Kareon stares at his opponent. The long-horned individual in front of him continues to stare at Kaeron without flinching, with those shiny red eyes. The rest of his body seems to be hidden in the shadows despite the multiple light rays passing through the tree. Inspector Mirene stood open-mouthed, behind Kaeron, before kneeling down, her head raised towards the strange figure. She then states :

  "Master, you have returned! I thought you had been missing for decades"

  Surprised just as much by Mirene's reaction, he turned his gaze slightly towards her, his breathing rising more and more.

  "You are a disciple! How can you pretend to be an inspector if your only goal was to save this monster, what are you doing? ?

  He says, raising his tone, looking at Mirene with a cold and aggressive look.

  "So I have two former disciples in front of me, how touching it is. Nevertheless, it was not she who helped me to free myself. You were smart, but not smart enough to prevent a fracture from freeing me from my chains. ?

  Then declares in a low voice the sinister figure, still motionless in front of the magic tree.

  "You - you killed my brother! How do you believe for a moment that I will become one of your disciples again. The past will remain the past! ?

  After these words, Kaeron approached the figure, clenching his fists before throwing him towards his opponent. Nevertheless, his momentum is cut off by severe pain on the arm. By lowering his sleeve, he notices that at the place where a scar is visible, a light flickers, He then clenches his teeth while observing a new wound forming before turning his gaze of rage towards the tall individual.

  "You are more stupid than I can imagine, Kaeron Cael'ren. Do you see this crystal.. ? "He says, turning to the crystal in question, always insert it deep into the trunk.

  "It is an Alter crystal, an artifact whose energy it contains remains unknown to this day. This one contains a part of my mind. We demons have learned to manipulate these coveted things through a host carrying it when our body is there. Out, you and your wife understood it, that's why you didn't lock me in just one of these pocket dimensions. Believe it or not, your brother did not come to look for this artifact because it is still there. And I couldn't handle it because my body was somewhere else and even if I could, in no way would I have killed him, at least not as quickly. ?

  Declares the sinister individual, his low voice echoing through the trees of the forest. Kaeron continued to grit his teeth, refusing to believe a single word from his enemy and yet what he says is true, while remaining there intact. If he was only released yesterday from this prison, another person must have known about this place much earlier. He turned his gaze to Mirene.

  "You're not a Lothean are you. Me and my brother were the only Lotheans present there at the time. Who are you? ?

  Kaeron asks Mirene in an ever more aggressive tone, while holding her wound on her shoulder with her hand.

  "Thus I was unmasked. All right, anyway, what's the point of hiding now. ?

  Rising from these knees, she took these hands suddenly and removed the Lotheans mask she was wearing, revealing an unnamed abomination. Several eyes, pieces of glued paper, tentacles forming all over the face.Only this hair remains almost identical.

  "It's not really a shock anymore for you obviously. Nevertheless, what will my colleagues think when they see me like this"

  It is while uttering these last words that Mirene receives a bullet in the head. Behind the hole left by the impact of the bullet through the inspector's head, we can see another individual, the other inspector being in charge of the investigation. Having had no time to turn around, she collapses on the floor, the blood pouring out of her head. The other inspector kept his gun in the air as he approached Kaeron and the other the demon.

  "Hands up now! I will not repeat it twice"

  Then he exclaims. He then stood open-mouthed, widening his eyes when he could see part of the demon's face shining through the sunlight.

  "A-a demon! No, no it's impossible, I refuse to believe it! ?

  Keeping calm, the demon caught his breath before turning his gaze back to the crystal.

  This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.

  "Will see you soon Kaeron"

  While he directs his hand to this one to take it without hesitation while preparing a teleportation spell, Kaeron turned back to his opponent, running up, grabbing this one by the pelvis. Before the latter could take the artifact with him, the two individuals disappear.

  "Nooooo! ?

  Exclaims the demon one last time.

  The inspector, having had no time to shoot, ended up lowering the weapon. He then calls for backup.

  "Sector A3 unit in the forest of the Revenant in Scriba, I need reinforcements and quickly. ?

  Some time later, in a suburb still north of Scriba, Sly opens the door of his small apartment, letting Seryn and Arix out.

  "In any case, it was super nice this outing. Are you sure you're doing well on your own in this little place? ?

  Arix asks, looking at his friend Sly with a smiling air.

  "Of course, we have to! After all, I am not the first in my line to have to pass this milestone! ?

  "After Sly, we don't know him as much as we did with my cousin, if you need a push to decorate him or something, I can also help you. ?

  Declares Seryn, tilted his head to the left while crossing his arms.

  "Thank you to you, frankly it makes me happy to have you. We'll see you at school tomorrow anyway. Don't forget the Thursday Arix assignment, you'll be there too! ?

  After a good laugh and a chat, Arix and Seryn go down the stairs of the building before going out. Arix then receives a message from his mother on his phone :

  "Come quickly, it's urgent. I'm worried about your father"

  Arix is confused, the concern goes up a notch. Seryn having seen the message, also opens her eyes wide and looks at Arix :

  "I'm coming with you. ?

  "No please, it's nice of you to propose but I think it's better that I go alone. ?

  Not wanting to stay there looking for arguments with Seryn, he ran along the street in order to get home as quickly as possible. Seryn then exclaims, in an annoyed tone

  "We are from the same family, I remind you! ?

  Always the same, I always invite him and he never invites me. He just thinks I'm his turkey sometimes.

  Once he has returned home, Na?ra rushes towards him, hugging him very tightly. Surprised but also worried, he first tries to understand what is happening.

  "Mom, what's going on, where is dad? ?

  "Your father left and still hasn't come back. He told me he had something to check and.. "She catches her breath for a moment "We can't hide this from you any longer, There are things that you need to know from now on but first follow me, I have to show you something but be extremely careful okay? ?

  After these words, mother and son go to a cave along a beach on the edge of the city. The sun starts to set at this time and Arix can't help but admire the reflection of the sun through the water. Once in the cave, with a flashlight in her hands, Na?ra walks along the walls of the cave until she finds a coded message on a flat surface. The text is written in a strange language. Confused Arix frowned, not recognizing and having no knowledge of this language Nevertheless, Na?ra came to identify the code very quickly and managed to open the passage. This leads them to another large door. She then takes a key out of her pocket and inserts it into the lock. Before opening the door, she turns her gaze to Arix

  "Inside this room, time flows differently, only those who are invited will see its contents, the others will not see anything. It is a precautionary measure and only knows the secret. ?

  After turning the key, a click is heard, leading them both to a large room. In the center is a huge tube whose glass seems to be broken. The floor itself even seems to be broken, the platform on which the machine is located seems to have tumbled to one side. Some chains connecting the inside of the tube to another metal device surrounding the central part also seem to have broken. But what shocks Na?ra the most is what was supposed to be in the center. She then observes a hole above the room where a few drops of water escape.

  "Kaeron has not disappeared and we are no longer safe here. ?

  This is the sound of Na?ra's statements, no longer fixing anything but the void after what has just happened.