Heart Of Stone - Episode 31&32

 

HEART OF STONE

Heart Of Stone - Episode 31&32

 (..Sold•To•The•Pit•Of•Hell..)

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By: Naomi Cindy B.

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

[Kings Mansion]

Ryker and his knights left about a minute ago, and the lost peace is starting to crawl back into the abode.

Liza is currently smoothening her nightwear. She's thankful that he didn't kill her.

For someone known for his blood-spilling kink, she's lucky to still be alive.

She strolled down the living room and had a seat, at the same time she's still trying to calm her shaky nerves.

She could still feel him in this house after he's gone. Just how strong is his goddamn presence?

Kade is still by the ruined dinning table, trying to heal his broken head, but no amount of energy is enough to do it. It's like Sage poisoned the wound, so it won't be easy to close.

He kept sniffling as he wiped blood from the surface of the wound, repeatedly with a piece of cloth.

"He doesn't want her dead? How!!!" He suddenly yelled, dumping the piece of cloth.

"If he kills his partner and steals her FireStone to merge with his own FrostOrb inside him, that's the only way for him to attain stage 3 of his powers! That's the only way he'd become truly untouchable!"

"That is the only way for him to ascend to the Nine Heavens and live forever as a Celestial Being! You once told the story so I know it! But what? He's not interested in killing her? He's not interested in that insane power? It's a lie! There must be something stopping him. He must be planning something, it's a damn lie!" 

He was panting as he spilled the words out of his itching throat, his tongue and head bled more.

"Save your strength, Kade, your wounds won't heal unless you calm your arteries and veins, you're poisoned." Liza cautioned from the living room.

"Zip it, mother! How do you expect me to move on from this?" Kade stalked to the living room, pulling her up from the couch.

"I've been waiting for this day all my life, waiting to meet him face-to-face and tell him who the wretched partner is, but I got disappointed. There has to be another way, I and your daughter can't coexist, especially now that she'd be known as the demigoddess. I can't take that!" 

"Do you only hate her because she's your stepsister? Or is there another reason to your blind hatred for her when she did absolutely nothing wrong to you?" Liza said.

Kade plowed her back to the couch with a very rough push. Her toes got wounded by the soles of his boots.

"Kade..." She looked up at him, her eyes streaked.

"If one day it gets out that the product of rape is my stepsister, you have no idea how my pride would be hurt! She won't be the reason I lose my status in this city. If the demigod won't kill her, I'll do it myself!"

With that declaration, he picked the bloodstained piece of cloth back from where he had dropped it, then he stormed out of the house.

Liza rearranged her hair, letting out a sigh. She turned on the humidifier on the table and relaxed on the couch.

'Rumi, you better hide well. You can't lift the spell till the day we both discussed. You can't let your brother catch you till then. This is the only way I can get my power back, and the only way my daughter can survive on her own' she thought.

She shut her eyes.

--

[East Palace, Heartless Tower]

Ryker descended with his knights at the entrance, and as they walked through the hall railings together, he he received questions as expected.

"Why can't you lift the mark cover  spell by yourself?" Sage asked.

"I was about to say that. We now know why Rumi has been running, and there's a great probability that she might be another villain. You should lift the spell yourself." Cheyenne added.

"Each god to his own power, I have power over my ice, not her fire.

I haven't ascended to the Nine Heavens, there's still limitations to my powers." Ryker replied without stopping his walk. Their steps followed behind him.

"You have no power over her fire, but Rumi does?" Sage asked.

"Rumi didn't seal her powers," Ryker stopped to face them at this point.

"She only covered the mark, but unluckily, that mark is the key to her powers. Without it's appearance, she's just an ordinary mortal with slight warmth." He explained.

"Then finding Rumi won't be easy. I dunno why she agreed to cover the mark in the first place, but something tells me it's not a good reason." Cheyenne said.

"More reason to protect the partner. There are too many eyes on her." Sage nodded.

"Return to your quarters for the night." Ryker ordered.

They didn't argue. With synchronized bows, they left the hallway.

Ryker resumed his journey to his Phoria. That's the name of his resting place in this tower.

His walk came to a sudden halt when he saw a scene by the door of the orchard.

Shayla sat there on the treasure polished ground, body leaning against the wall and her hand holding the osmanthus candy pack. 

She must have fallen asleep while eating them, and thanks to the warmness of her body, the candies are already melting.

