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Chapter 728 - Reflection
"Tell me, where did you get this idea from?" Zeres asked. His expression was even more intense now, making Iryz feel more nervous. She could not help it. Even though she honestly could not believe that he was really a bad witch as he had claimed, his intensity was just a bit too much, he looked like he was dying to know the answer to that weird question of his.
"Uhm… I think the idea had just popped in my head one day…" she answered a little hesitantly, afraid that he would not like the answer. And true enough, his expression darkened, obviously not pleased at the answer she gave him. "It's true! I'm an artist and a writer as well. So that just happens sometimes. Sometimes… the ideas just pop out of nowhere…" she defended herself rather weakly, shrinking her shoulders a little.
He stilled and for a brief moment, Iryz suddenly felt danger emanating powerfully from him. Her answer had made him incredibly angry and now he looked like he was doing his best to calm himself. He had felt that the reason that she had given was so frivolous that it might as well not even be counted as one. His jaws and facial muscles were clenching as he shut his eyes tightly and took a step back from her. If he was too close to her, he could not be sure that his hand would not shoot out and clutch onto her neck and strangle it. So to avoid that accident, it was better that he stay just out of arms reach of her.
She could see his fists clenching so tight as if he could barely contain himself. Then he suddenly slammed his fist against the wall, creating a deep hole in it.
Zeres stared at the hole in the wall and his fist that was still sitting in it. He squeezed his eyes closed again and took a couple of deep breaths before he turned to look at the girl again.
But the moment he met her gaze, the fear in those gullible green eyes made him feel like something had hit him hard. And the realization that he had just scared the poor girl made him averted his gaze away. He ran his fingers through his hair and then tugged hard on it – the sharp pain in his scalp helping to knock some sense back into himself, before taking another deep breath to calm himself down.
He truly was running out of patience now and his anger issues was worsening as well as time went by. As he stood there, he saw his own reflection on the girl's mirror and a small bitter smirk formed on his face for one brief moment. Somehow, he could not even recognize himself anymore… he was turning into someone that he did not know at all… or could it be that… he was just slowly turning into who he really was?
They say people do not actually change. They just gradually become who they truly are. Did this mean that he was this kind of man all along? And it had taken him all these long years to 'grow' into himself?
"Are you… alright?" her voice pulled at his attention and when he looked at her, she no longer had that fearful and shaky look in her eyes now. He followed her line of sight and saw that she was staring at the drops of blood which were dripping from his fist.
Zeres immediately mumbled an inaudible word and Iryz' mouth gaped at the sight of something silvery appearing around his fist. When the blood and wound disappeared, Zeres faced the wall and used magic again to fix the spot that he had damaged.
When Zeres returned his gaze to her, Zeres held back the words he was about to say. It was because the girl suddenly had a strange expression as she looked at him. Zeres could tell that she was looking at him like that not because of the magical thing he had just done right in front of her.
"What is it?" Zeres asked in a much calmer voice now.
"I… I think I just remembered something just now…" she answered. Her words returned the slight gleam that was in his eyes, but he reminded himself to hold back and did not dare expect too much this time. "I think I have indeed read something like this previously… I mean this bringing back a spirit to its body spell when I was much younger."
As soon as she said that last line, Zeres rushed forward and held onto both of her shoulders out of excitement. "You have read it from a book, right?" he asked, his face a bit too close as he questioned her. His hands were squeezing her shoulders a little too tight now.
She did not point out that he was holding her too tight and only nodded. She could see how excited he was.
"Do you remember which book is it? Can you still remember more about the contents of that book?" Zeres bombarded her with questions.
Iryz creased her brows and she tried to recall more about it. What was the appearance or title of that book again? No matter how she tried to think about it, Iryz somehow could not remember.
"I'm sorry… I can't quite remember any more details right now. It was way back when I was in primary school. But I think I remember hearing Diana telling me that she was surprised I've managed to see the real content of the book."
Her last sentence made Zeres's narrowed slightly. She had managed to see the real content of the book? Does that mean there was something special about this girl?
"And please… don't worry because I believe that book is definitely somewhere around here still." Iryz voice became enthusiastic again and was now looking at him as if she had already forgotten that he had just scared her a while ago. "I know that this is a bookstore… but Diana had never sold the old books. She would only lend it out and everyone who borrowed any of these old books have returned everything so far even until now.. This, I am quite certain about."
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Chapter 729 - Desperation
Zeres looked around. His silver gaze swept through the piles of books all around them. If he added all the books from the first floor, it might take a long time for just the both of them to get through them. He did not have that much time to waste to just search for a single book.
