𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴 ۞ 𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚

16

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With the two of them having no sling rings on, the pair had to walk all the way from the hospital to the Sanctum Sanctorum which caught a lot of people's attention as they walked through the streets. The two of them didn't mind the attention, the only thing their minds that they both had to go back to the Sanctum as soon as possible.

Both of them let out a sigh of relief when they arrived in front of it.

Lenore was the first to enter the Sanctum, everything were the same as they left it, except it was messy due to them fighting here hours ago. Lenore was relieved that even with what happened, the Sanctum was intact, though admits getting them in the Mirror Dimension was something that could easily kill them, as was thankful that Stephen used it to keep the Sanctum safe and intact. The two kept their guards up, making sire to protect each other if ever a Zealot comes and attacks them by surprise.

When they got to the second floor of the sanctum, there were shattered glasses everywhere, the display cases of some relics were destroyed. A wave of discomfort washed over Stephen when he saw the blood on where Lenore laid upon when she was stabbed by Kaecilius.

A despondent sigh escaped his lips. Lenore noticed this and peered up at Stephen, frowning at the sight of distraught upon his face. She walked over to him, taking his left hand and intertwining their fingers.

This action snapped Stephen out of his thoughts and caused him to turn at the woman beside him, his eyes meeting hers. She saw the ways his tensed shoulders relax and his face softening because of it.

"You know, if it weren't for you, this Sanctum would be destroyed, only leaving us with the Hong Kong Sanctum to keep us protected from the other threats this world will face." She told him in an encouraging manner, she squeezed his hand reassuringly.

Hearing this caused the smile on his face to grow bigger. He gripped her hand back and they both made their way down to where the doorway back to Kamar Taj was located. Mordo stood on the other side of it.

Stephen took a deep breath, his grip briefly tightening around Lenore's hand. Lenore could tell that he was nervous, they needed all the help they could get and with Mordo, they'll be a lot stronger.

Both of them walked inside and Lenore immediately surveyed everything around them in ruins because of what Kaecilius had done. It would take more than a month to rebuild everything.

Stephen let go of her hand as he approached Mordo. "She's dead."

"You were right." Mordo said, his gaze drifting across the room, "She was not who I thought she was."

"She was complicated."

Mordo turned around, his eyebrows scrunched in confusion, as if he was surprised to hear what Stephen had just said.