Ryker completed his stride, stopping in front of her peaceful image. 

He stared down at her for longer than he could calculate, then he took his seat beside her.

He stared ahead for just one second before his eyes returned to her own, and he smiled faintly.

He took the melting candy gently from her palm. It has left grease on her skin, and it's glossing.

He set the candy pack beside himself, making sure it made no noise before he returned his gaze to her again.

Even in her sleep, he could hear her stomach rumbling, meaning she didn't eat dinner yet.

That rumble made her lashes stir, and her eyes fluttered open, drowsy at first but not for long.

They brightened up so much when she saw him, and she smiled instantly. "You're back"

"There's a bed in your room" he replied without taking his eyes away from hers, and she blinked once.

"I didn't sleep here on purpose. I was waiting for you cos I felt lonely alone here, and I didn't know when I slept off." She said with a little bite to her bottom lip.

"Are you angry about it?"

"That's a feeling I'm not ready to share tonight." He replied, pointing two fingers forward.

Additional lights came on in that hallway immediately, showering them both with more brightness.

Shayla stood, staring up at them with pleased eyes. The lights seemed to lighten her mood even more, and her happiness showed in the way her lids refused to flutter.

"They're so beautiful. I've never seen many lights at once all my life. You're so cool, My Lord."

"What's cool about excess lights?" He replied from where he's sitting, and she looked down at him.

"It's cool! You might have spent your days in total brightness, but in the dark room cage, there was no light. In the slaves hall corridor, there was only bleak dull lights. At Granny's place, she didn't like lights at all, so I'll cherish this one." She said, returning her eyes to the lights.

Ryker stayed quiet, he just watched her walking around and trying to touch the ray of lights which is impossible, so she chased with soft laughter.

Blue fireflies blinked into the hall, and Shayla stopped her ray chase, wondering where they came from.

They got so many that she could feel their blinking lights bathing her skin, a beautiful addiction to the numerous electric lights.

She faced Ryker who's still sitting there, and she smiled as she went back to sit beside him.

"Did you do it, the fireflies?"

"Who else would summon such beauties in this city?" He replied, and she smiled widely.

"So arrogant, it's a flex at this point" she muttered.

"I heard that." he replied, and their eyes met for the first time this night.

"Sorry, but you're really a bit arrogant, but it's cool." She said, maintaining their eye contact.

"Is everything about me cool to you?" He questioned.

"Yes" she replied without thinking.

"Even this?" He turned his face away, and by the time he looked at her again, his face is completely bloody.

"No!" She gasped. "Not this one!"

She shifted back once, but his hand grabbed her wrist.

He pulled her closer, making sure she's staring directly at that blood.

"Do you hate blood?" He asked, feeling her fear on his own skin.

She's starting to shake again.

"Yes... there's nothing... appealing about blood anyways." She stuttered.

"I told you..." He let go of her wrist and slid that arm around her waist, pulling her closer than before.

Her breaths hitched, and his second hand held her whole chin. Her lips flattened in the process.

"Do not stutter when you talk to me, Firefly." He said, voice gravelly.

"I'm trying...but the blood." She said gently, her chest pounding.

The blood wiped from his face, and she took a deep breath.

"What job do you do? Why are you so madly rich?" She asked straight.

"Where is that question coming from?" He smirked, letting go of her waist but still holding her chin.

"Curiousness." She replied in a crooked voice, her chin resembling an egg on his palm.

Her stomach rumbled for the second time, and she held it, her eyes drooping to his own.

"I don't have to cook, I'll just take fruits from the orchard. But there's nothing to pluck with." She said.

He let go of her chin and stood, making his way to the orchard.

"Are you going to get me some, My Lord?" She went after him with a short run, her forehead nearly colliding with his back.

Ryker only had to use magic, and the fruits fell from the tree in obeisance. She wanted apples and plums, and she got those two in large quantities.

Her hands are full of them as she sat on the swing chair, eating gently.

Ryker sat beside her, again. 

He just watched her eat, and the one time she looked at him, her eyes caught his palm. The cut wound is still not healing.

"Why!" She quickly grabbed the hand, spreading it to have a look.

She left her apple between her teeth as she checked.

"Just eat, and go to bed." He said, taking the palm from her, but she grabbed it again, holding it tight inside her own palm.

"My warmth might not do much for the wound, but it'd do something." She said, refusing to let go.

Ryker just let her hold on to it. She returned to eating her fruits with her second hand.