"I am going to call some people over to help us look for that book. I need to find that book as soon as possible." He told her with urgency.
Iryz blinked and stared at him for a while.
"Do not worry, those people I'm calling are the good ones… they will not dare do anything else but look for the book. I will make sure they will handle your property with care." Zeres added and Iryz could only nod. She knew there was no way he would accept if she said no. Not that she was planning to reject him anyway, given how desperate he seemed in wanting to find that book.
She already felt that this man was truly serious about this thing he was looking for. She had seen the anger in his eyes a while ago and not just the anger… Iryz had also seen something else within those eyes of his and for some reason, despite what he showed a while ago, Iryz did not know why but feel that she wanted to help him. Was it all because she could sense utter desperation from him?
After she watched him make a phone call to a man he called Jude, twenty men arrived at the bookstore after a quarter of an hour. Iryz had just finished eating her breakfast in her small kitchen when everyone suddenly arrived.
Without wasting a moment longer, Zeres ordered everyone to start right after informing them to look for any book that contain anything about spells.
And after just an hour, they had already gathered a mountain of books. The first row of shelves almost got emptied as Zeres ordered them to take all books about spells down.
"It seems that all the books here contain something about spells though." Jude told Zeres. "Maybe it's better if you tell us which particular kind of spell we should be looking for instead?"
Zeres listened to Jude's suggestion and ordered everyone to look for a book that contains spells about life and death.
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At Winterfalls University.
The first day of class was finally over. The students were now returning to their dorms.
Lilith, who now goes by the name of Luna Averis, was walking with her new friend and roommate Agnes, back to their dorms. Lilith had chosen the appearance of an average college girl. She did not bother to don on a look of a nerd as she knew that it would only gain unnecessary attention that she did not want. So, she tried to look very average instead, as she believed it was easier to blend if she did not try too hard and if she tries to look like everyone else.
Her roommate Agnes was not lowkey though. Agnes was beautiful, probably the most beautiful girl in their year, so Lilith was trying not to be too involved with her once they were outside their rooms. Agnes was a good person despite her being rich and famous, but Lilith knew people like her were just accident prone or even trouble magnets.
And she was trying to avoid that. Lilith wanted to just study and stay in this school doing what she had initially planned to do. The last thing she wanted was to be dragged into any unnecessary dramas between humans. She was not here to play after all. She was here because this was part of her duty, and she was not going to do anything to screw it up.
She had made a promise to Alicia that she can do this. She assured her that everything would be alright, and she would survive this school year without any troubles and more importantly, without anyone discovering who she truly was at all.
"Ah… the first day of class is really exciting! I've already met a lot of hotties!" Agnes exclaimed as soon as Lilith came out of their attached bathroom. "That boy in our class, Gerald, is really cute too, right Luna?"
"Mmmh." was all Lilith replied, causing Agnes to roll her eyes.
"Ugh! You're so boring. But oh well, I guess it's only because no one grabbed your interest just yet. Just wait for it, Luna. Once you find the apple of your eyes, you'll start being talkative too." Agnes said as if she was so certain about it.
Then Agnes rolled onto her bed and started squealing and calling her friends. She talked about all the hot boys without reservation that Lilith could not take the noise anymore and finally left when she was sure that Agnes would not stop chatting on the phone even after she had been on it for an hour.
Lilith was not used to noises like this. The Black Forest had always been such a quiet and tranquil place that this new environment was really trying her patience. She actually even thought of using a spell to put her noisy roommate to sleep for a moment. So she hastily left the room before she could be tempted to do something like that.
"This is a test, Lilith…" she whispered to herself as she took in large, deep breaths of the fresh outside air that circulated in from the large windows that the dorms kept opened until lights out. "You need to get used to these noisy humans or you will fail in your mission." She sternly scolded herself before she walked further along the corridor to take in more air to calm herself until she ended up at the small park behind their dorm.
The park was quiet, and no one was around. So Lilith chose to take a walk there. She also thought of doing this to find nice spots where she could be alone. But as she walked leisurely around the area, she finally realized that the park was actually a memorial park and it even had ancient tombstones in the inner parts of it.
Lilith could only scratch her neck as she pondered her luck. No wonder there was nobody here! She sighed. She needed to leave this place. If someone sees her here, they would definitely be thinking that she was a weird person. Ah, the drama that could erupt if anyone spots her here! Her peaceful schooldays might end before it could even start!
Hastily, Lilith began to rush back. She did not use any magic. In fact, she could not, as she had restricted herself really tightly. Right now, she was only a human and she had promised that while she was here, she would be a human who did not have any…
Thud!
