51 SICK MINDED

Jaxith noticed one of the small shards that was produced after the fragment was shattered from his attack, he lowered himself while leaning on his sword to pick the red shard before inspecting it closely.

It wasn't glowing anymore and looked just like a normal colorful small shard, Jaxith wouldn't have noticed it unless he saw something burst out of John's chest after he executed his force attack.

"This is the source, part of it, I can feel the residual energy from it, that's something I haven't seen before.", Thought Jaxith before putting the shard safely in his pocket then standing up again while slowly leaning on his sword before looking at John who is back to his completely normal form, at least physically, no more yellow demonic eyes, just his normal eyes, no more strange plates over his back, his arms are just the normal human arms and his nails are back to the normal, no more strong claws, even the heavy stench of dark energy completely disappeared.

John was staring at the sky while looking completely lost, his hands still on his stomach trying to feel Cristina, he wished that this hallucinations were real and could just feel her hug again, her voice, the innocent smile that was always present when she sees him, he started tearing more while remembering what was happening while he was corrupted.

"Edward, I'm sorry, Edward, you were right, I killed you, the most one who cared about me after Cristina's death, please forgive me, I failed you too, just like I failed my father and Cristina, I was useless for all of you, forgive me please.", Said John while tearing and looking at the sky before lowering his head to notice Jaxith standing just before him, he was standing in the space between John's legs.

"Told you to mark my words.", Said Jaxith in a dreadful look, a look that usually send shivers across anyone and after a fight like that and his face covered with blood it's even more terrifying, but John already doesn't care, he's just laying down like a dead man while looking silently at Jaxith.

"Listen carefully, spoiled sh*t, I can make it a quick trip or I can make your last moments a living hell, that will depend on your decisions now, so choose wisely.", Said Jaxith in a very cold tone and the same emotionless stare.

"Y-you, you dared to insult my dead wife, the only clean thing that happened to me.", Said John calmly without fear, his eyes showed a high level of apathy and indifference.

"That's good, cause you're following her.", Said Jaxith before he stabbed his sword in John's right lap aggressively while bearing a calm and cold stare.

"AHHHHHHH!", Cried John from pain as he tried to move away but his leg was pinned down the ground by the sword which completely pierced his leg and stabbed the ground.

"What does your father need from the girl and what's his connection with Blamore?", Said Jaxith boldly like he did nothing, John tried to control his cries and looked with hatred at Jaxith.

"I've failed all of them more than once, even though I've lost a lot because of father, I know that he did that because he loved me, I'm not telling you anything.", Said John while panting, Jaxith calmly pulled his sword out of John's leg.

"Wrong answer.", Said Jaxith boldly before stabbing his sword in John's right shoulder pinning him to the ground again, he was barely maintaining his balance but the anger completely filled the hunter's heart.

"AHHHHHHHHHH, F***!", Cried John again, Jaxith was literally torturing him.

"Who's Blamore? What does he want from the girl?", Asked Jaxith in an angrier voice but he was still maintaining his bold tone.

"I'm not telling you anything about my father or lord Blamore, I prefer to die like this.", Said John while looking brave even though he was in pain, the fact that he missed up a lot made him like that, the only thing that kept him alive after losing Cristina was trying to prove to his father and Blamore that he's a devoted follower for the Cragmoore zealots, to make Cristina's sacrifice doesn't go in vain, but even now he destroyed everything, Jaxith knows that Alphonse is behind this, Edward is dead by his own hands, all the guards were slaughtered like cattle, after all of that, why does he even be afraid from death now? He was getting certain that he's useless, a shame to his father, and what happened tonight just proved it, so at least keeping secrets is the right thing to do.

Jaxith looked at him in anger and his stare was getting mad before suddenly he pulled his sword and brutally severed John's right arm!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Cried John even harder than before as the blood sprayed out of his shoulder and his torn arm rolled away as he hold his shoulder with his left hand.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM HER?", Shouted Jaxith angrily while mad look was drawn on his face, Jaxith was literally raging and his dark side completely took control, that's a side no one knows a bit, he's now letting his monster take control, the beast that was hiding, an emotionless human, the one that was with Irene wasn't him, he's just like that around her and calmer with the people he used to deal with, but when John dared to kidnap Irene he brought back the beast that died inside Jaxith years ago.