She ate three apples and two plums. She was on the fourth apple when that one fell from her hand.

She fell asleep again.

Ryker's eyes went back to her, studying her shortly.

"Durak." He muttered before lifting her from the swing chair into his strong arms.

The lights in the orchard were going out as he walked out of it, and when he arrived at the corridor, more lights kept coming on till he got to her room and set her in bed.

He closed his eyes, activating profound sight before opening them again, and he saw it.

Her FireStone.

It's inside her—right below her heart, but the fire burning on the body of the stone is small.

No wonder her warmth is minimal. That darn mark has to appear to activate this FireStone and her powers fully.

It's hightime he took Rumi's search serious. That troublemaker can't keep ruining things.

--

[Luminaria Amusement Park]

Just like Sadie predicted, it's a full-time party.

Each time a party happens involving dancers from the ballet school, it always ends in bloodshed and fights.

And that's exactly why the twins came. Things has been rowdy in the palace lately, blowing off steam here won't be bad.

Sadie is by the drinks stand, talking with the vendor who looks genuinely scared.

She dropped the small dose of dead ashes on his table, and she gave him a commanding look.

He picked it up.

"Drop that inside Kade King and Blaise Spectre's tea when they come for drinks." Sadie ordered.

"Yes, Grand Princess." The vendor bowed, and she gave him a nod before going back to join Soren and Mercury who're sitting under a large umbrella beside a merry-go-round.

Mercury is sipping soy milk, so she picked her own bottle too, stabbing the foil cover with a straw before starting to drink.

"Are you both like obsessed with soy milk?" Soren said.

"The day I became besties with Sadie, we drank it as our friendship bond drink, so we're obsessed." Mercury shrugged at him, wishing he'd just take a look at her chest, but he's not even looking at her face.

He looks bored here.

"So...the palace gist. What's going on? Tell me." She faced Sadie.

Sadie went out of her way to explain everything, and by the time she was done, Mercury's mouth hung open.

"You mean to tell me that slave is still alive, and not only that... she's the demigod's partner? And he really shot everyone just to get the pass to that place to save her? On top of that, he left Grand Supreme Zeke unconscious?" 

"Exactly, that's why I need to kill someone to drown out my stress. That bastard is stressing everyone out in the palace, and there'll be no stop to it till the Feast. I think father has a plan." Sadie shrugged.

"I'm so sorry bestie, must have been so hard." Mercury rubbed her shoulders, and Sadie sighed.

"I can't wait for the Feast. By the way, second audition for the newbies is tomorrow, and I heard from mother that two particular masked girls stood out during the first audition last week. It's possible that those two would be at the center." Mercury said.

"What!" Sadie slammed her milk bottle on the table.

"Your mother said only one person would be at the center, why changing tunes?" Soren talked, lifting his head from his phone.

"I dunno, she said the two are just too excellent to separate. She looked so thrilled when she was talking about them, and I can't even change her perspective. If we aren't at the center of the ballet, then what's the use of the Feast?" Mercury said.

"As if the happenings at the palace aren't enough, now I have to bear the pain of seeing someone else at the center? Bloody hell..." Sadie held her head with two hands.

She stood from her chair, the music pounding in her veins angering her more. "I need someone to punch. Soren, call the Old Chef. Xena has to come here right now." 

"I deleted his number, mistakenly." Soren replied, and Sadie took his phone, smashing it on the table with the rage of a storm.

"Why would you delete something that important? Why!!" She yelled, attracting attention from the people around them.

"Sadie, calm down." Mercury stood, bringing her back to her seat.

Soren was silent, so Sadie took a deep breath.

"I'm so sorry, Ren. I was just too angry." She apologized.

"It's ok, I'm used to your rage." Soren shrugged.

"They're here, the West Palace folks and Kade." Mercury suddenly said. 

Their heads moved with hers at the same time.

Faye, Blaise and Kade are sitting not far from them under a different umbrella. Seems they're just arrived cos they have no drinks yet.

"We only have to wait for the bomb." Sadie smiled evilly, signalling at the drinks vendor.

--

"What happened to your face? Who battered it this way? You look like a serial killer's experiment." Faye said as she settled with Kade and Blaise.

Blaise brought his dog along. He placed it on the table, and he kept his distance from Faye. That's what he has been doing since Faye wounded him with the vase that night.