Something caught her feet, so Lilith's instincts kicked in and she managed to maintain her balance. However, as she was still in the air, she realized the thing that must have caught her feet was someone's feet. She had seen it. Someone had stretched their feet out at the very last moment to stumble her.
That realization made her decide to let herself tumble on the ground. She must act as though she did not see that at all, right?
"Ouch!" she groaned, feigning to be hurt from the fall.. Then she turned her head to look behind her.
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Chapter 730 - Challenge
Kyle had decided to roam around the campus that night to look for the perfect place for him to spend his alone time. He did not expect that Zeke did not even prepare for him a room that he could solo in.
He was already told that he would be living in a dorm, but Kyle had thought that he would at least own a room to himself. But he was actually pushed into a shared room with not only one but with two roommates! How was he going to find his calm and quiet with that kind of conditions?!
It was not because Kyle was expecting some kind of royal princely treatment at all. He just thought that he needed a private room, even a small one that only he could have access to. But it seems like he was naïve to think that Zeke would arrange even that small privilege for him.
He should have known that this brother of his was truly going to make this a challenge for him, as much as possible. It seemed that he was expected to learn to completely suppress not only his actions but his vampiric needs as well, for every single 24 f**king 7.
Sighing, Kyle continued walking leisurely towards the nearby park that separates the dorms for the female and male students. The park was filled with tall and old trees. And it was actually a cemetery. The few tombstones that he had seen poking out from the ground were probably a few hundred years old, so the place was considered absolutely eerie at least from the humans' point of view. To him, because of this characteristic, it would qualify be the perfect place to look for his personal quiet space.
Kyle immediately realized why this school had put this park between the two male and female dorms. They knew that everyone will definitely avoid this eerie place, especially at night. This would definitely stop the students from crossing through this forest to meet up for some midnight parties or have some secret rendezvous.
And that explains why the most silent place so far in this campus was in this memorial park, named Sacred Park.
Leisurely, Kyle sat down and leaned against the trunk of a tree that seemed to draw him in. Looks like he had finally found the perfect hideout already. Looking around, he cheered to himself in successfully finding his hide out just after one try. He grinned to himself and congratulated himself inwardly and felt thankful that he managed to find his quiet place.
He needed this place right now because it was only the first day and Kyle already felt quite drained. He never would have thought that dealing with humans were this exhausting. Ezekiel had made it known that he was a prince from some mysterious royalty and now Kyle did not have a choice but to be aware of his every language, actions, expressions and even his body language before their eyes. He could not even glare or get openly annoyed at the ladies who kept on circling and hovering around him. That was the most annoying thing that he had to deal with. And just one day of that had exhausted him that he was forced to quickly search for his hideout A.S.A.P.! There was no way he could survive another day of being hounded by those fan girls if he did not find a place he could escape to whenever he reached his limit.
The fact that he had to maintain a graceful stance, smile and be polite to everyone like he was some kind of saint, and act like the flawless and perfect prince had drained him to his core. He did not expect this at all, and he could not help but curse Zeke inwardly. He was not informed that learning to blend in with the humans actually meant learning to fake everything perfectly. Was he going to live like this every day from now on?
Now his initial thought that this challenge was going to be an easy piece of cake had crumbled to smithereens already. Zeke apparently brought him here not to learn to live with the humans, but he had intended to let him learn how to be patient, how to control himself, how to keep a straight, unbothered face despite all the inner turmoil and annoyance… damn! How long can he last? He was not sure he would be able to last for a year!
Kyle ran his palms over his face. He would rather be spending time with the mafia, hunting bad guys and the sort, than stay here and learn how to become a perfect fake saint! He could only wish that Zeke had not disclosed his identity at all! But he knew this was Zeke's aim all along.
"Damn! This is going to be a hell of a ride, damn it." he groaned when something made him go stock still. Someone is here in this place?
His immaculate thick brows creased when he confirmed the movement that he had sensed was not an animal. Interest quickly flared in his eyes as he was certain that whoever this person who dared roam in a cemetery alone at night, was mostly likely non-human. Perhaps there was another vampire like him here on training as well?
He tried to listen to the person's heartbeat. Somehow, the probability that it was just another vampire was highly likely. But the thing was that he heard no signs of a vampire's heartbeat. Kyle did not immediately conclude it was not a vampire though. Even if the heartbeat sounded like a human's, he was already aware of some vampires who can disguise their heartbeats. That was the whole point of blending in with the humans, is it not?
So he had surmised that this must be a vampire in disguise and just had to wait for this person to appear.
When he felt the person approaching his way at a faster pace, Kyle decided to trip the person up. If he falls over, then, it must be a human. He had stuck his feet out right at the very last moment that most humans would not even be able to see at all.
