Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Return

“First, tell me, how are you still alive?” Desmond asked, his tone sharp but not harsh.

Kai hadn’t hidden the smell of blood that swirled around him. From head to toe, he was covered in it. Desmond might not have any Ability to guess what must have happened inside the shop. But Kai knew Desmond’s Perception was high enough to sense the danger of Kai’s presence, a thing impossible if Kai had been heavily injured.

“I ran,” Kai admitted. “The moment that hooded figure darted for you, I ran for the main door.”

Kai wanted Desmond’s trust. He needed to tell a good story, and the last silent hours were enough to think of one.

“How many were there, aside from her?” Desmond meekly asked.

“Her?!” Kai feigned surprise, but Desmond said nothing. “There were two. One was a newbie. The other was stronger than Shae but weaker than Sonia.”

By now, Kai had confirmed that both Desmond and Sonia had gone easy on him during their light fight. Kai remembered the pale appearance of the witch, even though she was completely fine before going up.

Desmond show simple-mindedness, but he is a scary opponent, Kai noted.

“He must be from the 1st floor then,” Desmond said, revealing the surprise in his voice. “You killed two of them, single-handedly?”

“No, I didn’t kill anyone. I couldn’t kill anyone,” Kai replied, not falling for Desmond’s obvious trick. “The stronger one had a longsword Item, I barely survived using my Elementary Ability.”

Silence took over their conversation then.

Kai gave Desmond enough time to toss and turn on the things he had said to him. Anything other than that couldn’t have made any sense, either. Kai could have never killed the two Order’s Contestants, not before facing the injured witch. And she was certain death for Kai.

If I didn’t have the Glitch, Kai added.

“Sigh,” Desmond seemed to have given up on thinking more about it. “So, what were you going to say?”

“When we entered the shop, the witch and the guy from the 1st floor were already inside,” Kai said coolly.

“Impossible!” Desmond almost roared. Only the hunger must have made him reign over his voice. “We were on time. They couldn’t have come before us unless…”

Desmond couldn’t complete the sentence, Kai had already said his sentence for him.

“Unless they knew we were coming.”

“But how…” Desmond whispered, the words dared not come out.

“Only Captain knew of our plan,” Kai snared Desmond. “And Sonia.”

“NO.” Desmond rejected it with all the force he could muster. “Sonia would never do this.”

“There you have it then,” Kai shrugged.

Kai let Desmond mull over things this time. This course of events made much more sense than Kai surviving all three Contestants, including a witch as powerful as Desmond. And Kai was just a newbie. It wasn’t a status high enough to strike a deal with the enemy.

“I will kill him,” Desmond said, his teeth grinding almost in powder.

And Kai knew he had him then.

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It was high noon; the sun enjoying the leisure of the cloudless sky.

London’s streets were overcrowded, more by watchmen than ordinary people. Mixed among the watchmen were strange men, wearing stranger hats and holding wooden sticks.

Rickon Piery’s Shop of Hundred Wonders was the center of attention. The talk among the officials was that they had found three bodies there, all badly mangled. The work of a beast. And a beast they were looking for. A huge venomous Boa Constrictor, who had escaped the glass cage and had attacked the three thieves.

Close to this shop was an ordinary hut. Inside, Arlen was sitting with a heavy frown on his face. Sonia and Shae were sitting near the columns of books, but it was Sonia whose face was blank.

Another Contestant had joined them in the vast hall. The Contestant from the 1st floor, Simon. He was around the same age as Desmond but looked older. He was lean, but his back was slightly hunched. His face was full of freckles, and he only had one eye.

The moment a rhythmic knock rattled the door, Simon’s right eye was the first to react.

Arlen was the second to jump up to his feet, his face gaining an ugly expression. Sonia had almost made a run for it if Arlen hadn’t stopped her by the gesture of his hand.

“No one moves,” Arlen commanded, taking out the wand. “Simon, stand back.”

Simon was quick, his feet moving like a pheasant darting around. Arlen flicked the wand at the door, and it swung open with a bam. The two figures didn’t linger outside more than they needed to.

They were Kai and Desmond.

Their clothes seemed undamaged, smelling as fresh, or nasty, as the time before their departure. There was no blood on them, theirs or others. And if there was hate in their eyes, it was hidden deep under the heavy guise of disappointment.

Arlen, on the other hand, had a shocked expression. And this shock soon turned into a raging roar.

“What have you two done?” Arlen fumed, pointing the wand at them. “Where were you? And what is this mess you have created?”

It was Kai who stepped up.

“Captain,” Kai addressed gently. “We have no idea what you are talking about.”

“Yes, Arlen,” Desmond nodded, his eyes searching for Sonia. “I sensed there was something wrong with that place, so we never went there.”

None noticed the slight twitch of Desmond’s left shoulder when he moved around. Arlen must have sensed all eyes staring at his pointed wand, feeling his anger, so he put it down.

“They found three people dead in the shop,” Arlen said. “The wizards and witches from the Wizard’s Council are all over the place. Mr. Beedle is just on the verge of abandoning our service. If you two had come in time, then we would have left this cursed place by now.”

“What?!” Desmond’s jaw dropped, and he snapped his head towards Kai.

Kai’s jaw was dropped too. His mouth was even wider than that of Desmond’s.

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