It's very obvious Faye is more powerful, she has just been hiding it, and he won't want to fall victim again

"The demigod came to our house, and his male knight did this after I informed him of the 150 billion slave identity." Kade said.

"His male knight? You mean Sage?" Faye blinked.

"Why would Ryker come to your house in the first place?" Blaise asked.

"Because my mother is the slave's mot—"

Kade stopped himself before he could go further. He looked at the step-siblings and sighed before changing narrative.

"I dunno why he came to our house, probably to talk to mother about something confidential."

"And you told him who the slave is? Who's she?" Faye asked.

"His partner, the one he has been looking for." Kade replied.

"What!!!" Faye and Blaise chorused, sharing glances before looking at Kade again.

"You don't mean that, meaning the slave is still alive?" Faye gasped.

"Can someone get us drinks first? My throat is killing me." Kade sighed.

"I'll be right back." Blaise stood to go get the drinks, leaving Faye and Kade on the table.

"Since you seem more powerful than Blaise, why not try healing my wounded face? My tongue is wounded too." Kade said.

"Your wound is poisoned, how do you expect me to heal it?" Faye scoffed.

"You can tell it's poisoned just my glancing at it?" Kade blinked. "Who exactly are you?" 

"Faye" Faye giggled.

"Stop playing with me." Kade scoffed.

Blaise returned with the drinks, and as expected, he didn't buy for Faye.

He got three cups. One for Kade, one for himself, and one for his dog on the table.

Faye rolled eyes, getting her purse and taking out some nyx notes to go get her own drink.

As she's standing, the guys are drinking from their cups.

The moment she took a step away from that umbrella, she heard the guys coughing.

"What the hell is going —"

Her eyes widened, and her words died when she turned around to see the two of them crying blood.

The dog on the table is crying blood too, and that one is already laying flat. It looks dead.

The money fell from Faye, and she stumbled back to them fearfully, grabbing their shoulders with one hand each. She shook them.

"Blaise! Kade! The hell! Guys!!"

Meanwhile, under the opposite umbrella, the twins are already smiling, but Mercury is laughing loudly, they're enjoying this show.

"Now this is what I needed for a good night party!" Mercury clapped.

"Kade looks good with that blood in his eyes." Soren smiled.

"Blaise, I told you I was going to get back at you for using your stupid red hair on my eye, didn't I? Now is that payback time, enjoy!" Sadie palmed her cheeks.

Faye looked at them, her eyes widening more.

They definitely did this, and whatever poison they used must be so potent if it's as powerful as this.

She looked back at her own side, gasping, her eyes stretched again. The dog is already dead on the table, and the guys are already foaming from the mouth, ready to cross the bridge.

People gathered around, watching their last moments with smiles.

Everyone hates Blaise cos he's from the West Palace.

No one likes Kade cos he's the arrogant Liza's daughter.

It's all balanced.

"Guys!!!" Faye yelled.

"Just give up!" Sadie shouted across.

"In your dreams, witch!" Faye yelled back, positioning the dying guys on the same angle, side by side.

She looked at the surrounding crowd, but she threw away the shyness and attached her lips to Blaise's own.

She sucked out the poison from him first, and Blaise breathed back to life, then she did the same to Kade, sucking out his poison with a kiss too. 

She spat out the poison in form of two small scorpions.

The guys stood to their feet, looking shocked and spooked at the same time, their eyes never leaving Faye.

Even the crowd are shocked, especially the twins and Mercury.

Sadie could hear her own breathings, and her eyes are crazily wide.

"What just happened?" Soren muttered.

"Who exactly is this bî+ch, Faye? What is she?" Mercury said.

Faye grabbed her purse and rushed out of the park.

"Faye!" Blaise and Kade went after her instantly.

Sadie swallowed.

--

[Same Night, East Palace~Soul Hall]

Azura had to carry Zeke's body out of the FrostOrb Hall.

She took him here, and Jude is also here, both still deeply unconscious.

Lilith went into the city at dusk to kill people and bring their bodies here.

Azura absorbed the multiple souls into Zeke and Jude's body, all in a bid to wake them up, but it's just not working.

There are twelve dead bodies on ground, all rotten and soulless.

After the twelfth attempt, Azura dropped on a sofa.

"You shouldn't give up." Lilith said beside her.

"You shouldn't even be here now, considering the fact that your darn mark didn't work on Shayla." Azura replied tiredly.