A thud echoed out next, and he watched her fall. Oh, it was a girl and she fell… human then, right? There was no way a vampire would fall from that trip. But what the hell was a human girl doing way out here? And so late at night at that?
She turned around and the moment their eyes met, time just seemed to suddenly stand still.
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Chapter 731 - Fickle
The moment Lilith turned, her entire being froze.
Those grey eyes gleaming at her in the dark, that thick head of dark hair… that face… despite the darkness, there was just no way Lilith could not recognize him. This boy… this person… it was just impossible for her to mistake someone else for him. Kyle… what… what was he doing here of all places? Why was he even here?!
At that instant, Lilith heard his voice in her mind. 'I will do everything I can to avoid you… so do everything you can not to cross paths with me ever again… please don't let me see you again…' She remembered how when he had said those words back then, her heart had shaken so hard that it hurt. Until today, she could still very clearly remember.
As those words echoed in her mind, Lilith felt her heart shiver a little and she averted her gaze and quickly looked down to the ground, feigning not to see the person sitting against the tree trunk at all.
"Goddamn tree!" she hissed out as she pushed herself up, brushing herself down from the dirt that had clung to her clothes when she fell. She was doing her very best to act as normal as she could, pretending to be angry and huffing away at the 'accident' she had.
But just as she was about to leave, she heard his baritone voice echoing from behind her.
"What are you doing here, little witch?" he questioned her, and Lilith's eyes almost bulged out from their sockets in utter shock. Did he recognize her? No way?! How could he see through her disguise spell?! That was just… that was just impossible!
Lilith could not stop herself from whipping around. He was now right before her. He towered over her, causing Lilith to subconsciously take a step back. He… he had grown even taller in the time that she had not seen him.
Now that he was closer, Lilith immediately noticed his expression as he looked at her. He looked a bit confused as he scrutinised her face.
That alone made Lilith feel a little relieved. YES!! He did not manage to recognize her yet! But why did he call out to her as a little witch?! Lilith could never forget that it was the very same line he had used to call out to her that very first time they had met in the Reigns' castle.
"I… I'm lost…" Lilith tried her best to respond as normally as she could – as a human, that is. She even forced herself to step back again, knowing that this would be the normal action that a human would do at times like this.
He raised a brow and then eyed her from her head to toe. Lilith took another step back when he did that. Even though she knew that he was not looking at her that way because of some nasty reason, Lilith still acted like she was wary of him now.
Her reaction seemed to erase whatever confusion he had on his face, and he sighed and walked past her.
"Follow me," he said simply and when Lilith did not move to follow him, he looked over his shoulder lazily. "I don't know how you even ended up here, but if I were you, I'd follow me, because if not…" he glanced behind her, "you might end up being lost forever."
Lilith creased her brows, not understanding what he was trying to say.
"Didn't you hear about the creatures roaming around in this area?" he continued, and Lilith finally realized that he was definitely trying to scare her.
That realization made Lilith instantly move from her spot and followed after him. He smirked as soon as she reached him.
"You believed that?" he asked, sounding a little amused.
"Of course… not." Lilith replied somewhat stiltedly, and he chuckled shortly as he finally walked forward.
"Didn't you know that this area is actually an old cemetery? How brave of you to even come out here at night. You're probably the bravest hu… girl I've seen so far."
"Is that why you called me a witch?" Lilith bit down on her lower lip upon asking that question. She knew should not have asked, but the question just slipped past her tongue!
It took him a short while to respond, as if her question also made him think.
"Hmm… I guess so." He suddenly sounded unsure now.
They walked on silently after that as Lilith held her tongue from talking further, afraid that she might again slip up and say something again that would expose her this time. She could only stare at his back. Her heart was in a mess right now and she honestly did not know what she was even feeling at this moment. That moment their eyes had met, she felt her heart shivered and she did not know exactly what had made her shiver like that. Was it fear? Was it because of the miss she had been longing to see him again?
The urge to touch him was very strong right now. Lilith never thought that she would be able to see him again. Much less meeting up with him in this way. She was glad that he did not recognize her but at the same time, she felt a pang in her heart because of this very same reason. Laughing at herself internally, she lamented on how fickle her heart was.
When he halted, Lilith looked up and scanned her surroundings before realising that they were already out of the forest.
Lilith walked past him and then turned to face him. "Thank you for helping me find my way out of that place." She told him and nodded her head in thanks as he kept his gaze on her.
"What's your name?" he asked, causing Lilith to blink at his question.
She was about to answer when all of a sudden, he rushed at her and grabbed her for no apparent reason. The next thing she knew, he was pinning her against the tree trunk by the road.