John stayed crying from pain for a moment before Jaxith brutally slammed the lateral unsharp side of the blade over John's face making him spit blood and some teeth!

"WHY ARE YOU AFTER HER?", Shouted Jaxith as the mad stare got more serious, his silver hair falling across his bloody face with his red eyes and silver beard gave the shivers of a beast, a demon maybe, but a human? No, absolutely.

"I'm sorry, father, I know that I've failed you here too, but I really love you, I wanted to prove myself by any means.", Said John while tearing and blood covered his mouth and neck, he's getting weaker but Jaxith doesn't care, he looked at John while breathing heavily before brutally severing John's left leg too!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!", Cried John and he started crying even more, he lost an arm and a leg in a torturous manner.

"TALK YOU BASTAAAARD!", Shouted Jaxith before he stabbed his sword in the other leg.

"TALK OR THE NEXT WILL BE NERVE TORTURE.", Shouted Jaxith while twisting his sword in John's leg, John was getting calmer although the huge amount of pain he is currently suffering.

"John?", Said Cristina who was suddenly beside John's head, put her hands gently over John's face who immediately widened his eyes in shock and forgot the pain.

"Cristina? I thought I wasn't going to see you again.", Said John while tearing, he was still in shock.

"I've always been with you, you just didn't notice me from the sadness blinding you.", Said Cristina in a soft beautiful voice with her innocent smile that John missed, he closed his eyes while crying heavily from the emotions.

"Why are you crying now? Aren't you happy to see me?", Asked Cristina in a calming tone while wiping John's tears.

"No, I'm the happiest man now be seeing you, but the fact that after what I've done to you you're still treating me good tears me apart.", Said John in regret, seeing Cristina now was the hardest, the amount of regret that weighed him down is even doubled after seeing her still loving him without any hesitation, he literally was the reason why he lost her, he killed his love by his own hands and she still doesn't blame him for anything.

"Do you think I'm blaming you? John you were delusioned, I saw the fear in your eyes, love, you tried saving me but I didn't want to lose you, that's why I pushed you before you think and push me, I was nothing before you and if you died I would have committed suicide, so it's better for one of us to live at least, right?", Said Cristina while smiling again, John smiled while tears filled his eyes, how did he lose a woman like her? In this moment, John clearly understood that neither his father nor the Cragmoore zealots were going to replace her, he shouldn't have done it by any means, even if losing everything for her sake.

"AHHHHHHHHH!", Cried John as Jaxith hit him again with the sword over his face.

"FOCUS!", Shouted Jaxith violently, before him John was lying calmly while staring to the side, there was no Cristina and he wasn't even talking, John was just losing it from the pain and regret in his last moments, Jaxith thought he was trying to endure the pain so that's why he hit him, in fact, even if Jaxith knows about John's past, he won't even care, he chose to be his enemy, and that's the price.

"JOHN! Focus, you can end it now, please, my love, seeing you hurting is the worst pain for me, he doesn't care about your feelings and you won't talk, I know you're loyal to everyone close to you, that's one of many reasons I loved you for, please, John, you've endured a lot since I left you alone, enough, you don't deserve this pain, you know how to end it.", Said Cristina while tearing and looking sadly at her husband in pain, his face is covered in blood and he lost several teeth along with an arm and a leg and yet he's still enduring all of that.

John calmly looked at Jaxith who had swayed his sword to the side in a threatening manner.

"Last warning fu***r, the next move will be stopping the bleeding and showing you hell.", Said Jaxith calmly but his stare was the same, the same stare devoid of feelings and sense, John was nothing but an object for him, he only cares about knowing further information about the people following Irene.

John looked back at his Cristina, he smiled with regret.

"I'm sorry, Cristina, everyday I wish that I can go back in time just to refuse doing the ritual, but that's not possible, the only thing I can ask for is your forgiveness, I wasn't a good husband, I was selfish and my faith made me put the most important person in my life through a nightmare that ended her life, I know that you have q kind heart and will forgive me for everything, but I still can't forgive myself, the ignorant man who surrendered a beauty like you doesn't deserve forgiveness, I even killed our son, he didn't even get the chance to see the world, I'm just a murderer.", Said John while looking at Cristina in regret, immediately Cristina hugged him tightly.

