At the end of all the chaos we have experienced ever since I got back from school, Alex was able to kill most n that were chasing after and Dexter earlier, but not all of them. So were able to manage to flee as soon as reinforcents from the Magic Army have been dispatched at the marketplace.
As for my dear friend, who bravely protected from harm by those n, the Magic Army gave him a decent burial at the cetery where heroes are being buried a week after the incident.
Alex and his n hadn't stop searching for the enemy's hiding place all throughout the city, but ending up finding none, not even a trace to where it was.
Due to the shock that I have felt upon witnessing Dexter's sudden death, I wasn't able to tell Alex all the things that my friend had sacrificed his life upon just to tell . I believe I have mourned enough. Now is the ti to act on his behalf so that his death would not be put to waste.
On the following Monday night, I trudged down into the hallways and made my way into Alex's office in my fake princely apparel, making sure there is no one that is now trailing from behind. I have to look either sideways to really make sure I am not being followed right now.
I knocked on the door three consecutive tis, but no one answered. Goddamn it, where could the lad be in at this hour?
I held the doorknob and tried to twitch it. To my astonishnt, it eventually opened. And here he was, scolding about not locking doors the other month, when he also does the sa mistake here.
Scoffing, I gently opened the door, creating light creaking noises to it. I peep an eye first to see if there are any potential dangers inside, but there was none, thankfully.
After making sure that the coast is clear, I finally proceeded to enter and imdiately closed the door behind . Surely, there are no signs of Alex here. Perhaps I should make my way to the secret hideout then?
No. After what happened, I am pretty sure there are plenty of castle guards in patrol at the hallways. I have to avoid a bunch of them just to get here without getting detected.
And speaking of which, I just heard several heavy footsteps coming here, like the owner of it is wearing so sort of heavy boots or sothing. It made stun for a mont, not knowing what to do from here. But since it sounded like it is still far away from here, I started going for my agenda in coming over here.
I hurriedly went to his desk and tried to look for so secret compartnt here that outsiders would not easily locate. I know every desk of the royal officials has a desk like that.
I bent down and tried to look for it, even I have to get on one knee, hoping that the secret compartnt must be sowhere underneath. After several minutes of searching in vain, I almost gave up on it. I could hear the footsteps getting pretty louder as the person who knows it is now getting close to the door.
I remained on one knee to move away from the guard's eye watch, only seeing his boot stepping inside the office as he opened the door. I tried to look on its face while exerting an effort of not getting caught at the sa ti, but to my dismay, it's not Alex as I hoped. I was right, it's a castle guard who has entered just now.
Several seconds passed tilting its head, the guard finally scurried away, leaving exhaling the breath that I have been holding for too long.
Damn, where could Alex be at this mont?
While kneeling over here, sothing caught my intention. The table itself is elongated, made in mahogany with so added embroideries at the sides made of pure damn gold. Three drawers could be visibly seen in each sides, which is so not my target because it could be easily seen.
However, what really caught my attention is the teeny-tiny handle that could not be easily seen unless you take a closer look in it. It looks like a loose nail, but when I tried pulling it down with all the force I could muster. I finally found the secret compartnt I was looking for.
With haste, I fished the diary out of the coat pocket I am wearing right now. This is supposed to be for to read all the events that has happened to for the few months, so that whenever I forget all of this soday, I would have tangible proof that none of this was just a fignt of my imagination.
However, in this case, Alex couldn't be found. I looked at his room earlier too before going here, by the way, but he is not in there too. I don't know but I am starting to get worried about his condition, whether he is okay now or what.
Now that I am letting go of this diary in Alex's care, I don't know anymore how I could rember him again after my mories have been erased. Tears started rolling down my cheeks as soon as I closed the secret compartnt and pushed the loose nail inward for it not to get noticed easily but by the owner only.
I was already getting ready to stand up when another thing piqued my interest. On the big mahogany closet that is placed on my right, sothing is banging on its doors, like an animal was stored there and is now desperate to get out. I could also hear several thuds from the impact.
I wonder what it could be.
While I was preparing myself for whatever would surprise from that drawer, I held one door and pulled it with all my might but it's locked. Well, alright closet door, I think this calls for magic!
Stretching my hands in front of , I unlocked the door that prevents from opening it. It was a success, thankfully, but the next thing that I am about to witness is what shocked the most.
It was Alex who was banging the door earlier, with both hands and feet now tied behind him and his mouth sealed using a spell. His forehead has a small cut where blood was dripping from it. I was also successful in undoing the spell used on his mouth, thus enabling him to speak.
"Listen to very carefully. You have to run out of here. Right now!" he instructs with urgency visible in his tone.
"But I cannot just leave you here, wounded and tied. I wanted to know what happened while I am now untying you."
I started untying his hands using my magic, but the magic used here is so complicated, I think the wizard who did this is the sa level as Alex.
"There's no ti for that! Forget about , save yourself!" he demands once again. "The real enemy is here inside the castle and I was so stupid for not seeing through his plans in the first place! He is the real mastermind while using the princess and others as his pawns."
But I just can't leave him alone like this! If I have to teleport away from here, I will be taking him away from here.
"You have to go with then as I teleport my way out of here," I insisted, now preparing to teleport. "Anyway, I also had figured out who the enemy was after that last statent from Dexter. If I am not mistaken, it's---"
"What a clever girl you truly are!"
My body instantly froze upon hearing that voice that familiar voice that I already got used to hearing all the ti. However, this ti it lacks friendliness in it, like the one he usually uses on us. His voice now devoids any emotion in it.
Hearing it now makes sick, unlike before.
"You have my sincere respect now, for I have truly underestimated your character the first ti I saw you"
The owner of this seemingly cold voice now starts making his way towards . Every step he makes is like a threat to , like a ti bomb that would explode anyti soon. His lopsided smirk forms at the corner of his lips as his icy eyes stared into mine.
It is like I am now seeing a whole new different side of him. He was not the guy that I once knew.
"You" I tried to say sothing but surprisingly, no words ca out of my mouth.
"Surprised?" he asks, smirking at and Alex, who is still lying on the ground. "Well, that's actually the plan, isn't it? I had a different plan for you, to be honest. But seeing how things have turned out, I must act imdiately or else, everything will all be wasted."
"You're sick! How could you do this to all of us!"
But he only chucked at that.
"I am feeling very well right now, elated even, thank you." Then the guy points his finger at and proceeds with what he is about to say.
"But you, little missy, I'm afraid you have to be put to sleep--- for now. And soon, you'll all wake up like all of this is just a nightmare."
Grinning to himself, he now starts to wave his hand as he cast the necessary spell-- the one that makes people forget what the user wanted them to forget about.
"No!" I objected as I tried to fight back. But surprisingly though, I cannot move even just one muscle right now. He literally froze to my place, leaving my mouth and eyes still moving.
"Goodbye Krisella. It was nice eting you."
With a flash of his wand, everyone seed to be very bright around . The light that ca from the tip of his wand shone brighter as every second passed by, until such ti that I have to close my eyes to unsee it.
And the last thing I heard was my own voice, shouting up to the last minute.
"NO!"
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