บท 55: Twilight Zone

His face was pale, and his body felt almost depleted as he returned to the palace to meet Bluebell. But talking to her wasn't his priority; all he wanted was to cool down. Fresh air was what he needed to quench the rising temperature inside him.

Hiraan dragged his tired body to the mango garden, which was the only place he could find fresh air in the hot kingdom. He went to the farthest part of the garden, where the tall, ancient mango trees swayed in the breeze. To his surprise, he found a girl with pigtails and Bluebell lying on the ground, struggling to catch her breath under a tree.

"What happened to these two?" He mumbled to himself. His blood mixed with Naimishi, so, naturally, he felt changes in the body because it was undergoing transformation, but what about these two? His mind was yet to grapple with the situation, and his eyes closed automatically, enveloping the darkness.