"Stop saying those mean words, you're not a bad person, it was an accident, you didn't know the consequences, please stop blaming yourself.", Said Cristina as her tears didn't stop, Jaxith moved a bit and he was ready to act.

"Do it love, enough torture, he won't stop hurting you, he doesn't have a human heart.", Said Cristina while raising her head and resting her forehead above John's forehead and closed her eyes.

"I'm with you until it's over.", Said Cristina while holding John's face, her touches felt unnatural, her warm hands that spread calmness across his body was more than enough for him, John was happy by this hug and didn't care whatever was going to happen.

"VORION!", Said John in a higher voice, Jaxith didn't understand what he said but suddenly John's face veins started getting black and his eyes completely turned black as his breath was getting heavy.

"Nothing is taking your life except me, bastard.", Said Jaxith before he stabbed his sword in John's chest piercing it, John let out a grunt of pain.

"Alphonse Rascliffe will be the next, do you hear me? I'll make sure he follows you and your da*n love.", Said Jaxith boldly white twisting his sword in John's chest.

"Easy, don't talk, close your eyes, at least it's ending, forget everything, John, we're together again.", Said Cristina calmly, John closed his eyes as his soul gradually left his body, everything was fading away including his memories, and for the first time since a long time, John felt rested, he's dying in his first and last love's hug.

"Eternal rest, finally.", Said John in a very low voice before he breathed his last breath and finally everything was black, the black color inside John's face veins stopped spreading through his body and stopped at his neck, it was going to completely spread but being dead stopped this spell.

John Rascliffe didn't say a word about his father or Blamore, he passed through a lot to reach this level of self proving but in the end he stood in the way of an unforgiving person, John had a good heart but the world wasn't a good place for him, and now he was stabbed to death by Jaxith and thus putting an end to his miserable life after Cristina's death.

Jaxith moved beside John's body and stabbed his sword in the ground, he used his sword to carve something on the ground, those were words, after a moment Jaxith carved with John's blood these words:

AR

YOU ARE NEXT

Jaxith looked at John's body boldly after what he wrote, but he wasn't the only one, on the rooftop of the warehouse, there was a large raven, shorter than the size of an arm by inches, it has been observing the scene for a few moments.

Jaxith slowly pulled his sword from the ground before raising his sword and pointing it upwards towards the edge of the warehouse roof, he was pointing it towards the raven!

Jaxith didn't even raise his head yet and his silver hair was covering his face, his sword dripping blood after what he did to John.

"You have been here for six minutes, I don't know if you're Blamore, Alphonse or another fu**er that's after Irene, but let me get it straight, no one is laying his hands on that girl, let the sh*t under my feet be an example for any mother****** that attempt to hurt her, I know that you're Blamore or someone working for him, so if it's not blamore just tell him this.", Said Jaxith in a low cold voice before raising his head slowly and looking at the raven with an evil stare while the sword still dripping blood.

"You're on the list.", Said Jaxith in a threatening tone.

Blamore who was watching the scene through large black stone on his staff, he looked with his sharp features and clearly an unsatisfied look at the hunter threatening him boldly, he was in his favourite balcony overseeing the ocean.

The raven spread its wings and flew away in the opposite direction of Jaxith while cawing loudly, Jaxith looked boldly at the raven leaving the scene.

"So that's why John used the fragment, they meet the hunter again and he decided to act alone, such a waste of a good potential, John, your sacrifice won't go in vain though.", Thought Blamore as the image in the black stone disappeared, he raised his face a d looked at the moon in this clear night.

"You're on the list.", Remembered Blamore as he narrowed his eyes in focus.

"That's not the words of a hunter nor even that bloodthirst, could he be one of them?", Said Blamore in his calm sharp voice.

"If he's then why is she still alive? He shouldn't be protecting her if he was one of them. As I expected and as the demoness told me, something is dangerous about the hunter that we shouldn't rush like John, he put John down with only one leg, who knows how well he mastered this difficult art, such a pity I missed what happened and the raven reached there late.", Said Blamore before remaining like that and thinking deeply.