"My mark works, it just didn't work on her cos of her demigoddess status." Lilith replied, and that same time, one unfortunate guard came in to report something.

Lilith attacked him, bringing him to the ground with her scream.

She placed a palm on his head, and he was crying as the small red mark appeared there.

"In an hour." She whispered magically to his face.

The guard went still, and Lilith stood, going back to stand beside Azura.

In silence, they both watched, and in exactly an hour, the guard died there... cleanly.

"See?" Lilith faced Azura. "I'm not useless, so you should uphold your promise of giving my Ryker's last name. I'm getting impatient."

"Leave now, I need to rest. West Palace folks are coming tommorow to meet and discuss the Feast. After my son and husband wakes up, we can set a date for your secret wedding." Azura said.

"Better." Lilith smiled, leaving the hall after.

Granny Jojo came in, and Azura raised her head.

"I thought you'd never come. Your daughter's husband and your oldest grandchild got severely wounded by the bastard you cherish...you should do something about it." 

Jojo looked at the twelve soulless bodies on the ground, then her eyes went back to Azura.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Your mirror technique, mother." Azura came closer. "Communicate with your shadow in your mirror and find solutions. Zeke and Jude can't keep sleeping like this!" 

"I don't want to." Jojo smiled.

"What are you saying, mother!" Azura glared.

"Ryker did it to them, who am I to help with solutions? I can't believe Jude is as greedy as y'all too. I can feel the FrostOrb energy from him. In the end, there's no sane one among my grandchildren." Jojo said.

"When all of this is over, mother. I'll send you back to coma. Mark my words." Azura threatened.

"You're welcome to try" Jojo replied, leaving the hall.

"Arghhhh!!!!!!" Azura yelled frustratedly.

--

With happy strides, Lilith skipped her legs back to her room in the main castle. It's the last room.

She stopped by the door when she saw Pearl sitting on her bed, looking as poignant as ever.

"Pearl?" Lilith voiced.

Pearl traced her voice to get to her, she locked Lilith by the neck, bringing her to the wall to slam.

Lilith groaned in disbelief.

"I spent my years in the basement training myself. I might be blind and have no magic, but I have strength, and I can kill you if I want, so you better not lust over Ryker. I was in my room at the chamber when I heard some guards whispering about your likeness for him." Pearl said.

Lilith peeled her hand away from her neck, breathing hard.

"What is wrong with you? Who likes Ryker? Me? I'm trying to make friends with you and I know you like him, so why would I like him too?"

"You don't?" Pearl smiled.

"Cut the crap." Lilith rolled eyes, walking past her.

Pearl pulled her back roughly.

"Pearl!" Lilith gnarled.

"I heard Jude exchanged his soul just to get an entry pass to the land of the condemned, and I know he's still going to wake up cos mother will do anything possible to get his soul back." Pearl said.

"And?" Lilith frowned.

"Tell me where I can exchange my soul for my sight. I badly want to see Ryker's face. I don't mind losing my soul forever." Pearl said.

"What!" Lilith gasped.

Pearl held her tighter.

"You can't say no. I know you know where. You're a banshee, so you know things. Tell me where!" Pearl forcefully demanded.

Lilith stayed iron-faced for a minute, then she smiled.

"We need a soul shifter for that. There's one in the ballet school, meaning we have to visit the school tomorrow." 

"Cool, I'm ready." Pearl said.

--

[Next Morning]

At 10am, the clansman and people from the West Palace are already arriving for the meeting 

Kasia and Astor arrived with Winona, and they look more composed than they were the last time.

Though, Winona is stylishly looking around for any sign of Shayla cos according to Kade, she's still alive.

The West entered the palace with the East clansmen, including Granny Jojo.

As they're entering for the meeting, the twins came out of the palace.

They look anxious as they hopped in their cars at the park, eagar to get to school and confront Faye.

They drove out, and Xena emerged from the slaves kitchen.

It's Monday today, and she's supposed to go for the second audition with Shayla, but they had cancelled it.

Shayla isn't allowed to leave the palace at all, so it's impossible.

She went to the tower.

--

[Heartless Tower, Knights Quarters]

The heavy, groaning sounds of Cheyenne and Sage came from their practice room as they did their power practice.

They've been on it for hours. Actually since daybreak, but hey're still strong.

After the Grand Supreme and his wife nearly called acid rain on them yesterday, it'd be safer to hone their powers.

