CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

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SOLONG TO MY FRIENDS AND THEIR TRAGIC ENDS


Iwanted to shout, LIES! But I felt it too. I felt that somethingdisappeared. I turned to my friends, and their expressions say thatthey felt it too. The divine protection that Miss Eupraxia casted onus disappeared.

Then,I heard a random voice on my earphones shouting in panic. "He—hekilled Miss Eupraxia!!!" and "M-miss Alice is dead!!!"

Idon't know much about Miss Eupraxia, but after hearing that she waskilled my anger exploded. Yeah, when I say, exploded, that means Inever cared what would happen next.

Ihowled in anger and charged at Vladimir without second thoughts. Myfriends felt the same way too. We shouted in anger and released ourrage on Vladimir.

Iwas the first guy to reach Vladimir. I slashed at him with the longsword on my left hand. He blocked it with the wooden scabbard, but Ididn't care. I slashed with my right hand. He parried with hisswordstick and tried to jab at me.

—Ifboth hands won't work on you, then I'll use my feet too!

Ikicked him at the—well; ifyou're a guy, imagine the most painful place you could possibly bekicked. Yes. I kicked him there. The holiday eggnog again.

Vladimirhowled in pain and surprise. Apparently, his coat wasn't kickproof. He shouted in anger and jumped out of my reach.

"Dirtytactics." He muttered. "I'll kill you."

Iignored that threat and charged at him again. This time, Clifford andTom was with me. We pushed our swords at Vladimir.

Suddenly,he somersaulted backwards and evaded certain death.

Heperformed the duelist stance. I stopped on my tracks.

"Whatthe—" I said. "That's my style."

Cliffordstopped at his tracks too. The look on Vladimir's face was beyondhate. It was an expression of a murderer.

Maverickand Robbie passed at my side and charged straight at Vladimir. I wasabout to shout, NO!

ButI was too late.

Vladimirthrust his sword and stabbed Robbie in the heart.


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"NO!!!"Leigh shouted.

Cliffordcouldn't believe what he saw. Vladimir's sword passed throughcleanly at Robbie's heart.

Maverick'smouth was wide open, as if saying, NO! but no sound came out of hismouth.

"That'sone." Vladimir said.

Hepulled out his sword. Robbie's body was sprawled to the ground,unmoving. His eyes were looking straight at Clifford, but his gazeseemed to be focused somewhere a thousand miles away.

Vladimirraised his sword to stab Maverick, but Maverick disappeared. Maverickwas engulfed in white light and disappeared. Clifford knew what thatwas. It was Hana's summoning magic, which means... Maverick wassummoned somewhere safe.

Vladimir'ssword hit empty air. He was confused at first, but he just sighed.

"Doesn'tmatter." He muttered. "Now, who's next?"

Cliffordand LeKradz prepared to fight but Dan shouted at them.

"Clifford,LeKradz!" He called. "Take Athena and Laelia somewhere safe!"

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