Jaxith suddenly felt a sharp sting in his right leg and kneeled while holding himself on the sword, he raised his trouser right sleeve and noticed that his veins were very enlarged and in a few minutes it will explode from the pressure of the negative abyss on his right leg to stop the curse from spreading through his body.

"Damn it, I don't have much time, I must get Irene and immediately return to Senka then release the curse through my body and stop the negative abyss, hopefully Irene and Senka will be fine during the time I'm paralyzed.", Thought Jaxith before raising his body by the help of the sword, he's tired and his breath is getting tighter but he can't stop the negative abyss or whatever he did means nothing if he got paralyzed now.

Just as he started limping, something stopped Jaxith that he didn't want to face now.

"Jaxith, What have you done?", Said a soft familiar female voice, Jaxith stopped and slowly turned to face his nightmares as usual, his mother in the blue dress was shocked while looking at him.

"Didn't you stop all of this a long time ago? You just didn't kill him, you tortured him and created all this debauchery, how many did you kill in just one night? And we are talking about brutal kills not normal ones.", Said Jaxith's mother in shock, Jaxith stood silently while looking calm.

"You couldn't hold yourself, right? Just accept that you're a monster, you're no different than the creatures you kill to hide your true self.", Said Jaxith's mother while blaming him, he grasped his sword tightly as he listened.

"You don't want to reply? You know deep inside that there's no one to blame for your life now except you, everything that happened since that night was your fault, you think that you're redeeming yourself by helping Irene, you're way beyond redemption, son, just look back to your younger self, you were so kind-hearted, do you remember what you used to tell your father?", Said Jaxith's mother in a sad tone.

"You always wanted to become a warrior, having these noble characteristics and skills to defend your kingdom.", Said Jaxith's father who suddenly was on Jaxith's right side and his mother disappeared.

"Does this look like a noble act? You're a monster, you insulted the man's love just to make him insane, and you noticed how broken he was and you didn't care about his feelings, you got the skill not the heart of a warrior, I can't imagine that you reached this level.", Said Jaxith's father in a blaming manner.

"You want me to have mercy on someone who kidnapped a young girl for unknown reasons, PEOPLE WHO KILLED ALL HER FRIENDS AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON SHE KNOWS JUST TO FIND HER, sorry but I don't have mercy for those.", Said Jaxith angrily.

"You don't even have feelings for normal people, now say I'm a liar.", Said Jaxith's father angrily while walking closer.

"And that was his target, to kill the traces of humanity inside him, just a hollow monster in the shape of man.", Said Jaxith's mother who appeared suddenly behind him while walking from behind to his front then looking into his eyes, Jaxith was silent.

"You're eager to shed blood again, the thrilling of cutting people and bone cracking, you missed all of that and you're just using Irene as an excuse, but that's not the problem here.", Said Jaxith's mother before his father joins her side.

"HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL DIE JUST TO CALM YOUR BLOODLUST SON?", Said both of Jaxith's mother and father in a high terrible voice that caused the land to shake and Jaxith to fall on his knees while holding himself over the sword, he raised his head and looked around to find nothing!

Jaxith was staring at the place where they were standing in hatred and anger, but at the same time there was regret.

"YOU CAN'T ESCAPE FROM YOUR PAST SON.", Shouted Jaxith's mother in his mind, she wasn't around but her voice was loud in his head.

"GET OUT!", Shouted Jaxith angrily before he slammed his head aggressively on his sword's hilt to stop the sounds.

"NOT UNTIL YOU SAY IT, WE'LL ALWAYS HAUNT YOU UNTIL YOU SAY IT FOR US, HOW DID YOU BETRAY OUR LOVE?", Shouted Jaxith's mother again and he felt a strong headache then again he slammed his head!

"EVEN YOUR SISTER, HOW CAN YOU SLEEP NORMALLY AFTER WHAT YOU DID?", Shouted Jaxith's mother again, she was torturing the hunter's mind, Jaxith's looks were strange, he was still looking bold but there was pain, he's tormented by those words more than the headache.