Not only the use of ropes or nails, but they're mastering the art of flying and levitation.

They're both in the air, striking each other relentlessly.

By the door, Shayla stood, peeping inside the room.

She has been watching since the start of this practice.

She's moving her hand, trying to follow their moves.

Two fingers if you want the strike to be mild, but full five fingers for a brutal hit. Fold the five fingers to choke without touching the person, and glare to seize voices.

They all look simple, but she doesn't even have the power to blend her new knowledge with.

"No wonder I've been sweating, what are you doing here?" Cheyenne came to her, sweating so much.

"I was only watching, by the way, can I do the power practice with you guys?" Shayla asked.

"You're going ahead of yourself again, Tiny." Cheyenne scoffed.

"Don't mind her, you can actually join us." Sage said.

"Shay." Xena joined them.

"You're done cooking breakfast?" Shayla faced her.

"Yeah, it's 10. Since we can't go for the second audition anyways, I came to spend time with you." Xena said.

"Who said you can't go to the second audition" Ryker's deep baritone voice entered the hall.

He approached with ease.

He ditched his robe today, he's wearing a loose shirt and smooth slacks, and he looks as divine as usual. Even more.

"Moy Vladika." Shayla smiled, his presence affecting her mood more than she could control.

She had woken up to meet herself on bed this morning, and it's definitely his handiwork which she doesn't want to question.

Can't be Cheyenne. Impossible.

Can't be Sage. That's somehow.

So it's definitely him.

"She can go for the second audition?" Cheyenne and Sage came out of the practice room, both looking confused with the suddenness.

"Prepare her dress." Ryker ordered Cheyenne.

Cheyenne looked at Shayla before nodding. "Yes, My Lord."

Ryker looked at Xena, and Xena smiled.

"Prepare something for her to wear, too. Sage." Ryker said.

"Me?" Sage blinked. "Fine, I'm a dress expert, lucky you!" 

"Come here." Ryker took Shayla's hand, trying all his best to be gentle.

"Where are we going?" She asked as she followed him, using her second hand to hold his robe.

"To get you bathed." He replied, and she pulled him to a sudden stop.

"You're not... bathing me... right?"

"Stop your wild imaginations, it's not time for them to come to pass yet. Don't put ideas in my head." He said coldly, and she gulped.

"Go wash up. Twenty minutes, Cheyenne will be with you." He said clearly.

"Ok. I will." She detached her fingers from him.

"No ok. Use your full words." He said.

"Yes. I will." She smiled before rushing back into her room.

Cheyenne and Sage went to the treasure clothing room, and they both got busy with picking out dresses for the girls.

"I can't get used to his mode of working. What the hell is he planning again by suddenly agreeing for her to leave the palace." Cheyenne said.

"Definitely something big, we'll just have to wait. He won't make a move without a tangible reason." Sage smiled.

--

[Black Swan Ballet School]

School isn't as silent as it was last week.

It's Monday, and the week started with sizzling gist from last night.

How Faye sucked poison out of Kade and Blaise so easily,, and the two masked dancers who're likely to be in the center of the Feast ballet.

It's a hot Monday.

Neither Kade nor Blaise or Faye are in school, but the twins and Mercury are in school already.

They're waiting for Faye to come and explain, and they're tapping their foot in front of the school building.

Also, the newbies who got picked for the second round of the audition are here too, so it's a full school.

At 12pm on the round dot, two cars skidded to rough halts in the park.

Faye came out of the first one, Kade and Blaise dropped from the second one.

"Finally." Mercury muttered hatefully.

"Faye, stop right there!" Sadie ordered, jumping down the long staircase of the school building.

Faye stopped, her face so deviant as she glared at Sadie.

"Explain how you were able to suck out that poison! Take a pen and paper, and explain!!" Sadie yelled demandingly.

The air became so acidic, the cold weather turned very hot. Tension covered the atmosphere.

Everyone converged around in circles as they watched what's going to really happen this morning.

Sadie approached the crosswalk cos Faye is standing on the other side of it, but the moment she made to cross, another car slid into the park.

A deep blue model, built only for the owner, fuckin new. 

Sadie almost got hit, but Soren teleported to get her out of the way, and they both tumbled to the ground.

The car stopped right in front of their fallen bodies, and there was silence for a bit of second.

Dead silence.

And then...the car backdoor flipped open...

A pair of shinny diamond-designed heels stepped out, in style.

TBC.

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