The Lost Lady [ON HOLD]

Chapter Eighteen: Dread All Around

A thick black smoke erupted from the highest building of the academy.

Everyone paled in shock for they know what that highest building signified.

The building was none other than the grand headquarters of the Great Advisor.

Why does an explosion occurred?

Is there an enemy attack?

Monsters?

Is the academy being invaded?

Are we in danger?

Everyone was in a panic as the thick black smoke become even more noticeable in every passing minute until it wholly swallowed the entire building.

The students saw the teachers and elders of different divisions rushing towards the explosion with the same dreadful look on their faces.

The students at the nearby location where the explosion had occurred were all frantic as they tried to make haste and get away as far as possible from the place.

And when the teachers and elders arrived at the location where the highest building was, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets when they realized what was in front of them.

The black smoke was not from any fire. Rather, it was a miasma. A black, thick, and corruptible miasma. And the explosion itself was not related to any combustion. It was from a collision of two forces.

"Hic! What on earth is this?!" A teacher exclaimed in fear.

"The miasma is lethal. Keep your distance from it!" Another one shouted to warn the others.

"Is the Great Advisor still inside?" asked an Elder.

"It could be!"

"That's right. Just look at the miasma, it's being contained rather than being spread!"

"What should we do?"

"This is not good!"

"We better do something!"

The teachers and elders kept on throwing their thoughts out of their frightened minds. No one was familiar with the black miasma and no one seemed to know what exactly to be done.

"What can we do? We rather wait." An elder in a yellow robe with a long white beard spoke and broke the hubbub of the others.

Meanwhile, inside the wholly engulfed highest building in the academy which was also known as the headquarters of the Great Advisor, there stood a man in a pristine white robe with a silver mask covering half of his face and a man in a blue Royal robe with peerless handsome beauty. One was calmly collected with his silvery cold eyes staring at the other while the other one was glaring and spitting fire with his piercing ocean blue eyes.

No one knew the cause of the explosion but it was undoubtedly caused by the two men standing across each other. Particularly, it was because of a certain someone who overreacted without any regard.

Minutes had passed and no one was still moving from their positions.

However, the noise outside grew even more pronounced as the two men kept on resisting one another.

The Great Advisor sighed inwardly and decided to speak first rather than cause any more trouble. After all, he was always the calm and gentle one.

"Withdraw your hand. The entire academy is now in an uproar," said the Great Advisor.

"How dare you!" The man in blue Royal robe roared in anger. His shout was filled with accuse and blame.

Feeling a strong headache coming on its way, the Great Advisor was already aware of the reason why the formidable and dangerous Prince Liam came into a frenzy all of a sudden.