o waste," Kingsley said as

topped with rime, and the blood in his veins was starting to freeze. But he sensed no pain. Right then, an intense wave of heat swam throughout

erent purpose. Because of the thick stains of blood and tears, Deathless Ice and Timeles

He scanned the surroundings. Eerily darker. Most of the shops were closed, and the

e hairs at the back of his neck rose, tr

, suppressing the increasing power of D

them, getting closer as time ticked away. When the twins reached the entrance of a remote alley, they sped up and slid to the sidewa

ted broken wooden box and leaped high to back her brother u

re was

smoke. A gre

Lyn was

oo. But it wasn't the

grabbing hold of his sister. "W

*

nd. Kingsley tripped, stepping on his own loosened shoelaces that he hesitated to ti

ir was disheveled, and her face was puffy from all

d dropped his elbow on his should

to spill the tea." He gave a

like they were close to her. These were humans. They only cared

rd of the dark secret in our sch

her head though she could for

ut to start when

Who knows if it's valid?" he said, putting a knee on his

rsed. Don't you know how this island used to forbid travelers from staying overnight? And you call yourself a Syihuex-i

. Which means it's getting better! See? I'm a very good

ed, then?" Mi

tion directed

ha

ers, she repeated louder this time,

en my mom always tells me there are monsters

aw. "And you're s

the same?" s

hat's be

're all atheists because we don't worship nor pray to any specific god. We were brought up that way. But for me, I

You mean mythi

in Miracle's directi

his? Something like good witches, perhaps? Or maybe someone with a supernatural ability. I'm sure I'm not the only one

aft and sorcerie

st assumption w

ne walked back to her seat and grabbed a sandwi

d herself made her one. The heavy makeup on her—blue eye shadow matched with glossy orange lip

table at the corner of the cafeteria. "The 18th-year cycle. Some think it's because of the witch

are witche

the students in a group of three walkin

dn't be just one 18th-year

uld they enroll in a school like this when they already knew it was no go

e bread stuffed with bacon and cheese that

r mouth for the second bite. "Well, mortals here think education is the only weapon to impr

e center point of the three worlds," Kingsley chipped in, cleaning the mustard sauce he dripped on the

the first time she heard it, and she was

ating. Just that it has ye

night. Those evils weren't able to shapeshift eig

s she moved her eyeballs, focusing on every human coming into her view

principal knows,

hen he saw Peter headin

ay, his frien

al? He's

rom getting engaged with him due to personal reasons which we don't know." Staring at her

l not done with my

in his paper last week. Let's go before he really thinks we're so

other muffled, accidentally spitting out some

id. She walked along the corridor that connected the

e pictures dominating the entire board stole her immediate attention. She snatched the pape

ents found dead,'

she scanned the never-ending names. They were the victims from eighteen years ago. Goi

as the keyword in

ll she neede

le? Mi

r ears, followed by a warm and

erself right there

o the sheets she was holding. "You're... interested in th

ed. When it wasn't helping out much, he tipped his toes to the s

" she he

"Anyway, I'm here to ask y

such a random request. Her lips

e only lasted

Tonight, 7:00 p.m. at Cappuccino Café. See

n the board, Miracle gave up t