Lilith caught her breath as she felt his body pressing so close into hers. "Shh… stay still… the guards are doing their patrols. They can't see me here or I'll get punished for getting this close to the girl's dorm this late.." He whispered.
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Chapter 732 - Until Now
Taking a quiet sigh, Kyle peeked through the tree trunk. The patrol unit were still moving around there. He could have just left her there by the road, but he did not know how he ended up running off and grabbing her along with him. And right now, he actually felt like he did not want to let go of this girl just yet.
"Uhm… are they… still there?" he suddenly heard her muffled and weak voice asking from the general region of his chest. He had pushed her so close to his chest that it must have pressed her face right into him. Kyle could hear her heartbeat beating erratically and her breathing was slightly breathless. Was she nervous? Or was it because he was this close to her?
"Are you scared of me?" he asked. He just could not stop himself from talking to her.
"Nope."
"Your heartbeat is really loud right now," he said that in a slow whisper, causing her eyes to widen as she quickly looked up at him.
"It's… because you're too near. P-please move back a little." She stammered a little and her face flushed red. Kyle's tantalizing smile widened.
"Can't be doing that, little witch. Unless you are wanting the guards to catch us?" Kyle arched one of his brows, not able to stop himself from teasing her.
"Why do you keep calling me that?"
Kyle pressed his lips tightly together for a moment at her question. He did not even realize he had used that nickname on this girl again. But somehow, the nickname flowed easily from his lips.
"Because…" he tilted his head a little. "You're not telling me your name." Kyle managed to come up with an excuse.
"Alright, I'll tell you my name so please don't call me that again." she replied, her voice taut and he could sense that she was uncomfortable.
"You hate it?"
"Yes." Her firm answer caused Kyle to keep silent for a while. But eventually, he nodded and smiled at her.
"As you wish. So? What should I call you then?"
"Luna. That's my name."
"Luna…" he echoed after her, testing out her name as it rolled off his tongue. And as their gazes met, the tension between them became heavier.
Kyle could not take his eyes off her and he had no idea why it was so. It was like… he wanted to kiss her…
"I think the patrol unit is gone now." she pushed both her hands against his chest, causing Kyle to return back to reality. He cleared his throat and released his somewhat tight hold on her. When he craned his neck out and peeked to check if the coast was clear, the guards really were no longer there anymore.
Before he could turn to look at Luna again, she slipped out of his loosened embrace and stepped to the side. She immediately took a few more steps away from him before facing him again. Kyle could only clench his fists to stop this strange urge and itchiness he was feeling in his hands. He had wanted to seize her and pull her back into his arms again. But obviously Luna is not going to give him the opportunity to do that with the distance she had put between them.
"I'm going now. Thank you again for your help and please go back to your dorm now as well." She said quickly with a little nod of her head. And she then hastily turned around and jogged away as if she just could not wait to get away from him as soon as possible.
"Luna!" he called out.
He saw her whole body jerk at his call before looking over her shoulder. "Y-yes?"
"Don't you want to know my name?" he asked. Kyle wanted to smack himself from blurting that question out of the blue. But it was already too late. He had already said it. There was no way he could pull it back.
And she shook her head. "No, thank you." she told him flatly and then she dashed away so quickly without turning back. He could only respond with an opened mouth, shocked that there was a girl who could even withstand his charm and did not even want to know his name.
Kyle could not help but laugh after she was out of sight, and he walked around and entered the forest again. He still could not quite believe that she actually rejected to knowing his name.
He could not stop smiling like a fool as he continued walking deeper into the forest. "What an interesting little witch…" he muttered before he suddenly halted. His smile fading as he realized what he was currently feeling right now. These familiar feelings… these were the things that he could only feel around… Lilith…
Kyle's jaws clenched a little. Lilith… just thinking about that name alone was enough to give him heartache.
That girl… why did he casually called her as 'little witch' twice in a row? He realized now he had called her that before he even realized it. Why was that so?
And now he was actually feeling this way? To a girl who was not even Lilith? Was he… does this really mean that he was attracted to that girl now?
Kyle could not deny that in his efforts to forget Lilith, he had tried to look at other girls, perhaps even to hook up with them. However, until now, no girl was able to even catch his interest at all, much less tempt him to hook up with them. No one made him feel anything despite him already meeting quite a number of girls in the past few months.
His father had even arranged for some dates with a few daughters of vampire nobles back in their kingdom as well and none of those girls, no matter how beautiful they might be, had ever sparked anything in him at all. And Kyle thought that he might really never would be able to feel anything for anyone anymore if it was not Lilith. This was the first time that someone had made him feel like this since that last time he met up with Lilith – the forbidden girl that he could not have.
