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CHAPTER 21

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Newark felt his heart larruping uncontrollably which made his body throb with heat. For a few moments, he had no control over his mind and felt like running towards his father. The soldiers led his father down the staircase, towards the arena. Newark decided that he would go for the run on the count of three. As the gates of the arena squeaked open, he started counting, “1….2….”, before the last count could be uttered, there was a loud explosion in the arena.

The smoke cleared off to expose a bull running in circles, with its back on fire. It let out hoarse moans which echoed through the arena. The people were spell-bound and confused; they were expecting this to be a surprise magic show. All of a sudden an arrow flew in and struck a Shader in mid-air. With a loud explosion the Shader burst like a water balloon, letting out drops of black blood which rained over everyone’s face. There was a sudden spark of astonishment which later turned into a wildfire of chaos. People started pushing their way towards the exit.

Newark tried to peek out of his hood to get maximum view. On looking straight ahead, he saw someone standing still among the rush. The person was wearing a black robe and had his head safely hidden under a long hood. Something told Newark that it was Elena. Soon, Newark noticed the figure raising his bow and striking three arrows simultaneously into the arena. It made a loud explosion making a bull fly out of the arena and falling into king Gerard’s compartment.

“Get that bastard!” the king shouted pointing straight ahead.

The soldiers ran towards the mysterious figure. It responded by running back and jumping from the tall arena wall right behind. Newark used the distraction to sneak out of the arena. After getting pushed by the crowd towards the exit and figuring out the directions, Newark finally reached the chamber. He hurriedly shut the door behind him, pulled the long hood above his head and checked under the bed.

“What the fuck?!” he exclaimed, looking at Elena smiling at him.

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