"GRAAAAH!", Shouted Jaxith very loudly before hitting his head even stronger than before and suddenly all the terrible voices disappeared!

Jaxith's left hand left the sword and only the right was holding it, he put his left hand over the ground and lowered his head a bit to lower the intensity of the headache and the pain from hitting his head like a lunatic.

he noticed blood dripping on the ground, his forehead was bleeding after those strong hits, he felt the blood falling over his eyes, he didn't care and stood up quickly, he must get Irene fast, but just as he stood up he saw another person inside the warehouse, but this time, this is the person that Jaxith can't even ignore.

"Why are you trying so hard, Jax? You're hurt, you know that I hate seeing you in pain.", Said the young girl, it's Lena, Jaxith's sister from his fake dream during the Onohly mist fake dreams, her kind and cute attitude with her beautiful brown hair and hazel eyes, she was standing still and sad while looking at Jaxith's bloody face and limbing outside the warehouse.

"Lena? H-how are you? Why are you sad?", Said Jaxith as a sudden smile appeared on his face! It's like seeing Lena was more than enough to finally break his stern, aggressive and dark attitude, he limped inside the warehouse to reach her but she was still standing still.

"Did you fight all of those people just for her?", Said Lena sadly, Jaxith stopped suddenly and looked at her in surprise.

"Why?", Asked Lena.

"What do you mean, sis?", Asked Jaxith while breathing heavily and barely holding himself from falling.

"Why didn't you fight for me like you did for her?", Asked Lena as her eyes started glistening, she was going to cry like any girl her age, she was barely eight years.

"It's not as you think, I was weak back then, it's different now.", Said Jaxith in some fear while getting closer to Lena who suddenly stepped back in fear.

"Don't get closer, you hated me, you love that hybrid more than your own sister, just tell me what I did to you to deserve what happened.", Said Lena in fear while stepping back and crying.

"No no no, don't cry please.", Said Jaxith in grief while limping before the pain became unbearable and he fell but again balanced himself with the sword while groaning from pain.

"QUIET!", Screamed Lena as she cried even harder then suddenly the warehouse was in fire, but not normal fire, it was strange black fire! The same black fire in Jaxith's nightmare for Irene?!

"LENA! GET CLOSER OR YOU WILL GET HURT!", Shouted Jaxith as the fire was just behind her as she was afraid of him, Jaxith was strangely afraid, it's strange to see that side of him.

"NO! It feels safer than getting closer to you.", Said Lena before the fire engulfed her like a piece of paper.

"NOOOOOO!", Shouted Jaxith before suddenly the same strange roar echoed through the warehouse and the fire, the same thunderous roar that always haunts Jaxith's dreams.

Jaxith slowly closed his eyes and neglected everything around him before gradually opening them to find,...

Nothing, everything is back to normal?

Jaxith slowly stood up again while inspecting his surroundings cautiously with his wide eyes and a scary mad look while breathing heavily.

"Irene.", Said Jaxith in a low voice while looking upstairs at John's office.

In a while, Jaxith was in front of the chained door that Irene and Emelia held captives behind, he placed his sword in the middle of the chains while lying on the wall and left leg then pulling the sword down aggressively to break the last chains swiftly.

"HUH?!", Yelped Emelia as she looked at the door in fear.

"Irene, focus, sweety, something is happening.", Said Emelia in fear, Irene's eyes were somehow still slightly opened but she wasn't focusing due to the effect of the sedative John made her drink.

The door aggressively was pushed open, Emelia was surprised and looked in fear at the door, she waited to see who's the one that opened it, finally the black titan was stabbed in the floor of the room, Emelia started recognizing it before Jaxith stepped inside.

"JAXITH!", Shouted Emelia in hope, she felt a great relief after seeing him alive.

"IRENE, COME ON FOCUS, JAXITH IS HERE FOR YOU.", Shouted Emelia trying to awake Irene, Irene tried to look up with her semi opened eyes but she wasn't able to move well or even talk.

"What's wrong with her?", Asked Jaxith in his cold tone while limbing closer to them, he's back to his stern attitude but even looks more aggressive than Emelia is used too.