He had started to believe that no matter what he did and no matter who he will end up with, his heart would forever be Lilith's. Kyle just had the feeling that his heart will never beat for anyone else again. Until now.. Until tonight.
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Chapter 733 - Search
"Where did you go?" Agnes immediately confronted Lilith as soon as she entered their room. "Did you forget that we have a curfew? You'll get punished if you get caught you know? And this is just the first day too."
"Sorry… I just got a bit lost out there." Lilith told her and then she hastily entered the bathroom to calm herself.
She washed her face and looked at herself in the mirror. She looked so different now. Her face was completely altered, thanks to that special disguise spell. The colour of her eyes was now a dark brown and her hair was the same tone as well. Since she could not disguise these two things which were the colour of her eyes and hair, she had opted in using a human disguise. She had worn a wig and a pair of contact lenses, and it was amazing because other creatures cannot see through disguises that does not require magic at all.
As she looked at herself, Lilith was certain that no one could recognize her. She was confident even Kyle could not see through it. But why? Why had he looked at her like that? She could never forget the way Kyle stared at her before. Those gleaming and expressive grey eyes that always made her heart flutter like crazy… it was as if he was looking at Lilith and not Luna, her alter ego. Even though it was obvious that he did not recognize her. Could it be possible that he was interested in her disguise as well?
Lilith ran her hands over her face again. This was the last thing that she had ever wanted to happen. His last words when they had separated echoed in her mind again and her expression became firm as she looked at her reflection in the mirror.
"He had begged you to never show up before him again, Lilith. So you have to try your best to fulfil his wish." There was a tinge of pain in her voice as she whispered that to herself, but there was also conviction in her eyes. Lilith was well aware that the two of them were just impossible. They were from two opposite sides.
'You both can't be together. A witch and a vampire can never be together. That's why you must stand your ground and do your very best to avoid him. You know that you both will only get hurt in the end if you dare try to be with each other again.' she told herself inwardly and after that, Lilith's eyes were filled with intense determination. She firmly slapped her cheeks a couple of times as she motivated herself, repeating over and over in her mind that she could do it.
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Meanwhile at Little Flower bookstore.
The men were still working at night, going through the books one by one without taking a break. They had already tried to use magic to find the book they were looking for, but it just does not work. No book was responding to any of the spell they casted at all and that only meant one thing. That the books in this bookstore were not written with magic at all. Or probably, someone had put a very impressive spell that was keeping the book from getting detected.
After trying all the methods that they knew and failed at every one of it, the witches could only opt to open the books one by one. And that was a really challenging method that would require them absolute patience.
It had been a day and half of a night spent in going through the books manually and they have yet to find this elusive book.
Zeres had picked the books the witches had sorted out and showed them to Iryz so the girl had been with them the entire time and was helping out to check on the books as well.
"I'm so sleepy now… I'm sorry I can't fight it… anymore…" Zeres heard her murmuring and as he looked her way, he saw her head dropped and rested on the thick book that was on her table.
A sigh escaped Zeres' lips and he put the book he was holding down and walked towards her. She had been doing her best the entire day to help find the book as well.
He felt bad for making the girl work for him, but he had no choice. He needed her as Zeres realized that perhaps, she might be the only one who could find that book.
Zeres had realized what she said before, that her grandmother was surprised that she had managed to even read the book. That could be an indication that the book was not something that just anyone could find. Worse was that this girl might be the only one who could find it as well.
It was a dilemma because there were thousands of books in this bookstore. How long would this girl take to go over every single one of these books?
Zeres could feel that this might turn out to be much harder than he thought it would, but for some reason, he had a feeling that this girl will eventually find it. This gut feeling made him relax a little because it honestly was very rare for him to feel a bit better like this.
Looking at the girl again, he lifted her up and tucked her gently on her bed. As he stared at her peacefully sleeping face, Zeres could not help but wonder if she was truly just a simple human. Somehow, he could not make himself believe that completely.
Should he dig further on her identity?
He looked away and walked towards the window. The moon was up and as he looked at it, he remembered Alicia again. He always thinks of her every time he looks at the moon.
Where is she right now? He wondered and suddenly, as a thought came to him. Could it be that she… he gritted his teeth as he closed the window and hastily left the room.
"Where are you going?" Jude asked Zeres as he passed by them.
"I'll be back soon. Continue with the search." Was all he answered and as he held the door handle, he looked back to the witches who were still going through the books. "Don't any of you dare touch the girl upstairs.." He warned them and everyone looked at each other.
