Selena, Alice, Narine adn Eva returned to the academy, and Alice saw Matthias running toward her. He was still wearing his jersey, and his hair was damp from the non-stop axetherise practice. He hug Alice tighly, asking if she was okay because during practice earlier, he felt uneasy thinking about her and sensed a strong energy.
"You're okay right?" Matthias said. "I keep thinking about you."
Alice hugged Matthias tightly, she didn't care even though his jersey was wet with his sweat.
"Someone suddenly come for us, a mysterious man, he moved very fast and had a black dragon. He was wearing all black and his eyes were glowing red. I thought it was you or someone you've send to spy on me, and... maybe a vampire, but he wasn't because his aura was very different from a vampire's. His aura was very strong and even made Eva feel very nauseous." Alice said. "He's bothering us and he takes some of Narine's scales and absorbd the energy."
Matthias nodded understandingly. "Yes, i understand. I saw the same man too."
"You know about him too?" Alice stared at Matthias.
"I've told you not to go anywhere without me!" Matthias snapped at Alice. "From now on, you have to obey what i say!"
Matthias walked out of his manor. Tonight, he forced Alice to stay at his place because he didn't want that man to come to Alice and hurt her, especially since he said he could absorb energy from mermaid scales, and it was possible that creature could also absorb human energy or souls. After today's events. There's only one day left for the axetherise practice, then they'll be sent to compete in the capital.
Matthias could feel a very strong energy suddenly arriving.
"Who are you?" Matthias said. He couldn't see the person, but he knew someone was watching him, and it wasn't the factor trying to steal the rabbits from his manor grounds for dinner. This energy is far stronger than Dracula's energy or demon energy.
"Is that mystique girl with the sparkling pink hair your lover? If so, you're very lucky to have her. She's very beautiful. I haven't seen a beautiful woman in a long time since I exiled myself to another world. Someone said from the darkness. I know you feel very dizzy and want to throw up when you feel my energy, so I'm trying not to emit too much energy." That man smirk.
"What do you want?" Matthias is on high alert, clenching his fists. Ready to attack the person if they dare to attack first.
"Nothing. I was only assigned to spy on the people trying to make that forbidden potion and i also know the book, the veiled grimoire, is in the hands of a girl who has magical energy in her body, but unfortunately, she's not a witch, so i can easily destroy her. But honestly, I'm thinking about whether i should do it or not because I don't like being told what to do. You know that girl right? she's a friend of your girlfriend." The man said and laughing.
Matthias could hear the man's laughter from behind the darkness. "We don't have any problem with you. I've never bothered you and i don't even know you, so don't bother me or my girlfriend." Matthias said angrily, with a demon aura in his hand to guard against the man if he tries to attack him.
"Hey hey, why you're angry?" He laughed. "I just wanted to say hello, and you're already acting like you're possessed. I don't want to bother anyone, i just want to get to know the people who found Zacrathis's forbidden book."
Matthias looked very shocked, his eyes wide open. "You... You are Zacrathis's henchman? They told you to spy on us, didn't they?"
"Zcrathis's henchman? No. Don't dare you to insult me like that." He slowly emerged from the darkness along with a black dragon. The man's eyes were fiery red.
"Dragon Mist..." Matthias murmured. "What do you want?!"
"Wow, you're really smart if you can guess my purpose here even before i tell you. You're a truly clever demon." The man chuckled. "Just so you know, i don't like being ordered around, especially not by Lord Zacrathis, that disgusting creature. We can make an agreement and work together if you're willing." He said.
"How should Ii.. hmm, am i a creature sent by Zacrathis or not? What do you think? Do ihave to tell you?" the man said with a mocking tone. He chuckled.
The man suddenly attacked Matthias, his dragon wrapping tightly around Matthias until he couldn't move at all. Darcy and some bodyguards came to help Matthias, but the dragon breathed fire from its mouth toward them.
The man laughed and walked closer to Matthias, then choked Matthias's neck. You will be the first I destroy, you foolish friend. I will take your soul, but not for Lord Zacrathis, but for myself, as payment for what your demons did to me back then during the era of endless nightmare.
Matthias tried to use his demonic power, transforming into his demonic form. He managed to break free from the coils, but the man used his zacrathis power to fight Matthias. Matthias kept trying to defeat the man, but he failed. He was thrown to the ground hard. The dragon wrapped around him again and the man choked his neck again, this time using his zacrathis power.
Alice, who was sleeping in Matthias's room, suddenly woke up when she heard people arguing and loud thuds from outside the mansion. She got out of bed and walked toward the window to look out. She looked very shocked when she saw Matthias already wrapped by a large dragon with glowing red eyes. The dragon kept spewing fire from its mouth as Darcy and the others tried to help Matthias. She saw someone choking Matthias's neck. I immediately ran out of that room and left Matthias Mansion.
"Stop!! Please let Matthias go!!" Alice ran toward Matthias.
The man grinned. "Oh, your savior, Mystique girlfriend, has arrived."
Matthias tried to rebel, but he couldn't because the dragon's coils were so strong. "A...A...Alice... G...go away!!" Matthias said with the last of his strength, he was very weak because the man had absorbed his energy.
"Hey, lady, my name is Veixer," the man smirked. "Nice to meet you my lady."