"Jaxith you're limping, your face and clothes are covered in blood, you're too hurt.", Said Emelia in fear and worry while looking at Jaxith who was limping towards Irene, she didn't recognize the negative abyss over his right leg due to the darkness of the room, but right now Jaxith's leg was burning from the pain, he was holding up by very strong will to get Irene back, he neglected Emelia and reached Irene, he immediately broke the chains holding her the same way he did with the door.

he kneeled down and found himself hugging her tightly while looking at the ground in shock, Emelia wasn't believing her eyes, Jaxith was emotional in a way she has never seen before, he moved her head away from his chest to look close at her, there were fresh tears over her cheeks, she's somehow noticing him.

"Who dared to punch her face?", Asked Jaxith angrily, he noticed the blood on Irene's mouth due to the guard's punch.

"She's fine Jaxith, you're the one not looking well, you're not even breathing go-.", Said Emelia in worry but suddenly Jaxith interrupted her.

"WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?", Shouted Jaxith in a very angry mad voice as he looked at Emelia who was shocked by his reply, his eyes carried the same hatred from the battle with Rascliffe, this look was completely new to Emelia, she didn't see him like this before, his silver hair over his face with those red eyes and bloody face made Emelia afraid from him, even Irene's hands somehow started gripping Jaxith's coat in fear, like she's afraid and hearing him shout aggressively like that wasn't the right thing for her now.

"O-one of the guards, when that one called John ordered him to open her mouth to give her some sedative to sedate her dark energy, that's why she's like the drunk people, but she's not, and I think she's not totally unconscious, she's still somehow aware but she can't talk or move, they mentioned something about her getting stronger against normal sedatives.", Said Emelia in fear, Jaxith started getting calmer for Irene and looked back at her while wiping her tears.

Before Jaxith did anything, he felt a hand over his right thigh, he looked down and saw Irene's hand over his thigh with the negative abyss.

"Irene, what do you want?", Said Jaxith in surprise, suddenly Irene's hand started glowing blue intensely! Emelia widened her eyes.

"What's that? Is that divine energy?", Asked Emelia, Jaxith knows what's that because he saw it before, it's the same thing that happened with Senka and Irene healed him, but Senka was cut by physical attack, this is a complex curse by advanced dark magic, can she do it?

The answer didn't wait for long as Jaxith started feeling better and the strangled pain was getting even lower, he started feeling his leg!

Jaxith immediately stopped the negative abyss to rest the veins and surprisingly Jaxith was able to move his right leg! He looked at Irene in shock, she left her hand from over his leg and dropped her head again over his chest, she was heavier than before as if healing Jaxith's leg depleted her more than she already is, she started closing her eyes completely and partially grabbing Jaxith's coat again in fear.

"Did she heal your leg?", Asked Emelia.

"Yeah.", Said Jaxith before resting Irene's head over the pillar behind to leave her and free Emelia, just as he was going to move away from Irene he noticed that she was still holding his coat firmly.

"No.", Said Irene in a very low voice as another tear fell off her left eye, her hand was shaking, she is still somehow conscious and she doesn't want him to leave, Jaxith completely understood her then kneeled back and hugged her to comfort her.

"It's okay, I'm sorry for letting you suffer like tonight, but you're with me now, I won't let it happen again, Irene.", Said Jaxith in a calm manner while placing his right hand behind her head and stroked her slightly.

"Don't be afraid, I'm with you, calm down, they have paid for hurting you, and anyone tries even touching you will meet the same fate.", Said Jaxith calmly, Emelia listened to this in surprise, Jaxith's tone was calming but there was rage behind it.

"Jaxith, what happened? Did my father really poison you?", Asked Emelia in worry, Jaxith turned his head calmly to look at Emelia while still holding Irene close to him.

"Yes, Miller betrayed us.", Said Jaxith coldly, Emelia was shocked.

"No way, father really loves you, how?", Said Emelia sadly, Jaxith moved his sword while still holding Irene in an angle to break Emelia's chains.

"They used you as a leverage.", Said Jaxith before finally sheathing his swords back, he carried Irene, her head was resting on his chest and right arm while his left arm hold Irene's legs.

