“No! You idiot, get away from that mirror!” Kale shouted, but he was too late. The mirror had already shattered into pieces.
The worker quickly turned around, realizing that the director of the academy himself was standing at the room’s entrance. 𝚍ｎ𝚘ｖ𝚕．𝚘𝚛𝚐
“S-Sir Kale? Y-You?” The worker’s voice trembled with fear, his words stuttering.
“Listen to me very carefully. Don’t look back now. Just keep your eyes on me and start walking towards me,” Kale spoke in a commanding tone.
“Y-Yes?” The worker became confused by Kale’s words.
“Don’t question, just do as the director tells you,” Seti commanded.
“Okay,” the worker said as he began walking toward Kale.
‘Mr. Bob, aren’t you going to look at me? I am standing just behind you,’ a sweet voice echoed in Bob’s mind.
Bob suddenly went into a trance, his eyes turning blank for a second.
“Don’t listen to anything she says. She’s not a real human. Hey, are you listening to me?”
“S-She is calling me. I have to look back,” Bob spoke, a crazed smile forming on his face.
“Hey, hey, don’t look back. She will kill you. Don’t look back, you idiot!” Kale tried to stop Bob, but Bob started rotating his neck.
“Kale, kill him before she does,” the wand shouted.
“Yes, Lightning Blades,” Kale said as he unleashed a powerful skill.
Suddenly, multiple blue lightning bolts were launched towards Bob, aimed to end his life instantly.
But before the bolts could reach him, Bob turned to look at Vespera. However, this time, she appeared different from a minute ago.
Her eyes were completely white, and her pupils had sunken. Half of her face looked human, while the other half resembled a demonic being. Instead of two hands, she had four, and her legs had multiplied to five.
“Ah—” Bob tried to scream, but before he could, Vespera swiftly sucked out his soul and life force in a mere 0.3 seconds.
As she drained everything from Bob’s body, it turned grey, and several lightning bolts struck it, destroying it instantly.
“Hehehe, you’re late,” Vespera spoke as she transformed back into her human form.
“Get back into that mirror, or I will destroy your life essence,” Kale threatened.
“Don’t bluff in front of me, Kale. You know I can sense greed and lies. See you soon,” Vespera spoke before she jumped into a nearby small glass and vanished.
“Damn it, she’s out now,” Kale shouted.
“Don’t worry, she can’t kill anyone for the next three days. We still have 72 hours to catch her, but can we catch her?” the wand asked.
“I know, but I’m afraid of what will happen after three days. She will have no limitations on killing after that,” Kale replied.
“S-Sir, who was she?” Seti asked, fear evident in her voice.
“Don’t get angry. Keep your composure and explain it to her. It’s not the time to fight amongst ourselves,” the wand advised Kale, analyzing his growing anger.
“Shadowheart, a formidable demon with the ability to traverse realms through mirrors, was imprisoned within the Mystic Mirror of Enigma for a staggering 130 years. Captured by the Second Principal of the academy, she was a relentless hunter, primarily targeting men through her unique mirror travel.
Rather than simply preying upon her victims, Shadowheart employs a cunning strategy. She lures them with her seductive charm, gradually siphoning their life force and vigor until their very souls are devoured. The aftermath of her sinister feasts leaves her victims not only lifeless but also physically and spiritually damaged, a grim testament to her malevolent powers,” Kale explained.
A sudden chill ran down Seti’s spine as she understood what has been released into the academy.
“Is she really that dangerous?” Seti asked.
“Yes, that’s why I gave you the keys. I thought you were the most trustworthy female teacher I have, but you’ve ashamed me,” Kale replied.
“I’m sorry, sir. If I had known about this, I would have never given him the keys to this room,” Seti apologized.
“For now, she has used all her powers to escape the mirror. It will take her at least three days to replenish her powers. We need to trap her again before those three days pass,” Kale ordered.
“As you command, sir,” Seti spoke, looking down.
“This news must not leave this room, or the students will panic. Keep it strictly confidential,” Kale ordered.
“It won’t, sir,” Seti replied.
“Good. I will find the book that contains the method to catch her in the academy’s main library. You continue the race here,” Kale said as he picked up a blue crystal from one corner of the room and tossed it towards Seti before exiting the room.
It was none other than the crystal that Bob had been searching for.
“Damn, I almost forgot about the teleportation portal and the race,” Seti hurriedly left the room and made her way to the teleportation portal room.
Stormborn Sea…
“Ouch, ouch… hmm?” Luna opened her eyes only to find herself in the lap of a cute-looking girl. The girl had shells covering her breasts and a fish-like body from the waist down.
Luna quickly sat up.
“A-A siren?” Luna asked in surprise as she looked at the siren, noticing small green scales on her cheeks and mesmerizing eyes.
“Are you alright, Child of the Wolf?” the siren girl asked.
“I don’t know. You tell me,” Luna replied.
“Well, you look fine to me,” the siren girl answered with a smile.
‘Yeah, but if you eat me, I won’t be fine ever again,’ Luna thought, observing every movement of the siren closely.
‘My ki is at it’s minimum, barely enough to move my own body. I can’t fight. Where is Ano—’ as Luna was thinking about Anon, she saw something unbelievable in front of her.
Anon was eating some kind of seaweed while resting in the laps of three to four sirens.
“Hahaha.”
“Hahaha.”
“Hahahaha, Anon, you’re so funny,” a siren complimented Anon.
Suddenly, an expression of disbelief covered Luna’s face.