi earlier, looked dumbstruck as he watched his brother fighting against the wolf shifter. He let out a sigh in resignation. Among the four of them, including Storm, Levi was the most hot-headed brother. Compared to Atticus, who was more gentle, despite his big frame, Levi can explode at any moment, regardless of the situation.
Hearing someone grunt his presence, Oz turned around and spoke of the devil, Atticus was standing behind him, watching the fight too. He then looked down at Oz, as if asking for permission, to which the latter nodded 'yes'.
Just as their fists were about to collide against each other, both Levi and Jose were surprised to see that their fists were grabbed by someone else, stopping the punches.
Dusts were floating around them while they were fighting and when it finally settled down, Levi and Jose finally found out whose hands grabbed theirs.
Atticus looked at the two of them and shook his head. There was still a bruise mark near his cheekbones where Jose had accidentally attacked him earlier.
"Let go!" Levi snarled, baring his fangs at his brother.
Atticus quietly shook his head. Instead of releasing them, he put more strength into his hands, gripping theirs tightly, making the other shifters squirmed in pain.
"Enough, Atticus," Oz ordered.
Atticus immediately let go of their hands and took a step back.
Both Levi and Jose shook their hands, the one that Atticus had gripped tightly, shaking them into feeling. Levi turned to Oz, who was approaching them and snarled, "Why did you stop me?"
Instead of answering him, Oz turned his head and Levi followed his gaze. The latter frowned when he saw a familiar figure walking towards them.
"Little Erick?" he said in disbelief, his eyes widened. The last time he had met Erick was years ago, back at the Cairin Oaks. He did not expect that they would meet each other again. He had always thought fondly about the young Erick.
Erick rolled his eyes when he finally stopped in front of Levi. He placed his hand on the latter's shoulder and said, "Levi, please listen to us."
Levi frowned but nodded.
After a few minutes of talking with Levi, the latter reluctantly backed down. Although he was not satisfied and would like to continue to pummel the other shifter down, he listened to his old friend.
Oz rubbed his chin with his hand as he absorbed Erick and the other shifters' speculation on what had happened to Storm. He turned to his brothers who were also nodding along with their theory.
All of them then turned to look at the grandfather clock and had the same idea.
Similar to what Paccia and the others had seen from the imagery earlier, Oz walked over to the grandfather clock and began to follow exactly on what had been done before. He reached for the pendulum and started to shake it with the chain.
Likewise, a loud ringing reverberated throughout the room. Since all shifters have sensitive hearing, the noise was quite loud, making all of them, even Paccia, cover their ears. And soon after, there was a creaking sound.
Everyone turned their heads to where the creaking sound came from. As expected, there was a hidden pathway that was revealed once the sound had ended.
They all looked at each other, a silent question rose up. Who will go first?
Atticus immediately took a step forward, the same time as Elder Zyair. The two shifters looked at each other in surprise, startled by the other's willingness to be the 'scapegoat'.
Elder Zyair quickly cleared his throat awkwardly. "I was curious to know where the path leads,' he answered simply.
Atticus only quietly nodded. For him, he thought that because he was the largest among them, it seemed 'right' for him to take the fall for the others.
Paccia then casted a protective spell on the two of them. Once the spell has been casted, Atticus swiftly went ahead, followed by Elder Zyair and the others.
All of them were quiet as they walked in a line inside the cramped pathway. Unlike the room that they were in earlier, it was quite dark and stuffy inside the passage. It was unsure what they would find at the end of the way.
Although it was only a few minutes walk, they felt like it had been ages since they had walked inside. It was probably the tension that they were feeling that made them feel that way.
Finally, they reached the end after another couple of minutes. Atticus was the first one to step out of the pathway. He blinked his eyes rapidly, looking immensely shocked.
Confused as to why the bear shifter suddenly stopped in front of him, Elder Zyair moved aside and soon, his eyes, too, widened in surprise.
When all of them had stepped out of the pathway, Bastian, who was one of the shifters at the back, took a step forward and looked around him in shock. It felt like deja vu. It was as if he had turned back in time, to the past where he was dragged by Krys into one of the experimental rooms.
The decor in the place was exactly the same as back then! There was an examination bed on one side of the room, with several glass tubes connecting to one another on the other side. There were unidentifiable liquids flowing inside the tubes, emitting a strange smell. There was also a huge cupboard on another side of the rooms, filled with weird items and jars.
"What is this…?" Elder Zyair muttered in confusion, breaking the silence.
Erick quickly sniffed the area and his eyes widened. "Warlocks?" he said out loud, looking baffled.
"What is going on?" Bastian mumbled, looking and feeling perplexed. Did that vampire trick him? Were they actually working together with the warlocks?
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