"But if that was poison then how did you survive?", Asked Emelia while standing up and smoothly rubbing her wrists from the pain of the chains.

"I got lucky.", Said Jaxith before turning around.

"Then what happened to father?", Asked Emelia in fear.

"When I woke up he wasn't around.", Said Jaxith, he's lying as he saw Miller's body after the guards killed him, he started moving away.

"Wait!", Said Emelia.

"I don't have much time, I must get away from Ebonmere to avoid any close encounters.", Said Jaxith without stopping.

"It's about the things you asked me to make, they are here.", Said Emelia before walking towards the table, she felt that she was going to fall as she has been staying like that for a long time.

"Here, take this bag, it contains two active guiding stones that's connected, another bottle containing light black liquid, it's an Onohly bomb, take care while dealing with it, a strong hit will break the bottle and instantly the liquid will turn into gas that surrounds the place for moments, that will be enough to cause severe hallucinations for anyone who breathes it, there are two small vials, you should drink one before using the bomb, they will act as an antiserums for the effect of the Onohly's gas.", Said Emelia politely while walking towards Jaxith and hanging the bag over his shoulder, she looked at Irene who finally surrendered and slept, her hands were numb and very heavy, she wasn't holding him anymore, he's the one holding her tightly, she put her hand over Irene's hair.

"I know that you may not accept my apology but my father really loves you Jaxith, he found himself in a difficult choice, I don't want to hear your reply cus I won't like it mostly but I must tell you something, Irene told me that she looks up to you as a brother, she was going to lose control again after she thought you were dead, you're everything for her now, don't even think about upsetting her, that girl has one of the kindest hearts, don't leave her alone, Jaxith.", Said Emelia in a very caring manner before looking at Jaxith.

"That includes your life, if something happened to you she won't forgive herself, look at your face, your breathing, if it wasn't for Irene you wouldn't have been able to walk properly now, don't break her heart.", Said Emelia in respect, Jaxith looked at her coldly.

"I won't.", Said Jaxith boldly in a deep tone before walking away without any emotions or caring, he just stopped at the stairs to tell her something.

"Take care, Emelia, and congratulations for your pregnancy.", Said Jaxith calmly without even looking back then going down the stairs, Emelia didn't expect him to notice it, wait, did he knew from the beginning? She found herself smiling even though Jaxith's bold attitude, at least he's not blaming her for what happened.

What happened at Ebonmere was a total disaster, a lot of people were murdered, some disappeared, Emelia was crying heavily over Miller's body in the inn after she returned, their were a lot of people surrounding the inn because of the dead bodies, the slaughtery that Jaxith caused didn't go unnoticed, the families of the lumberjacks were terrified as they haven't returned, chaos ruled over Ebonmere.

At the Rascliffes manor, the maids were screaming from fear in front of Alphonse's office, he opened the door to find Shisk leaning on the wall with blood everywhere.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Alphonse, I wasn't strong enough to stop him.", Said Shisk with regret as Alphonse stared in fear.

"QUICKLY, GET A DOCTOR AND STOP SCREAMING.", Shouted Alphonse as he walked closer to Alphonse, all the maids run away, Alphonse kneeled down to ask Shisk something.

"Where's my son?", Asked Alphonse in fear.

"He didn't manage to get rid of the hunter, nor did I.", Said Shisk in regret, Alphonse looked away and felt broken.

"What happened?", Asked Alphonse while closing his own eyes.

Away from Ebonmere, Jaxith was riding Senka while Irene was sleeping behind him, she was hugging him from backward, Jaxith was moving away from another dangerous encounter, he proved himself as a stubborn enemy for the zealots, they now will fear him and avoid making any random moves with someone like him, still a lot of questions are unanswered, why are the Cragmoore zealots are after Irene?

What does Jaxith really hide?

Will this night go unnoticed for someone as Adam Aravos?

And most importantly, what's Jaxith's next move after knowing a name that he can reach?

A lot to be discovered, even stronger foes haven't emerged yet, traitors lay between the good ones, Will Jaxith be able to reach his goal and secure Irene's life? Or is it just the beginning for even more disasters?