Chapter 734 - The Next 59 Days
It did not take long for Zeres to find Alicia's location. He was aware how she was currently obsessed with Ezekiel. So he knew that Alicia would definitely be where Kiel was, so he only had to locate Kiel to find her.
He found them in a prestigious bar. It was a favourite place where famous humans like to gather. Zeres already knew why Kiel was here as he was already well informed about what Kiel was dealing with lately. Kiel was trying to find the leader of a certain syndicate, and the person who somehow managed to find a way to perfectly disguise vampires from showing their true form to humans. And he could tell that even now, with him being in a place like this should also have something to do with that matter.
As he made his way to the VIP room located in the highest floor, a number of bold ladies tried to stop him. However, Zeres was already not in a good mood, thus he completely ignored these girls like he could not see any of them at all.
Kiel's men did not stop him when they saw him head to the door where their big boss was. They already knew that this silver-haired beautiful man was not a threat to their boss. At least that was what they believed, since their big boss had ordered them not to bother this silver-haired man when he comes by.
As soon as the doors was swung open, Zeke, who was busy speaking with a man who looked like he was another high-ranking human, lifted his gaze. Upon seeing Zeres there, he only arched one of his brows at him.
"What is it?" Zeke asked.
Their eyes met for a moment before Zeres' gaze fell to the human and said, "I'll be back once your business with him is done."
Without giving the human another glance, he then turned and left the room. As soon as the door was closed behind him, Zeres mumbled the spell under his breath and Alicia immediately appeared next to him. A while ago, as soon as Zeres entered into the room, Alicia had immediately spoke to him. She had stepped right through his body so he could hear her despite him not uttering the spell at all.
Alicia had told him to immediately go outside the room with her because somehow, Alicia felt like Zeres might do something to reveal her presence to Ezekiel.
"Let's go somewhere and talk, Zeres." Alicia said as she looked at Ezekiel's guards who were present in the corridor. Then she walked away without waiting for Zeres to respond.
Zeres could only follow after her and the moment they were alone and no one else was looking, Zeres spoke. "Leave this place Alicia, and go back to the –"
"No. I will not leave Ezekiel. I will keep watching him for the next 59 days." Alicia replied sternly. "This is a crucial time for me and the witches, Zeres. I finally found out that the 700 year time limit will end in another 59 days. So no matter what you will say, I will keep an eye on him 24/7, until that time passes."
Her words made Zeres run his fingers through his hair as he sighed out heavily. But he was a lot calmer now compared to how he was with Alicia the other day.
"You can't be serious Alicia…" he said weakly.
"I am more than serious, Zeres. There is no other way. With my situation, I am the only one who could watch over him like this without him knowing."
"You really think he can't see you?" Zeres's quiet voice pierced through Alicia, and she jerked at his question.
"He can't, Zeres. I am certain about that. And that's why I am perfect for this job." Alicia stubbornly insisted and did not want to think too much into this matter.
Zeres could only smile helplessly at the look in her eyes. She looked like she truly believed that Kiel could not see her. There was not even a tinge of doubt in her eyes right now. And Zeres could only sigh again, knowing that there was no way he could make Alicia think otherwise nor convince her with other reasons, unless of course, Kiel himself gives away an obvious hint that she would notice.
But knowing Kiel, Zeres could bet that Kiel will never give even a little hint.
"So you're planning to stick to him and watch his every move for every second during the next 59 days?"
"Yes." Her reply was instantaneous and determined.
"And what will you do once you find out that his memories are returning? Huh? Alicia? Can you do anything to stop it at all?"
His question made Alicia's expression became a little steely. Then she looked away and clenched her fists tight.
"Do you really have to ask that? You know there is only one thing for me to do to save our race from him." she answered and for a moment, confusion and disbelief filled Zeres' eyes.
Then a disbelieving smile curved on Zeres' lips as he shook his head. "No, you're not gonna do that Alicia."
Alicia narrowed her eyes at him and clenched her jaws tight.
"I don't think you can." Zeres added as if he was so certain about his opinion.
And that made Alicia grit her teeth. "I can do anything for my people. Anything."
"You're saying that you're truly serious about wanting to… kill Kiel? In the event that he starts remembering things?" Zeres could barely say those last two words. This was still something he could not make himself believe at all.
"That's the only way to stop him, and you know that very well, Zeres!" Alicia hissed. Anger and fierce emotions were flashing in her eyes now. "We don't even have another choice at all! If Ezekiel breaks his curse and comes at us… not even you can stop him!"
Zeres shook his head, rubbing his face with his palm. Then he leaned his head back against the wall and shut his eyes tiredly.
"I really… really don't understand you sometimes, Alicia.." He mumbled.
