Chapter 974: A name
Chapter 974: A name
"I will take care of the things here." Jedrek waved his hand, as a gesture for Torak to just leave. "Lilac needs you there, she has a plan."
"What plan?" Torak narrowed his eyes, as a trace of hope flashed in them. At least, he hoped that this was not yet another massacre plan that Jedrek came across like the previous one, which left them feeling uneasy, but he followed him nonetheless, for the same selfish reason just like his other brother.
"Lilac will explain it to you once you meet her." Jedrek didn't say much, but when Torak nodded and was about to leave, he called him again. "Let's go through this again, together."
Torak didn't answer to that for a few seconds, but then he replied with a slight smile on his lips as his eyes glinted darkly. "We have won this before, we will win this again."
"Right." Jedrek nodded. "We will win this."
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Once Hope's palm touched Calleb and Ethan's back, she felt the world around her spin. She was not sure what was happening or what was the essence of the conversation that was going on between the three of them.
Because all she could see was the grey and the brown wolves right before her eyes. Yes, she was back to that realm again. The realm that Nutdrouk said belonged to her.
Everything was white. Boundless color of white and then, she saw them, the two wolves, sprawled on the ground, with their eyes closed shut, breathing evenly.
She couldn't believe it. How could she believe it? Everything was surreal.
Hope approached the two beasts and sat down between them. She stared at the brown wolf and touched his soft fur, running her fingers through it. It was very soft that she had a sudden urge to rub her face against it.
Yet, she wouldn't do that now, since he had to think of a way to wake them up.
Only then did she see it… the same dark aura which surrounded the two beasts… the same thing what she saw on Raine, but theirs was less darker than hers.
Hope frowned.
The dark aura she was seeing now was coiled around the beast's neck and it seemed like that thing was suffocating them, because when Hope touched it, the brown beast whimpered softly with it eyes still closed.
The same thing happened when she touched the grey beast's.
"What actually is this thing?" Hope murmured to herself.
But, then in the midst of her confusion, someone appeared before her eyes out of thin air. She shrieked and backed away, yet the beautiful woman only chuckled lightly.
"Hi, Hope… finally we meet," she said softly, her voice was just like a soft breeze of wind; calm and composed.
"Who are you?" she asked, but she couldn't take her eyes off the beauty before her. This woman was too appealing yet charming to be real. "How can you be here?"
No one should be able to come here if it was not for her, who invited them.
The woman took a step closer and then knelt down before the two beasts.
"Don't touch them!" Hope yelled, she moved forward to prevent her from touching those beasts, in fear she would hurt them.
But, her next words left her stunned.
"How can I be here?" she asked, her eyes fixed on the grey wolf, while her hands rubbed the brown one. "Of course because I am the one who created this realm for you. I am very pleased that Kace gave you this name 'Hope'." Her eyes gleamed brightly, as if there were stars in them.
It took about five seconds before some understanding to dawn upon her and Hope covered her mouth to prevent her from saying any curse words out of shock. "Impossible…" she muttered.
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Raine just finished her days in the college and today was the last day of this semester. She made plans to return home on the day after tomorrow, so she had prepared everything.
However, when she entered her apartment, it was very dark and the light wouldn't turn on. Maybe the bulb was busted.
And, as she lived in this flat alone, she needed to ask the maintenance people to change it, for she didn't know how to it herself.
Raine was about to go out of her room again, when she felt someone grabbing her arms before pulling her back into the room that was still devoid of any light.
That strange person hugged her from behind and wrapped a pair of strong arms around her waist.
"Aeon! You scared me!" Raine hissed when she realized it was the shadow warrior, who was hugging her.
Aeon would often come to her place, if she couldn't say always. He would come with the excuse to protect her, but Raine knew he just wanted to be close to her and she didn't mind it at all.
She was flattered with the persistence that he showed with her over the years since the first time she knew his existence.
"My lamps are busted," Raine whined and tried to free herself from him, yet just like her so many other attempts from before, she just couldn't release herself from his tight grip.
"No, they are not," Aeon said, he waved his hand toward the lamps and the blinding light greeted Raine's eyes. Apparently, the shadow warrior had used his ability to tease her. "But, I prefer darkness," he said and the lights were turned off again.
"Aeon!" Raine chuckled, as she swatted his arms away that wrapped around her waist like an octopus's appendages. "Let me go, I want to take a bath, I am smelly and sweaty."
"No, I like your smell," he refused, but when Raine struggled relentlessly, he gave up and let the girl go.
"Lights please," Raine said lightly, while taking off her shoes. She laughed when Aeon turned on the light again with a sullen expression. "Have you eaten? I will cook something."
"Not yet," Aeon said and then walked into the room with her.
"What do you want?" Raine took off her coat and headed to the kitchen, but before that, she stopped in the living room and turned on the television so it wouldn't be very quiet.
However, Raine couldn't hear what Aeon said when the news anchor said a particular name…
Torak Donovan.