บท 187: Le Janus

My heart pumped even more wildly than before and if this continued, I would surely get a cardiac arrest. It was hot and uncomfortable, painful even.

"Nadia? Nadia? Are you alright?" The voice of the empress sounded inaudible to my ears. I am certain that she was talking to me but I couldn't hear her clearly nonetheless.

There was a loud cackle. It was as shrill as the voice before and it was accompanied by a bunch of hissing snake sounds.

'SHUT UP! Shut the hell up!'

Someone tapped me on my shoulder and I reeled back in aversion. Or was it because of the mysterious force inside me? The thing was acting crazy again, surging like a wave, and had kept on twisting itself.

"Are you perhaps--"

"Good Afternoon, ladies! Can I join your little party?" 

The spell broke and I was left there blinking in confusion for a moment.