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Chapter 735 - Deal
"I don't really… understand you sometimes Alicia." Zeres said in a weak voice and again, Alicia looked away.
"I also don't understand what's so hard for you to understand Zeres." Alicia's voice was weak now as well with a slight tone of complaint. "You already know that I am willing to do anything for my people. You have known that for a long time now. You have already seen as to what extent I am willing to go through to save our race." Alicia was exasperated at having to go through this topic again with Zeres.
"Yes, I know. I saw with my own two eyes… how you selflessly even gave not just your life, but your… just to save someone… someone you don't even…" Zeres choked and could not finish his sentence, just looking at her with those helpless eyes.
"Zeres…" Alicia stared intently at him. "Please stop being guilty about what had happened to me. I already told you… this is not your fault. This is fully my choice. And I did not do that just for you. I did that to save all the future witch queens as well. I regret nothing, Zeres. That had to be done because there was no other way. You know that right?" her voice was soft, trying to reason with him again.
Squeezing his eyes closed again, Zeres threw his head back. Ah… there they go again… this topic seems to be a never ending debate of back and forth between them.
Even though he knew she was trying to lessen the guilt that he was feeling, it still hurts, nonetheless. A small ghost of a smile curved on his face. This woman really has a talent in driving him insane. He had already tried his very best to understand her and accept that Alicia was just the selfless queen that she was but… this thing about her plan regarding Kiel was just something he could not even begin to imagine. Was she… really planning to kill the man she…
"So this time… for the sake of the witches', and because there is no other choice, you're willing to even… kill the man you…" Zeres could not finish his sentence. He kept his gaze on Alicia and it was funny how the woman did not even seem to bother to complete that line.
"I told you, there is no other choice." She stubbornly steeled herself. "I know you're thinking that I can't do it because it's Ezekiel, but Zeres…" Alicia smiled slightly and bitterly, "I sacrificed my life and even my chance for the afterlife to save our race… do you think I'll just stay still and let someone annihilate the very thing I sacrificed myself for, just because this someone is Ezekiel?"
She shook her head. "I won't let him spill the witches' blood for the second time. As long as I'm still here, I will not let my sacrifices go in vain. If Ezekiel somehow breaks his curse and still want to slaughter the witches like he had sworn before… then… I will… take his life myself."
Zeres could only look at her, utterly speechless. He did not even know what to say or think right now. He could see that Alicia was beyond serious. And he of all people knew just how stubborn Alicia was once she had made up her mind on a decision. Right now, he could see that she had already come to a firm decision and nothing he could say or do would change her mind.
And he almost wanted to shake his head again in disbelief and was about to question himself if he was wrong all along in thinking that Alicia had a feeling for Kiel if he did not see something that flashed in her eyes for a moment. He saw something like sadness or probably more than that when she said that line… that she would take Kiel's life.
"Fine…" Zeres could only sigh in surrender. "I'm still honestly in disbelief but I can understand that you have already made up your mind about this so I will stop trying to reason with you about this… for now. But… I still want to know this first Alicia… how can you even kill him? I honestly don't think someone can even take Kiel down, much less even attempt to kill him."
"I know. But I have found out his weakness." Alicia said in a weak but certain voice. "And no, I won't be telling you. Nor anyone. Because this is something that only a dead person can only know and do."
"So you're saying even if I learn about this weakness, you're still the only who could kill him?"
"Yes." Alicia said without hesitation.
Zeres ran his fingers through his hair again, tugging on it a little. He was really feeling frustrated and the pain of pulling on his hair somehow took the edge off.
"Alright, I need to go back now. I can't let my eyes off him longer than this. Just in case something happens." Alicia said and Zeres remained silent, just staring at her. "Also… Zeres…" Alicia took a step closer to him. "I heard you're doing something… whatever that is… please stop..."
She swallowed at the sight of his expression changing for the worse and darkening like a storm cloud. "Alicia…" Zeres' voice hardened. "How about we make a deal? I will not bother you with your business with Kiel from here on. But in exchange, don't bother with my business as well, even if it's about you. You can do what you want… but I can do what I want as well… how about that?" he growled out fiercely, brows knitting together.
Alicia creased her brows. She immediately realized that he had the same strong will as her right now. Both of them had the look saying that, 'nothing and no one can stop me, so don't you dare' flashing in their eyes right now.
"I'm leaving now." Zeres snapped out and turned but halted after a few steps. "By the way, Alicia. If I were you, I will refrain from mumbling to myself when I'm close to Kiel." He looked over his shoulder next. "Don't forget that Kiel is not just a normal vampire.." He warned and in the next second, he was gone.
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