Yes, Veixer, he was a treacherous Mist dragon who sided with Zacrathis when all other dragons and Mist dragons were on the side of truth. The name Veixer will forever be recorded in the history books as a traitor.
The demons had tried to destroy him, but they failed because Lord Zacrathis helped Veixer survive death, but Veixer had to submit to him, forever.
Someone from the darkness wearing a black cloak suddenly appeared and attacked Veixer.
He was so strong that he could push the fashion into the ground and the ground cracked. He also raised his voice at Veixer, until the dragon fainted and fell to the ground, his voice booming so loudly that the birds perched in the trees flew away.
Alice ran toward Matthias and hugged him. Matthias was already very weak, he was still in his demon form, silently embracing Alice. "I'm okay, Alice..." he said in a weak tone.
Alice cried, she kissed Matthias's cheek and stroked his cheek. "You'll be okay."
Veixer coughed violently, he coughed up blood, he glared at the man with a sharp look. "Oh, so you're the cursed child, because you didn't come before Lord Zacrathis, he called me instead and ordered me to do the mission you were supposed to do!!" He shouted at the man.
"Well, no one told you to come before him, you idiot." He walked closer to Veixer. "Get out before i destroy you, Veixer. If it not because of my father, i'll destroy you from the start."
Veixer gritted his teeth. "You.... I will destroy you before you do it to me!!!" he takes step back and suddenly disappeared, along with his dragon.
The man also walked away without say anything, he disappearing into the darkness.
"Do we need to take him to the hospital." said one of the bodyguards.
Alice shook her head. "No, just take him to his bedroom, i'll treat him myself."
Darcy and the bodyguards helped Matthias. They lifted Matthias's body and went into the mansion, climbing the stairs carrying Matthias to his room. They laid Matthias's body on the bed and left the room, leaving Matthias with Alice and Darcy.
"Wait! Give me a knife or scissors and also water in a glass." Alice said to one of the bodyguard.
One of the bodyguards immediately went to get water.
Darcy walks to the shelf, take a scissors, walked closer and handed Alice a small pair of scissors. The wound is very severe and it's like there's magic surrounding his neck.
"There's a magic aura around his neck." Darcy said.
Alice nodded. "Yes, i think it's a magic from that man."
The bodyguard who went to get drinking water returned and gave Alice a glass of water. She cut her hair and put it in the water. The beautiful hair disappeared and the water glowed. Darcy lifted Matthias's head slightly so he could easily drink the water in the glass. Alice directed the glass to Matthias's mouth. Matthias drank the water slowly.
As Matthias drank all the water, his body slowly began to glow, he convulsed, and he screamed loudly. The bodyguards came back and tried to restrain him.
Slowly, Matthias's body calmed down again, he had been affected by the Dragon Mist Magic, which was already mixed with Zacrathis magic.
"Alice... Are you okay...? He didn't hurt you right?" Matthias slowly tried to get up.
Alice nodded her head. "Yes, i'm fine, don't worry about me." Alice stroked Matthias's cheek. Matthias held Alice's hand.
***
Dieter is in his wolf form. He tore apart one of the deer he had caught from hunting for dinner tonight.
After an hour, Dieter had already eaten all of the deer meat except for the internal organs and bones. He walked back to the dormitory building area, he was still in his wolf form. He saw Selena, who had just returned from the academy library; it seemed she had been studying until late, as usual. He walked toward Selena slowly and suddenly he howled.
He wanted to see Selena's reaction when she saw the wolf, would she run away in fear? Of course, she'll run away scared! That's what Dieter was thinking. But he was wrong, the pants actually smiled and walked toward him, and he stroked its fur.
"You're just ate dinner?" Selena walked closer and stroking his fur. "Your fur is very soft. I've held the fur you gave me when i asked you for it because i needed it for a potion. There's blood around your mouth." Selena said.
Dieter was just howling, he was so upset that Selena wasn't afraid of him. What if Dieter attacking her and made her to be his next meal?
"You need to go to your dorm, Dieter. It's past 10:00 pm, you need to rest because we have to go to the academy tomorrow. I'll go now, i'm very sleepy." Selena said, then walked away, leaving Dieter. She went to the female dorm building.
Dieter transformed into his human form. He wiped the bloodstains from his mouth area with the back of his hand, and his bad breath was slightly fishy. Some students passing by him even covered their noses. They knew he was a werewolf, so they weren't surprised he smelled fishy, especially at night, since he had just hunted for dinner.
He let out a sigh of annoyance as he went to the male dormitory and went to his dorm room. He immediately lying on his bed without taking a shower first because he was very lazy and already a little sleepy. But unfortunately, he couldn't sleep because he kept thinking about the touch of Selena's hand. Her hands weren't very soft, but her touch made him comfortable.
Selena arrived at her dorm room, went into the bathroom, and washed her hands. Her hands smelled a little fishy after holding Dieter's wolf fur. No wonder, he just went hunting for dinner. While Selena was washing her hands in the sink.
Selena hummed. Selena, Riley and Eva wanted to visit Amalie in her dorm room, but Amalie said she was doing fine and didn't need to be visited. Beside, they would see each other in class tomorrow.
Suddenly his phone rang, it was a message from Alice.
Message
"Matthias was attacked by the man we met this morning at the beach with Narine and Eva." - Alice
Selena looks shocked when read Alice's message.
"W...what?" Selena murmured.